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 10, 2021Week 7 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia (62)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Iowa
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 53 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Nate Mink
1476
Points
3Cincinnati
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1407
Points
4Oklahoma
6-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters
1336
Points
5Alabama
5-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Rob Counts
1286
Points
6Penn State
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Ron Counts
1147
Points
7Oregon
4-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Dave Reardon
1057
Points
8Ohio State
5-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Kellis Robinett
1157
Points
9Michigan
6-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - James Kratch
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1139
Points
10Ole Miss
4-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Nate Mink
Lowest: 20 - Kirk Bohls
779
Points
11Notre Dame
5-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
732
Points
12Coastal Carolina
6-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - Don Williams
712
Points
13Kentucky
6-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
918
Points
14Michigan State
6-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 20 - Don Williams
992
Points
15Wake Forest
6-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
526
Points
16Oklahoma State
5-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: 23 - Colten Bartholomew
830
Points
17Arkansas
4-2Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Nate Mink
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
470
Points
18BYU
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Reardon
421
Points
19Florida
4-2Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
397
Points
20Arizona State
5-1Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - Nate Mink
428
Points
21Texas A&M
4-2Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
348
Points
22NC State
4-1Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
265
Points
23SMU
6-0Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
225
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24UTSA
6-0Actual: 29
Highest: 22 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
22
Points
25San Diego State
5-0Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Bennett Conlin
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
176
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Texas