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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 14, 2018 Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (60) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 60 Voters Lowest: 2 - Keith Sargeant 1524
2 Ohio State (1) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Keith Sargeant Lowest: 3 - 8 Voters 1457
3 Clemson 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1392
4 Notre Dame 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Ryan Aber Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1355
5 LSU 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 9 - Michael Lev 1244
6 Michigan 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 13 Voters Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters 1146
7 Georgia 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Scott Hamilton Lowest: 14 - Blake Toppmeyer 1085
8 Oklahoma 5-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 999
9 Texas 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 9 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jason Galloway 1144
10 UCF 6-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Neill Ostrout Lowest: 24 - Don Williams 979
11 Kentucky 5-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Soren Petro Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 678
12 Florida 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 6 Voters Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls 931
13 Oregon 5-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Garry Smits 917
14 Penn State 4-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Neill Ostrout 523
15 Washington 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 24 - Jim Alexander 640
16 West Virginia 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Keith Sargeant 700
17 Texas A&M 5-2 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 551
18 Cincinnati 6-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Conor O’Neill Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 243
19 Miami (FL) 5-2 Actual: 31Highest: 19 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 38
20 Mississippi State 4-2 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Rob Long Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 231
21 Iowa 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 266
22 Stanford 4-2 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 71
23 NC State 5-0 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Jim Alexander Lowest: 23 - Tom Murphy 592
24 Appalachian State 4-1 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 51
25 Michigan State 4-2 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 199
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-South Florida 23-Wisconsin 25-Washington State
