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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Oct 15, 2017 Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (61) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Penn State 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 37 Voters Lowest: 4 - 8 Voters 1432
3 Georgia 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 21 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1417
4 TCU 6-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1322
5 Clemson 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1117
6 Ohio State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Ed Daigneault Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1184
7 Wisconsin 6-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jonny Miller Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1241
8 Miami (FL) 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Michael Lev 1109
9 Washington 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 811
10 USC 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 19 - Brent Axe 886
11 Oklahoma 5-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jason Butt 1066
12 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Jason Galloway Lowest: 19 - Jerry DiPaola 798
13 Virginia Tech 5-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Parrish Alford Lowest: 21 - Pat Caputo 727
14 Oklahoma State 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Pat Caputo 900
15 Auburn 5-2 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Ryan Aber Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 303
16 Michigan State 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Pat Dooley Lowest: 23 - Soren Petro 563
17 South Florida 6-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 573
18 Michigan 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jerry DiPaola 558
19 NC State 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - Jerry DiPaola 573
20 UCF 5-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 387
21 Washington State 6-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Safid Deen Lowest: NR - Rick Wright 578
22 Stanford 5-2 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Andy Bitter Lowest: NR - Chris Murray 274
23 Texas A&M 5-2 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - Adam Zucker Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 46
24 West Virginia 4-2 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - Jeff Miller Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 157
25 Memphis 5-1 Actual: 25Highest: 21 - Dave Foster Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 62
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-LSU
