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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Dec 1, 2024Week 15 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Oregon (62)
12-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Texas
11-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Stephen Means
1484
Points
3Notre Dame
11-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 10 - Brian Fonseca
1373
Points
4Penn State
11-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1378
Points
5Georgia
10-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1302
Points
6Tennessee
10-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Chris Carlson
1200
Points
7Ohio State
10-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1174
Points
8Indiana
11-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1059
Points
9SMU
11-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters
1127
Points
10Boise State
11-1Actual: 10
Highest: 3 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1036
Points
11Alabama
9-3Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - Michael Lev
840
Points
12Ole Miss
9-3Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
717
Points
13Arizona State
10-2Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Chris Carlson
832
Points
14BYU
10-2Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 22 - Chip Towers
548
Points
15Miami (FL)
10-2Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means
756
Points
16South Carolina
9-3Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Chris Carlson
Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means
789
Points
17Iowa State
10-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Kirk Bohls
647
Points
18Clemson
9-3Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - Ian Kress
502
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
19Texas A&M
8-4Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
93
Points
20Missouri
9-3Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - Chip Towers
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
214
Points
21Colorado
9-3Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Derek Redd
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
295
Points
22Illinois
9-3Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
274
Points
23Syracuse
9-3Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
206
Points
24Memphis
10-2Actual: 25
Highest: 13 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
121
Points
25Army
10-1Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
182
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-UNLV