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Emily LeikerSyracuse.com (Syracuse, NY)
E-mail: eleiker@syracuse.com
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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Dec 3, 2023Week 15 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Michigan (51)
13-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 51 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 11 Voters
1539
Points
2Washington (11)
13-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 51 Voters
1499
Points
3Florida State
13-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 32 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters
1358
Points
4Texas
12-1Actual: 3
Highest: 3 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1375
Points
5Alabama
12-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1329
Points
6Georgia
12-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Scott Springer
Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters
1256
Points
7Oregon
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1119
Points
8Ohio State
11-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 8 - 6 Voters
1185
Points
9Missouri
10-2Actual: 9
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1014
Points
10Penn State
10-2Actual: 10
Highest: 9 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
960
Points
11Ole Miss
10-2Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Garland Gillen
Lowest: 13 - Dave Reardon
944
Points
12Oklahoma
10-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Steven Johnson
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
867
Points
13LSU
9-3Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Brian Fonseca
823
Points
14Arizona
9-3Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: 16 - 8 Voters
740
Points
15Liberty
13-0Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
424
Points
16SMU
11-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - Don Williams
432
Points
17Louisville
10-3Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Steve Wiseman
584
Points
18Iowa
10-3Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
356
Points
19Notre Dame
9-3Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Scott Springer
Lowest: 22 - Brian Fonseca
634
Points

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20Troy
11-2Actual: 27
Highest: 20 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
65
Points
21Tulane
11-2Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
201
Points
22Oklahoma State
9-4Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Tony Garcia
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
256
Points
23NC State
9-3Actual: 19
Highest: 16 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
377
Points

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24Toledo
11-2Actual: 31
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
22
Points
25James Madison
11-1Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
177
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Oregon State25-Tennessee