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 22, 2017 Week 9 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (61) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Penn State 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 46 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1444
3 Georgia 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 14 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1409
4 TCU 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 8 - Rick Wright 1327
5 Clemson 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - Steve Batterson 1113
6 Wisconsin 7-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1241
7 Miami (FL) 6-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Ed Daigneault 1101
8 Ohio State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Ed Daigneault Lowest: 11 - Garland Gillen 1165
9 Washington 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Dave Reardon 836
10 Virginia Tech 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Parrish Alford Lowest: 19 - Pat Caputo 791
11 Notre Dame 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - 4 Voters 1066
12 Oklahoma 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - Parrish Alford 1040
13 Oklahoma State 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 894
14 Auburn 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Soren Petro Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 397
15 NC State 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Sammy Batten Lowest: 19 - Rick Wright 666
16 South Florida 7-0 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 604
17 Michigan State 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters 615
18 UCF 6-0 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 500
19 Washington State 7-1 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters 648
20 Iowa State 5-2 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Bill Landis Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 98
21 Stanford 5-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Andy Bitter Lowest: NR - Chris Murray 344
22 Texas A&M 5-2 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - Adam Zucker Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 74
23 USC 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 319
24 LSU 6-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 182
25 Memphis 6-1 Actual: 24Highest: 19 - Dave Foster Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 111
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-West Virginia
