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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Oct 20, 2024 Week 9 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Oregon (59) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 2 - 2 Voters 1523 Points
2 Georgia (2) 6-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 5 - Bob Asmussen 1434 Points
3 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - David Jablonski 1353 Points
4 Penn State 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 16 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner 1375 Points
5 Texas 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Chip Towers 1257 Points
6 Miami (FL) 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Michael Lev 1242 Points
7 LSU 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Michael Lev Lowest: 15 - Matt Brown 1049 Points
8 Tennessee 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Aaron McMann Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1075 Points
9 Iowa State 7-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Eric Hansen 972 Points
10 Notre Dame 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Kate Rogerson 891 Points
11 Indiana 7-0 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 20 - Jordan McPherson 830 Points
12 Clemson 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Chris Murray 984 Points
13 BYU 7-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 17 - Bob Asmussen 910 Points
14 Texas A&M 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Eric Hansen Lowest: 19 - Michael Lev 748 Points
15 Kansas State 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Brenna Greene 576 Points
16 Ole Miss 5-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 408 Points
17 Alabama 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - Garland Gillen 643 Points
18 Pittsburgh 6-0 Actual: 19Highest: 9 - Chip Towers Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 396 Points
19 Boise State 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 573 Points
20 Illinois 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - David Jablonski Lowest: 25 - John Clay 392 Points
21 SMU 6-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - Sean Reider 313 Points
22 Missouri 6-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 359 Points
23 Army 7-0 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 193 Points
24 Washington State 6-1 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - David Briggs Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 46 Points
25 Navy 6-0 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 166 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Vanderbilt