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 11, 2026 Week 6 Rankings for Madison Hricik1 Georgia (66) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 66 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1745
2 Notre Dame (1) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Brian Howell Lowest: 5 - 7 Voters 1630
3 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means 1594
4 Texas 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Koki Riley 1371
5 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1508
6 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1461
7 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1372
8 BYU 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Mike Griffith 1237
9 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1135
10 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1132
11 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Stephen Means Lowest: 21 - Pete Yanity 951
12 Utah 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1073
13 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 882
14 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 706
15 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 650
16 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mike Griffith 604
17 Iowa 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 621
18 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 505
19 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 655
20 Houston 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 380
21 Boise State 4-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 268
22 SMU 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 142
23 Wake Forest 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 326
24 Arizona 4-1 Actual: 28Highest: 12 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 82
25 James Madison 6-0 Actual: 31Highest: 20 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 29
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-LSU 25-Northwestern
