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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Sep 21, 2014 Week 5 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Oklahoma (4) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters 1344 Points
2 Oregon (11) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 6 - Tommy Deas 1398 Points
3 Florida State (34) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 34 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner 1439 Points
4 Alabama (7) 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters 1378 Points
5 Baylor 3-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Eric Hansen Lowest: 14 - Chadd Cripe 1143 Points
6 Texas A&M (4) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Rob Long 1232 Points
7 Auburn 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - Josh Kendall 1268 Points
8 Notre Dame 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - 6 Voters Lowest: 23 - Drew Sharp 967 Points
9 Mississippi State 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 706 Points
10 Georgia 2-1 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - Garry Smits 789 Points
11 Michigan State 2-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 905 Points
12 Arizona State 3-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 702 Points
13 Ole Miss 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 8 Voters Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 889 Points
14 UCLA 3-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Garry Smits Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 806 Points
15 South Carolina 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Kellis Robinett 764 Points
16 USC 2-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 459 Points
17 Stanford 2-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Drew Sharp Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 564 Points
18 Wisconsin 2-1 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 451 Points
19 LSU 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 541 Points
20 East Carolina 3-1 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Ed Johnson Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 180 Points
21 Ohio State 2-1 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Steve Batterson Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 196 Points
22 BYU 4-0 Actual: 20Highest: 8 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: 25 - 5 Voters 376 Points
23 Duke 4-0 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Grant Ramey Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 86 Points
24 Penn State 4-0 Actual: 27Highest: 12 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 81 Points
25 Kansas State 2-1 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - Kyle Ringo Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 131 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Nebraska 24-Oklahoma State