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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.
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Nov 1, 2026 Week 9 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Miami (FL) (62) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1740
2 Georgia (7) 7-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means 1648
3 Notre Dame 7-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 10 - Ian Kress 1476
4 Utah (1) 8-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Stephen Means Lowest: 8 - Zach Klein 1540
5 Indiana 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Chris Carter 1446
6 UCLA 8-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 10 - Nick Jacobs 1473
7 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 1253
8 Ohio State 6-2 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Mike Hill Lowest: 17 - Greg Luca 1049
9 BYU 7-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Rece Davis Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1358
10 Ole Miss 6-2 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Koki Riley Lowest: 17 - Murray Evans 953
11 LSU 6-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski 814
12 Wake Forest 7-1 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 898
13 Tennessee 6-2 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Chris Carter Lowest: 23 - Stephen Means 719
14 Alabama 6-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ty Hildenbrandt 1107
15 Texas 6-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Koki Riley Lowest: 18 - Nick Jacobs 1057
16 Texas Tech 7-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Andy Yamashita Lowest: 18 - Cameron Cox 931
17 Houston 6-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen 590
18 Iowa 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein 401
19 Missouri 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: NR - Chelsie Brown 475
20 USC 7-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 539
21 South Carolina 5-3 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 163
22 Northwestern 6-2 Actual: 26Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 41 Voters 79
23 Boise State 7-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 451
24 New Mexico 7-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 179
25 SMU 6-2 Actual: 29Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 27
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Arizona 25-Florida
