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.
 


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Sep 12, 2021Week 3 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Alabama (60)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1572
Points
2Georgia (3)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Brian Howell
1514
Points
3Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 7 - Tom D'Angelo
1402
Points
4Cincinnati
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1149
Points

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5Florida
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: 18 - Jon Wilner
935
Points
6Oregon
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Ron Counts
1355
Points
7Clemson
1-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Glenn Guilbeau
1246
Points
8Iowa
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1263
Points
9Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1206
Points
10Penn State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - 5 Voters
1005
Points
11Notre Dame
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
926
Points
12Ohio State
1-1Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Don Williams
Lowest: 14 - Pete Martini
1029
Points
13UCLA
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Darren Haynes
804
Points

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14Auburn
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Glenn Guilbeau
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
233
Points
15Coastal Carolina
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - James Kratch
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
562
Points

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16BYU
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
213
Points
17Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
550
Points
18Arizona State
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
347
Points
19Virginia Tech
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
591
Points
20Wisconsin
1-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
499
Points
21Arkansas
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Matt Brown
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
277
Points

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22Pittsburgh
2-0Actual: 38
Highest: 19 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
13
Points

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23Iowa State
1-1Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
593
Points
24North Carolina
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Darren Haynes
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
268
Points
25Michigan
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Bryce Miller
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
163
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Miami (FL)