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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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Sep 24, 2023Week 5 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia (55)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - David Jablonski
1562
Points
2Michigan (1)
4-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1445
Points
3Ohio State (1)
4-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Matt Baker
Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters
1370
Points
4Penn State
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1244
Points
5Florida State (3)
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1366
Points
6Texas (2)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Mike Niziolek
1401
Points
7USC
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Scott Springer
1169
Points
8Washington (1)
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 10 - Brian Howell
1228
Points
9Oregon
4-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Scott Springer
Lowest: 11 - 4 Voters
1076
Points
10Utah
4-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 16 - Emily Leiker
981
Points
11Alabama
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 18 - Ryan Thorburn
862
Points
12North Carolina
4-0Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: 23 - Kirk Bohls
659
Points
13Notre Dame
4-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini
904
Points
14Oklahoma
4-0Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Don Williams
Lowest: 19 - David Briggs
716
Points
15LSU
3-1Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker
813
Points
16Duke
4-0Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner
648
Points
17Washington State
4-0Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Michael Lev
Lowest: 19 - 5 Voters
652
Points
18Miami (FL)
4-0Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Pete Martini
Lowest: 23 - Colten Bartholomew
523
Points
19Tennessee
3-1Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
260
Points
20Oregon State
3-1Actual: 19
Highest: 16 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
366
Points
21Missouri
4-0Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
197
Points
22Ole Miss
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
349
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Maryland
4-0Actual: 31
Highest: 22 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
20
Points
24Louisville
4-0Actual: 28
Highest: 21 - Chad Leistikow
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
32
Points
25Kansas
4-0Actual: 24
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
132
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Florida25-Fresno State