Madison Hricik The (Cedar Rapids) Gazette
(Cedar Rapids, IA) About: I cover the Iowa Football beat, bringing experience from reporting at major East Coast outlets including The Buffalo News, The News & Observer, The Richmond Times-Dispatch, and The Associated Press. I earned a master’s degree in broadcast and digital journalism from Syracuse University in 2025, where I was part of the sports media communications cohort, and a bachelor’s degree in media arts and design with a minor in sports communication from James Madison University in 2023.
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Oct 4, 2026 Week 5 Rankings for Madison Hricik1 Texas (61) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
2 Georgia (6) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1647
3 Notre Dame 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1532
4 Ohio State 4-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1490
5 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1524
6 Alabama 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - John Johnson 1460
7 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1380
8 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Murray Evans 1095
9 LSU 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Mike Griffith Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1087
10 BYU 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 16 - Mike Griffith 1144
11 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 1062
12 Utah 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds 996
13 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 831
14 SMU 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 167
15 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mike Griffith Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 746
16 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - David Briggs Lowest: 23 - Kate Rogerson 755
17 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 439
18 Iowa 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 367
19 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 477
20 Florida 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Keara Bruno 691
21 Houston 4-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 279
22 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 487
23 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 287
24 Boise State 4-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 271
25 James Madison 5-0 Actual: 34Highest: 20 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: NR - 63 Voters 12
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Pittsburgh
