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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.
 


Ballot Score

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Aug 14, 2023Pre-Season Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia (60)
0-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 60 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 3 Voters
1572
Points
2Michigan (2)
0-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Ryan Aber
1490
Points
3LSU
0-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Chad Leistikow
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1276
Points
4Ohio State (1)
0-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1400
Points
5Alabama
0-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Matt Brown
1398
Points
6Clemson
0-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Dave Reardon
1032
Points
7Penn State
0-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1177
Points

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8Utah
0-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: 22 - Brett McMurphy
811
Points
9Florida State
0-0Actual: 8
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Randy Johnson
1147
Points
10USC
0-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Brett McMurphy
1245
Points
11Notre Dame
0-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
863
Points
12Tennessee
0-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Jordan Crammer
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
868
Points
13TCU
0-0Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
416
Points
14Texas
0-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Ron Counts
Lowest: 21 - Jordan Crammer
882
Points

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15North Carolina
0-0Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
292
Points
16Oregon
0-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Greg Madia
732
Points

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17Washington
0-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 20 - Colten Bartholomew
977
Points
18Oklahoma
0-0Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
296
Points
19Ole Miss
0-0Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
281
Points
20Kansas State
0-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
501
Points
21Wisconsin
0-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
386
Points
22Tulane
0-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
224
Points

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23Baylor
0-0Actual: 42
Highest: 23 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 62 Voters
3
Points

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24UTSA
0-0Actual: 29
Highest: 20 - Tony Garcia
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
64
Points
25South Carolina
0-0Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
73
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Oregon State23-Texas A&M25-Iowa