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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. Â
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Oct 21, 2018 Week 9 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (61) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525 Points
2 Clemson 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 51 Voters Lowest: 3 - 10 Voters 1454 Points
3 Notre Dame 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 4 - 12 Voters 1400 Points
4 LSU 7-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 8 - Michael Lev 1327 Points
5 Michigan 7-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 14 Voters Lowest: 10 - Mike Barber 1250 Points
6 Georgia 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1136 Points
7 Oklahoma 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 14 - Jason Galloway 1065 Points
8 Texas 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Jason Galloway 1186 Points
9 Ohio State 7-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: 17 - Blake Toppmeyer 985 Points
10 UCF 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Neill Ostrout Lowest: 20 - Don Williams 996 Points
11 Kentucky 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Chris Solari 754 Points
12 Florida 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Ben Jones 998 Points
13 Washington 6-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 20 - Steve Batterson 677 Points
14 Texas A&M 5-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mike Barber 622 Points
15 West Virginia 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - Michael Lev Lowest: 21 - Keith Sargeant 747 Points
16 Penn State 5-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Neill Ostrout 528 Points
17 Washington State 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - John Bednarowski 692 Points
18 Iowa 6-1 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Don Williams Lowest: 25 - Joey Kaufman 489 Points
19 Oregon 5-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 450 Points
20 Wisconsin 5-2 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Soren Petro Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 357 Points
21 Miami (FL) 5-2 Actual: 30Highest: 18 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 34 Points
22 Utah 5-2 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 180 Points
23 Utah State 6-1 Actual: 27Highest: 20 - Chris Solari Lowest: NR - 43 Voters 50 Points
24 South Florida 7-0 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Jim Alexander Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 291 Points
25 Appalachian State 5-1 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 79 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-NC State 24-Stanford