John Steppe Cedar Rapids Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) 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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Oct 20, 2024 Week 9 Rankings for John Steppe1 Oregon (59) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 2 Voters 1523
2 Penn State 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 16 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner 1375
3 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - David Jablonski 1353
4 Georgia (2) 6-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 5 - Bob Asmussen 1434
5 Texas 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Chip Towers 1257
6 Tennessee 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Aaron McMann Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1075
7 Miami (FL) 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Michael Lev 1242
8 Notre Dame 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Kate Rogerson 891
9 LSU 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Michael Lev Lowest: 15 - Matt Brown 1049
10 Iowa State 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Eric Hansen 972
11 BYU 7-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 17 - Bob Asmussen 910
12 Clemson 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Chris Murray 984
13 Texas A&M 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Eric Hansen Lowest: 19 - Michael Lev 748
14 Indiana 7-0 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 20 - Jordan McPherson 830
15 Alabama 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - Garland Gillen 643
16 Kansas State 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Brenna Greene 576
17 Boise State 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 573
18 Ole Miss 5-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 408
19 SMU 6-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - Sean Reider 313
20 Pittsburgh 6-0 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Chip Towers Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 396
21 Illinois 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - David Jablonski Lowest: 25 - John Clay 392
22 Missouri 6-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 359
23 Vanderbilt 5-2 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 92
24 Navy 6-0 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 166
25 Syracuse 5-1 Actual: 27Highest: 23 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 15
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Army
