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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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Oct 1, 2023Week 6 Rankings for Emily Leiker
1Michigan (12)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1436
Points
2Georgia (35)
5-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 35 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Michael Lev
1501
Points
3Penn State
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1227
Points
4Texas (10)
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Mike Niziolek
1426
Points
5Washington
5-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mike Berardino
1213
Points
6USC
5-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1077
Points
7Ohio State (1)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Matt Baker
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1357
Points
8Florida State (4)
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Scott Springer
1336
Points
9Oregon
5-0Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Don Williams
1113
Points
10Notre Dame
5-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 14 - Matt Brown
975
Points
11Oklahoma
5-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Briggs
840
Points
12North Carolina
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
726
Points
13Alabama
4-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 15 - Ryan Thorburn
921
Points
14Washington State
4-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Mike Barber
765
Points
15Ole Miss
4-1Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Jordan Guskey
Lowest: 23 - Brian Howell
616
Points

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16LSU
3-2Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
149
Points
17Oregon State
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Mike Barber
Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls
633
Points
18Duke
4-1Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
384
Points
19Utah
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
454
Points
20Miami (FL)
4-0Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Matt Brown
Lowest: 22 - Don Williams
589
Points

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21UCLA
3-1Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - John Clay
Lowest: NR - 57 Voters
19
Points
22Louisville
5-0Actual: 25
Highest: 19 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
90
Points
23Missouri
5-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - Don Williams
329
Points
24Kentucky
5-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
344
Points
25Tennessee
4-1Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
306
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Fresno State