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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. Â
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Oct 12, 2014 Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Mississippi State (45) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 45 Voters Lowest: 6 - Garry Smits 1480 Points
2 Florida State (12) 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 12 Voters Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters 1415 Points
3 Ole Miss (3) 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 4 - 4 Voters 1413 Points
4 Baylor 6-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Garry Smits Lowest: 6 - Jon Wilner 1317 Points
5 Auburn 5-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 12 - Garry Smits 1144 Points
6 Michigan State 5-1 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Kyle Ringo 1015 Points
7 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 9 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1068 Points
8 Notre Dame 6-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Keith Sargeant Lowest: 12 - Michael Lev 1228 Points
9 Georgia 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Michael Lev Lowest: 16 - Doug Lesmerises 981 Points
10 Oregon 5-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Kirk Bohls 1014 Points
11 TCU 4-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Chuck McGill Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 917 Points
12 Kansas State 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Adam Sparks 626 Points
13 Oklahoma 5-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Brent Axe Lowest: 13 - 5 Voters 935 Points
14 Arizona 5-1 Actual: 16Highest: 6 - Doug Lesmerises Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 590 Points
15 Utah 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 305 Points
16 East Carolina 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Jim Polzin Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 449 Points
17 Ohio State 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Rob Long Lowest: NR - Drew Sharp 648 Points
18 Clemson 4-2 Actual: 24Highest: 12 - Scott Wolf Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 188 Points
19 Nebraska 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 402 Points
20 Marshall 6-0 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 148 Points
21 Oklahoma State 5-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Eric Hansen 620 Points
22 Arizona State 4-1 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 459 Points
23 Washington 5-1 Actual: 32Highest: 19 - Kyle Ringo Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 22 Points
24 Kentucky 5-1 Actual: 29Highest: 16 - Eric Avidon Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 36 Points
25 Duke 5-1 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - Adam Sparks Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 45 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Texas A&M 22-USC 23-Stanford