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.


Ballot Score

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Sep 3, 2024Week 2 Rankings for John Steppe
1Georgia (57)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters
1545
Points
2Ohio State (5)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Randy Johnson
1478
Points
3Texas
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Koki Riley
1418
Points
4Notre Dame
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1240
Points
5Penn State
1-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1146
Points
6Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 14 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1212
Points
7Alabama
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1309
Points
8Oregon
1-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters
1197
Points
9Missouri
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Matt Brown
968
Points
10USC
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 2 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Kenney
811
Points
11Miami (FL)
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means
893
Points
12Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 5 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Rece Davis
703
Points
13Michigan
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 19 - Koki Riley
935
Points
14Utah
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Robert Cessna
897
Points
15Oklahoma State
1-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Steven Johnson
610
Points
16LSU
0-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
410
Points
17Tennessee
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
784
Points
18Kansas State
1-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Adam Cole
607
Points
19Iowa
1-0Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
294
Points

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20Clemson
0-1Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Jordan McPherson
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
134
Points

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21Texas A&M
0-1Actual: 26
Highest: 16 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
97
Points
22Louisville
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
188
Points
23Kansas
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
349
Points
24SMU
2-0Actual: 32
Highest: 21 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
23
Points

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25Memphis
1-0Actual: 30
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
27
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Arizona23-Georgia Tech24-NC State