Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
E-mail: tmurphy@arkansasonline.com
Twitter: @TomMurphyADG
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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Sep 20, 2020Week 3 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Clemson (59)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 2 Voters
1523
Points
2Alabama (1)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Pat Dooley
Lowest: 4 - Sam McKewon
1458
Points
3Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1368
Points
4Georgia
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Brian Howell
1320
Points
5Florida
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1239
Points
6LSU (1)
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 11 - Nate Mink
1221
Points
7Notre Dame
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Josh Furlong
1200
Points
8Texas
1-0Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Davis Potter
Lowest: 15 - Sam McKewon
1037
Points
9Auburn
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: 24 - James Kratch
1037
Points
10Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - Jonas Pope
972
Points
11North Carolina
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Nate Mink
883
Points
12Cincinnati
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
720
Points

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13Pittsburgh
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - Davis Potter
315
Points
14UCF
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Don Williams
771
Points
15Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 21 - Ryan Aber
816
Points
16BYU
1-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
405
Points
17Memphis
1-0Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Conor O'Neill
Lowest: 25 - Nate Mink
510
Points
18Oklahoma State
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Jon Johnson
Lowest: NR - Parrish Alford
693
Points
19Tennessee
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
529
Points
20Army
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Lauren Brownlow
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
296
Points

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21West Virginia
1-0Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Aaron McMann
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
59
Points
22Virginia Tech
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
350
Points
23Kentucky
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 14 - Matt Brown
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
230
Points

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24Louisiana
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
374
Points
25Marshall
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - Conor O'Neill
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
108
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Louisville