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Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
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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Sep 22, 2024Week 5 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Texas (44)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 44 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters
1527
Points
2Georgia (13)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1482
Points
3Ohio State (5)
3-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1432
Points
4Alabama
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1328
Points
5Ole Miss
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 9 - Jon Wilner
1269
Points
6Miami (FL)
4-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - David Jablonski
1139
Points
7Tennessee
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1283
Points
8Oregon
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1073
Points
9Penn State
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Adam Cole
1051
Points
10Utah
4-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 11 - 18 Voters
1037
Points
11Missouri
4-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 12 - 4 Voters
1009
Points
12Notre Dame
3-1Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
546
Points
13Michigan
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
805
Points
14USC
2-1Actual: 13
Highest: 13 - 19 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Kirk Bohls
690
Points
15LSU
3-1Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 25 - Dylan Sinn
637
Points
16Oklahoma State
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
388
Points
17Louisville
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
553
Points
18Iowa State
3-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
530
Points
19Illinois
4-0Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 25 - Mason Young
458
Points
20Clemson
2-1Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
540
Points

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21UNLV
3-0Actual: 29
Highest: 17 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
53
Points

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22Pittsburgh
4-0Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - Chip Towers
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
37
Points
23BYU
4-0Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
327
Points
24Oklahoma
3-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Adam Cole
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
375
Points
25Indiana
4-0Actual: 27
Highest: 16 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 37 Voters
63
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Kansas State24-Texas A&M25-Boise State