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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Sep 24, 2017 Week 5 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (52) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 3 - Jon Wilner 1515
2 Clemson (8) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1458
3 Oklahoma (1) 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1397
4 USC 4-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Lauren Shute 1247
5 Penn State 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 9 - Ross Dellenger 1304
6 Washington 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - Jonny Miller Lowest: 11 - Bill Landis 1188
7 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Jason Butt Lowest: 11 - 7 Voters 1088
8 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1016
9 Georgia 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Scott Wolf Lowest: 12 - Adam Jude 1136
10 Wisconsin 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner 1023
11 TCU 4-0 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 14 - Sammy Batten 1028
12 Virginia Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Ross Dellenger 828
13 Miami (FL) 2-0 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Rick Wright Lowest: NR - John Adams 693
14 Auburn 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 11 - Sammy Batten Lowest: 23 - Chuck Carlton 701
15 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 665
16 Washington State 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Pat Caputo Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 551
17 Louisville 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Pat Caputo Lowest: NR - Bill Landis 502
18 Mississippi State 3-1 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 148
19 South Florida 4-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 406
20 San Diego State 4-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - Jerry DiPaola 365
21 Utah 4-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - John Adams Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 356
22 Florida 2-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 342
23 West Virginia 3-1 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - Jonny Miller Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 212
24 UCF 2-0 Actual: 35Highest: 24 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 4
25 Duke 4-0 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 79
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Notre Dame 25-LSU
