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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.
 


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Sep 21, 2014Week 5 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Oklahoma (4)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters
1344
Points
2Oregon (11)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Tommy Deas
1398
Points
3Florida State (34)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1439
Points
4Alabama (7)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters
1378
Points
5Baylor
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: 14 - Chadd Cripe
1143
Points
6Texas A&M (4)
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Rob Long
1232
Points
7Auburn
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Josh Kendall
1268
Points
8Notre Dame
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Drew Sharp
967
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
9Mississippi State
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
706
Points
10Georgia
2-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Garry Smits
789
Points
11Michigan State
2-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
905
Points
12Arizona State
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner
702
Points
13Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner
889
Points
14UCLA
3-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Garry Smits
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
806
Points
15South Carolina
3-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Kellis Robinett
764
Points
16USC
2-1Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
459
Points
17Stanford
2-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Drew Sharp
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
564
Points
18Wisconsin
2-1Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
451
Points
19LSU
3-1Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
541
Points
20East Carolina
3-1Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Ed Johnson
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
180
Points
21Ohio State
2-1Actual: 22
Highest: 12 - Steve Batterson
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
196
Points
22BYU
4-0Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: 25 - 5 Voters
376
Points
23Duke
4-0Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Grant Ramey
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
86
Points
24Penn State
4-0Actual: 27
Highest: 12 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
81
Points
25Kansas State
2-1Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - Kyle Ringo
Lowest: NR - 31 Voters
131
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Nebraska24-Oklahoma State