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 20, 2019 Week 9 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (24) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 24 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner 1486
2 LSU (16) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1462
3 Ohio State (13) 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 5 - 9 Voters 1429
4 Clemson (9) 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1408
5 Oklahoma 7-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Mark Whicker Lowest: 5 - 32 Voters 1343
6 Penn State 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - Chadd Cripe 1224
7 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 6 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1058
8 Florida 7-1 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 7 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1138
9 Auburn 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Mark Whicker Lowest: 11 - 5 Voters 1054
10 Georgia 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - 7 Voters 1031
11 Oregon 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Tom Bragg 979
12 Wisconsin 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 767
13 Utah 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 4 Voters 852
14 Minnesota 7-0 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Nathan Baird 577
15 Texas 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jerry DiPaola 627
16 Baylor 7-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Tom Bragg Lowest: 20 - John Bednarowski 732
17 Cincinnati 6-1 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - Andy Greder Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn 468
18 SMU 7-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Michael Vega Lowest: 22 - Soren Petro 587
19 Wake Forest 6-1 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 118
20 Michigan 5-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 440
21 Arizona State 5-2 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 134
22 Memphis 6-1 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Nate Mink Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 87
23 Boise State 6-1 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - 7 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 225
24 Appalachian State 6-0 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Joe Dubin Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 286
25 Louisiana Tech 6-1 Actual: 36Highest: 25 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 2
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Iowa 23-Iowa State
