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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Aug 21, 2017 Pre-Season Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (52) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 4 - Pat Dooley 1513
2 Ohio State (3) 11-2 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - 6 Voters 1414
3 Florida State (4) 10-3 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - Mitch Vingle 1396
4 Oklahoma 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1170
5 Clemson 14-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1201
6 USC (2) 10-3 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Mitch Vingle 1325
7 LSU 8-4 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Mitch Vingle Lowest: 23 - Robert Gagliardi 784
8 Washington 12-2 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Adam Jude Lowest: 16 - Pat Dooley 1150
9 Penn State 11-3 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Mitch Vingle 1196
10 Louisville 9-4 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Matt McCoy Lowest: 25 - Mitch Vingle 629
11 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 12Highest: 3 - John Adams Lowest: 23 - Dave Reardon 880
12 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jeff Miller Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 881
13 Wisconsin 11-3 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker 926
14 Georgia 8-5 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Mitch Vingle 690
15 Florida 9-4 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 624
16 Oklahoma State 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 2 - Pat Dooley Lowest: 23 - Mitch Vingle 889
17 Miami (FL) 9-4 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Matt Brown Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 492
18 Kansas State 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 317
19 Virginia Tech 10-4 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 240
20 Stanford 10-3 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Pat Dooley Lowest: NR - 695
21 West Virginia 10-3 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 207
22 South Florida 11-2 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 327
23 San Diego State 11-3 Actual: 36Highest: 23 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 9
24 Washington State 8-5 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 133
25 TCU 6-7 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 98
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Texas 25-Tennessee
