John SteppeCedar Rapids Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
E-mail: john.steppe@thegazette.com
Twitter: @JSteppe1
About: I am the Iowa Hawkeyes football reporter for The Gazette. I previously covered business and sports enterprise for The Gazette. I’m a born-and-raised Midwesterner and Marquette University alumnus. When I’m not working, I’m likely hiking, eating cheese curds or watching more sports.


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Dec 8, 2024Week 16 Rankings for John Steppe
1Oregon (62)
13-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Georgia
11-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 49 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou
1475
Points
3Notre Dame
11-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Brian Fonseca
1398
Points
4Texas
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1345
Points
5Ohio State
10-2Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 9 - Sean Reider
1234
Points
6Penn State
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Kirk Bohls
1258
Points
7Tennessee
10-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means
1224
Points
8Boise State
12-1Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1110
Points
9Indiana
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 13 - Chris Carlson
1051
Points
10Arizona State
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chip Towers
1003
Points
11Alabama
9-3Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
837
Points
12Clemson
10-3Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Zach Klein
833
Points
13SMU
11-2Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
832
Points
14South Carolina
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means
769
Points
15Ole Miss
9-3Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
679
Points
16Miami (FL)
10-2Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Stephen Means
696
Points
17BYU
10-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 22 - Chip Towers
531
Points
18Illinois
9-3Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner
317
Points
19Missouri
9-3Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Mike Hill
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
228
Points
20Iowa State
10-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: NR - Eric Hansen
400
Points

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21Louisville
8-4Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
37
Points
22Colorado
9-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Derek Redd
Lowest: 25 - Chris Carlson
329
Points
23Syracuse
9-3Actual: 22
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
234
Points
24UNLV
10-3Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
144
Points

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25Army
11-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
363
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Memphis