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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Aug 23, 2015Pre-Season Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (61)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Baylor
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Eric Hansen
1263
Points
3Auburn
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Sam McKewon
1192
Points
4TCU
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 45 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Mitch Vingle
1428
Points
5Alabama
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1322
Points
6Oregon
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Sam McKewon
1156
Points
7Georgia
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Joey Knight
991
Points
8Michigan State
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1256
Points
9Florida State
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 22 - Mitch Vingle
959
Points
10USC
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 2 - Garland Gillen
Lowest: 17 - Ed Johnson
1085
Points

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11Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 5 - Mitch Vingle
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
394
Points
12UCLA
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Joey Knight
Lowest: NR - Matt McCoy
698
Points
13Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Chadd Cripe
873
Points
14Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 5 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
563
Points
15Arkansas
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
410
Points
16LSU
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 2 - Mitch Vingle
Lowest: NR - Kirk Bohls
675
Points
17Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
393
Points

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18Missouri
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
219
Points

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19Clemson
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters
862
Points

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20Arizona State
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - Kirk Bohls
605
Points

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21Georgia Tech
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - Nathan Deen
Lowest: 24 - Sam McKewon
588
Points
22Stanford
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 8 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
347
Points
23Tennessee
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 12 - John Adams
Lowest: NR - 32 Voters
114
Points
24Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 12 - Ed Johnson
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
61
Points
25Arizona
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
311
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Boise State