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.
 


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Oct 16, 2016Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Alabama (60)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Scott Wolf
1524
Points
2Ohio State
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Josh Kendall
1457
Points
3Washington
6-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Josh Kendall
Lowest: 8 - Jon Wilner
1304
Points
4Michigan (1)
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Scott Wolf
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1368
Points
5Texas A&M
6-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 18 Voters
1218
Points
6Clemson
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Pat Caputo
1337
Points
7Louisville
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Ed Johnson
Lowest: 12 - Josh Kendall
1168
Points
8Baylor
6-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Pat Caputo
Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner
1021
Points
9Nebraska
6-0Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1037
Points
10West Virginia
5-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Matt Charboneau
744
Points
11Houston
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Josh Kendall
766
Points
12Florida State
5-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - Jonny Miller
733
Points
13Florida
5-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Rob Long
Lowest: NR - Eric Hansen
626
Points

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14Utah
6-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Rob Long
Lowest: NR - Ed Johnson
479
Points
15Arkansas
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - Jonny Miller
584
Points

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16Auburn
4-2Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
277
Points

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17Wisconsin
4-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Josh Kendall
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Bohls
935
Points
18Tennessee
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
550
Points
19Oklahoma
4-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
612
Points

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20Boise State
6-0Actual: 14
Highest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 23 - Matt Galloway
694
Points
21LSU
4-2Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
123
Points
22Ole Miss
3-3Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
188
Points
23Miami (FL)
4-2Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
69
Points
24Western Michigan
7-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Keith Sargeant
Lowest: NR - Joey Knight
285
Points

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25NC State
4-2Actual: 36
Highest: 24 - Ed Johnson
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
4
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-North Carolina24-Navy