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Emily LeikerSyracuse.com (Syracuse, NY)
Twitter: @emleiker
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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Oct 22, 2023Week 9 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Georgia (38)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters
1536
Points
2Michigan (19)
8-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Chris Murray
1504
Points
3Ohio State (3)
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Brian Fonseca
1454
Points
4Florida State (3)
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1408
Points
5Washington
7-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Jordan Guskey
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Kenney
1325
Points
6Oklahoma
7-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 9 - Jon Wilner
1267
Points
7Texas
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 7 - 27 Voters
Lowest: 11 - James Williams
1150
Points
8Penn State
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters
999
Points
9Oregon
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1133
Points
10Alabama
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - Matt Murschel
Lowest: 12 - James Williams
1071
Points
11Ole Miss
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
889
Points
12Oregon State
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Michael Lev
Lowest: 15 - Adam Cole
922
Points
13Utah
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Steven Johnson
Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters
868
Points
14North Carolina
6-1Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 25 - Dave Reardon
506
Points
15Notre Dame
6-2Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - James Williams
Lowest: 21 - Stefan Krajisnik
718
Points
16Duke
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
371
Points
17LSU
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Jack Ebling
687
Points
18Missouri
7-1Actual: 16
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Robert Cessna
594
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
19USC
6-2Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Mike Barber
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
193
Points
20Tennessee
5-2Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
306
Points
21Louisville
6-1Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
420
Points
22UCLA
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
243
Points
23Air Force
7-0Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Greg Madia
395
Points
24Tulane
6-1Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
248
Points
25James Madison
7-0Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
167
Points