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Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
E-mail: tmurphy@arkansasonline.com
Twitter: @TomMurphyADG
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.
 


Ballot Score

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Oct 14, 2018Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Alabama (60)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Keith Sargeant
1524
Points
2Ohio State (1)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Keith Sargeant
Lowest: 3 - 8 Voters
1457
Points
3Clemson
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1392
Points
4Notre Dame
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Ryan Aber
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1355
Points
5LSU
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 9 - Michael Lev
1244
Points
6Michigan
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters
1146
Points
7Georgia
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Scott Hamilton
Lowest: 14 - Blake Toppmeyer
1085
Points
8Oklahoma
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
999
Points
9Texas
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Jason Galloway
1144
Points
10UCF
6-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Neill Ostrout
Lowest: 24 - Don Williams
979
Points
11Kentucky
5-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Soren Petro
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
678
Points
12Florida
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls
931
Points
13Oregon
5-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Garry Smits
917
Points
14Penn State
4-2Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Neill Ostrout
523
Points
15Washington
5-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 24 - Jim Alexander
640
Points
16West Virginia
5-1Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Keith Sargeant
700
Points
17Texas A&M
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
551
Points
18Cincinnati
6-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Conor O’Neill
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
243
Points

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19Miami (FL)
5-2Actual: 31
Highest: 19 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
38
Points
20Mississippi State
4-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Rob Long
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
231
Points
21Iowa
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
266
Points
22Stanford
4-2Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
71
Points

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23NC State
5-0Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: 23 - Tom Murphy
592
Points

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24Appalachian State
4-1Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
51
Points
25Michigan State
4-2Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
199
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-South Florida23-Wisconsin25-Washington State