John SteppeCedar Rapids Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
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 15, 2024Week 4 Rankings for John Steppe
1Texas (35)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 7 Voters
1540
Points
2Georgia (23)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Adam Zucker
1518
Points
3Ohio State (5)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1461
Points
4Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner
1316
Points
5Alabama
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1358
Points
6Oregon
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 13 - Andy Yamashita
1093
Points
7Missouri
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1127
Points
8Penn State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 15 - Chris Murray
1050
Points
9USC
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 14 - Kirk Kenney
1008
Points
10Tennessee
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1188
Points
11Miami (FL)
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 6 Voters
1094
Points
12Kansas State
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
836
Points
13Utah
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - Robert Cessna
912
Points
14Oklahoma State
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
742
Points
15Oklahoma
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Rece Davis
649
Points
16Notre Dame
2-1Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
477
Points
17LSU
2-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - Chip Towers
537
Points
18Michigan
2-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Jordan McPherson
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
447
Points
19Louisville
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
418
Points
20Iowa State
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
354
Points
21Clemson
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
291
Points
22Memphis
3-0Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
77
Points
23Boise State
1-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
62
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Boston College
2-1Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
47
Points
25Northern Illinois
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
151
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Nebraska24-Illinois25-Texas A&M