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

-9

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Sep 25, 2022Week 5 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia (55)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1565
Points
2Ohio State (4)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 33 Voters
1483
Points
3Alabama (4)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Sam McKewon
1487
Points
4Michigan
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 36 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters
1354
Points
5Kentucky
4-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: 13 - Jack Ebling
1127
Points
6Clemson
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 9 - Nate Mink
1311
Points
7USC
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Mike Berardino
1236
Points
8Oklahoma State
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Zach Klein
Lowest: 20 - Nathan Baird
1081
Points

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9Ole Miss
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - David Briggs
691
Points
10Tennessee
4-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 18 - Kirk Kenney
1119
Points
11Penn State
4-0Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner
876
Points
12Utah
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
760
Points
13Baylor
3-1Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
550
Points
14Oklahoma
3-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Ben Portnoy
Lowest: NR - David Jablonski
529
Points
15Texas A&M
3-1Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Mike Berardino
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
543
Points
16Arkansas
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Joe Giglio
Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling
457
Points

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17North Carolina
3-1Actual: 33
Highest: 17 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
9
Points

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18NC State
4-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
920
Points
19Florida State
4-0Actual: 23
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
244
Points
20Wake Forest
3-1Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
265
Points

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21Washington
4-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Matt Brown
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
657
Points
22BYU
3-1Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters
482
Points
23Minnesota
4-0Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
288
Points
24Pittsburgh
3-1Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
209
Points
25Kansas State
3-1Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
166
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 13-Oregon