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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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Jan 10, 2017 Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Clemson (60) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 1 - 60 Voters 1500 Points
2 Alabama 14-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 60 Voters Lowest: 2 - 60 Voters 1440 Points
3 Washington 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 20 Voters Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1277 Points
4 Ohio State 11-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 10 - Pete DiPrimio 1240 Points
5 Oklahoma 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 10 Voters Lowest: 10 - Bill Landis 1252 Points
6 USC 10-3 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 23 Voters Lowest: 9 - Steve Wiseman 1292 Points
7 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Rob Long 1001 Points
8 Wisconsin 11-3 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Jonny Miller Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters 1032 Points
9 Florida State 10-3 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mandy Mitchell 1105 Points
10 Oklahoma State 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 13 - Eric Hansen 920 Points
11 Penn State 11-3 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters 1130 Points
12 Florida 9-4 Actual: 14Highest: 12 - 7 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 640 Points
13 LSU 8-4 Actual: 13Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 651 Points
14 Virginia Tech 10-4 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - Josh Kendall 610 Points
15 Miami (FL) 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - John Clay Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 338 Points
16 Stanford 10-3 Actual: 12Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Ed Johnson 730 Points
17 Western Michigan 13-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 4 Voters Lowest: 25 - Pat Caputo 619 Points
18 West Virginia 10-3 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Brent Axe Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 368 Points
19 Tennessee 9-4 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Nathan Deen Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 253 Points
20 Louisville 9-4 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Mike Barber Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 277 Points
21 Colorado 10-4 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 23 - Gary Horowitz 585 Points
22 Utah 9-4 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Steve Wiseman Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 222 Points
23 South Florida 11-2 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 358 Points
24 Georgia Tech 9-4 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 47 Points
25 San Diego State 11-3 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 113 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Auburn