Emily Leiker Syracuse.com (Syracuse, NY) About: Emily Leiker is a sports reporter covering Syracuse athletics. Though her primary beat is football, she's also covered men's lacrosse and provided additional reporting on other beats. Prior to joining Syracuse.com, Emily spent time at USA Today, the News & Obeserver (Raleigh) and Columbia Missourian. She's covered three Division I football seasons, including ones that featured coach firings and departures, NCAA sanctions and AP Top 25 rankings. Between 2020 and 2022, Emily received three awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors and one from the Association of Women in Sports Media. She graduated from the University of Missouri in 2022 and is originally from Lynnwood, Washington.
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Sep 24, 2023 Week 5 Rankings for Emily Leiker1 Georgia (55) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 4 - David Jablonski 1562 Points
2 Michigan (1) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1445 Points
3 Penn State 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1244 Points
4 USC 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 20 - Scott Springer 1169 Points
5 Washington (1) 3-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 10 - Brian Howell 1228 Points
6 Texas (2) 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Mike Niziolek 1401 Points
7 Ohio State (1) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Matt Baker Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1370 Points
8 Florida State (3) 4-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters 1366 Points
9 Oregon 4-0 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Scott Springer Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters 1076 Points
10 Notre Dame 4-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini 904 Points
11 LSU 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker 813 Points
12 Oklahoma 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Don Williams Lowest: 19 - David Briggs 716 Points
13 North Carolina 4-0 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Mike Niziolek Lowest: 23 - Kirk Bohls 659 Points
14 Duke 4-0 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Chris Murray Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 648 Points
15 Alabama 3-1 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Brian Howell Lowest: 18 - Ryan Thorburn 862 Points
16 Utah 4-0 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Chris Murray Lowest: 16 - Emily Leiker 981 Points
17 Miami (FL) 4-0 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Pete Martini Lowest: 23 - Colten Bartholomew 523 Points
18 Washington State 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Michael Lev Lowest: 19 - 5 Voters 652 Points
19 Oregon State 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 16 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 366 Points
20 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 349 Points
21 UCLA 3-1 Actual: 30Highest: 20 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 28 Points
22 Florida 3-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 220 Points
23 Missouri 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 197 Points
24 Colorado 3-1 Actual: 28Highest: 21 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 32 Points
25 Kansas State 3-1 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 57 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Tennessee 24-Kansas 25-Fresno State
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