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.
 


Ballot Score

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Aug 15, 2022Pre-Season Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Alabama (54)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 9 Voters
1566
Points
2Ohio State (6)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Kellis Robinett
1506
Points
3Georgia (3)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Jonas Pope
1455
Points
4Michigan
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Nate Mink
1203
Points
5Clemson
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: 15 - David Thompson
1292
Points
6Texas A&M
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Sam McKewon
1212
Points
7Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Jonas Pope
Lowest: 18 - Brett McMurphy
1242
Points
8Utah
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Mike Barber
1209
Points
9Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Matt Baker
956
Points
10Baylor
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Nathan Baird
884
Points
11Oklahoma State
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Kirk Bohls
814
Points
12Miami (FL)
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 4 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
476
Points
13USC
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 4 - Dustin Dopirak
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
711
Points
14Michigan State
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 6 - David Thompson
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
631
Points
15Arkansas
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
348
Points
16Kentucky
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - Mike Barber
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
332
Points

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17Oregon
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 23 - Darren Haynes
831
Points
18Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - David Thompson
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
324
Points
19Cincinnati
0-0Actual: 23
Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
265
Points

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20BYU
0-0Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
234
Points
21Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
365
Points
22Houston
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 12 - Garland Gillen
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
263
Points

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23NC State
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Michael Lev
Lowest: 25 - Jack Ebling
752
Points
24Tennessee
0-0Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Mike Barber
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
180
Points

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25Pittsburgh
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
383
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Wake Forest