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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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Jan 12, 2021 Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (61) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525 Points
2 Ohio State 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 60 Voters Lowest: 3 - Garland Gillen 1463 Points
3 Texas A&M 9-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Garland Gillen Lowest: 6 - 9 Voters 1324 Points
4 Clemson 10-2 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 41 Voters Lowest: 5 - 5 Voters 1378 Points
5 Notre Dame 10-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 5 - Davis Potter 1279 Points
6 Oklahoma 9-2 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Ryan Pritt Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn 1243 Points
7 Georgia 8-2 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 9 Voters Lowest: 13 - Tom Green 1144 Points
8 Cincinnati 9-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Lauren Brownlow Lowest: 12 - Pat Dooley 1074 Points
9 BYU 11-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Adam Grosbard Lowest: 21 - Soren Petro 862 Points
10 Iowa State 9-3 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 9 Voters Lowest: 13 - John Clay 1035 Points
11 Northwestern 7-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters 893 Points
12 USC 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 306 Points
13 Liberty 10-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 25 - Don Williams 576 Points
14 Coastal Carolina 11-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Tom Green Lowest: 21 - Nathan Baird 725 Points
15 Indiana 6-2 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Garland Gillen 773 Points
16 Iowa 6-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 581 Points
17 Washington 3-1 Actual: 32Highest: 17 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 59 Voters 10 Points
18 Texas 7-3 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Theo Lawson 485 Points
19 Louisiana 10-1 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - John Bednarowski Lowest: 23 - Jerry DiPaola 664 Points
20 Oklahoma State 8-3 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Ron Counts 417 Points
21 Ball State 7-1 Actual: 23Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 183 Points
22 Miami (FL) 8-3 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Conor O'Neill Lowest: NR - Adam Zucker 284 Points
23 Florida 8-4 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Audrey Dahlgren Lowest: 23 - Tom Murphy 764 Points
24 North Carolina 8-4 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Nate Mink Lowest: NR - Theo Lawson 532 Points
25 San Jose State 7-1 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Adam Grosbard Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 80 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Buffalo