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.
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Jan 9, 2018 Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (57) 13-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 57 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1521
2 Georgia 13-2 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 51 Voters Lowest: 3 - 10 Voters 1454
3 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 40 Voters Lowest: 6 - Keith Sargeant 1374
4 Clemson 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1292
5 Ohio State 12-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 16 Voters 1286
6 Wisconsin 13-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Jonny Miller Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1194
7 UCF (4) 13-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Soren Petro 1248
8 Penn State 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - 43 Voters 1120
9 TCU 11-3 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - Ross Dellenger Lowest: 17 - Matt Charboneau 974
10 Oklahoma State 10-3 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Steve Batterson Lowest: 18 - Adam Jude 758
11 Auburn 10-4 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - Soren Petro Lowest: 17 - Brent Axe 917
12 Miami (FL) 10-3 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - Robert Gagliardi 769
13 USC 11-3 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 839
14 Notre Dame 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 17 - Jeff Miller 857
15 Northwestern 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Jeff Miller Lowest: NR - Parrish Alford 528
16 Washington 10-3 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - John Clay Lowest: 20 - Dave Reardon 668
17 Michigan State 10-3 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Chris Murray Lowest: 19 - John Clay 705
18 Mississippi State 9-4 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - Jeff Miller Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 359
19 LSU 9-4 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - Jeff Miller Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 368
20 South Florida 10-2 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 267
21 Virginia Tech 9-4 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - John Clay Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 126
22 NC State 9-4 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 232
23 Stanford 9-5 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Andy Bitter Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 336
24 Washington State 9-4 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 84
25 South Carolina 9-4 Actual: 27Highest: 20 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 44 Voters 46
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Boise State 25-Memphis
