Tom Murphy Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR) About: Louisiana Tech graduate (1988) with MA in English; Covered nine head coaches in last 16 seasons at Alabama (1998-2007) and Arkansas (2007-13). Married with 3 children. Native of Atlanta, Ga. Â
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Aug 19, 2019 Pre-Season Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Clemson (52) 15-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 2 - 10 Voters 1540 Points
2 Alabama (10) 14-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1496 Points
3 Georgia 11-3 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1403 Points
4 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 12 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1331 Points
5 Ohio State 13-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Mark Whicker 1261 Points
6 LSU 10-3 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Matt Brown Lowest: 12 - Robert Cessna 1199 Points
7 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1164 Points
8 Texas 10-4 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Matt Baker 1005 Points
9 Notre Dame 12-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Conor O'Neill Lowest: 16 - Eric Boynton 1044 Points
10 Florida 10-3 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Mark Whicker Lowest: 16 - Adam Zucker 1054 Points
11 Texas A&M 9-4 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 852 Points
12 UCF 12-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 410 Points
13 Washington 10-4 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 786 Points
14 Penn State 9-4 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Pat Dooley Lowest: NR - 651 Points
15 Oregon 9-4 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 21 - John Bednarowski 860 Points
16 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 578 Points
17 Utah 9-5 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 24 - Garland Gillen 772 Points
18 Wisconsin 8-5 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 370 Points
19 Michigan State 7-6 Actual: 18Highest: 9 - James Kratch Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 377 Points
20 Syracuse 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 209 Points
21 Washington State 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Brooks Kubena Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 200 Points
22 Iowa State 8-5 Actual: 21Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 302 Points
23 Iowa 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 330 Points
24 Stanford 9-4 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Davis Potter Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 141 Points
25 Army 11-2 Actual: 27Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 94 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Nebraska
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