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 24, 2020 Pre-Season Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Clemson (38) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 38 Voters Lowest: 4 - Dylan Sinn 1520 Points
2 Ohio State (21) 13-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters 1504 Points
3 Alabama (2) 11-2 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 6 - Sam McKewon 1422 Points
4 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 20 Voters Lowest: 11 - Colten Bartholomew 1269 Points
5 Georgia 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Brian Howell 1270 Points
6 Penn State 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Michael Vega 1147 Points
7 Florida 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Sam McKewon 1125 Points
8 Oregon 12-2 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 1119 Points
9 LSU (1) 15-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1186 Points
10 Notre Dame 11-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini 995 Points
11 Wisconsin 10-4 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 840 Points
12 Auburn 9-4 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Eric Hansen Lowest: 25 - Sam McKewon 852 Points
13 Texas 8-5 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon 703 Points
14 Texas A&M 8-5 Actual: 13Highest: 4 - Rece Davis Lowest: NR - Colten Bartholomew 764 Points
15 Oklahoma State 8-5 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Conor O'Neill Lowest: 23 - Adam Zucker 672 Points
16 Michigan 9-4 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Robert Cessna 611 Points
17 Iowa State 7-6 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 199 Points
18 North Carolina 7-6 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Adam Grosbard 496 Points
19 Utah 11-3 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 211 Points
20 USC 8-5 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 534 Points
21 Cincinnati 11-3 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 234 Points
22 Minnesota 11-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 451 Points
23 UCF 10-3 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 229 Points
24 Memphis 12-2 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 86 Points
25 Boise State 12-2 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Pat Dooley Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 68 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Iowa 25-Tennessee
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