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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Jan 13, 2015 Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Ohio State (59) 14-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 1 - 59 Voters 1475
2 Oregon 13-2 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 48 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1402
3 TCU 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 10 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1349
4 Alabama 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Chuck McGill Lowest: 7 - Steve Batterson 1297
5 Michigan State 11-2 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 10 Voters Lowest: 8 - Drew Sharp 1212
6 Baylor 11-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Steve Batterson Lowest: 15 - Iliana Limon Romero 1098
7 Florida State 13-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - Steve Batterson 1212
8 Georgia Tech 11-3 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Drew Sharp Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1071
9 Georgia 10-3 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - Jay Binkley Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 925
10 Mississippi State 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - 5 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 767
11 Arizona State 10-3 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Ed Johnson Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 756
12 Missouri 11-3 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Garry Smits Lowest: NR - Drew Sharp 710
13 Boise State 12-2 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Garry Smits Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 653
14 UCLA 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Garry Smits 908
15 Wisconsin 11-3 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 23 - Drew Sharp 724
16 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 22Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 216
17 Clemson 10-3 Actual: 15Highest: 7 - Scott Nulph Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner 683
18 Kansas State 9-4 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters 509
19 Arizona 10-4 Actual: 19Highest: 10 - Doug Lesmerises Lowest: NR - Iliana Limon Romero 499
20 Ole Miss 9-4 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Charles Davis 543
21 Marshall 13-1 Actual: 23Highest: 17 - Pete DiPrimio Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 161
22 Memphis 10-3 Actual: 25Highest: 20 - Adam Zucker Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 94
23 USC 9-4 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - Sam Werner 315
24 Arkansas 7-6 Actual: 33Highest: 22 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 10
25 Utah 9-4 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Bill Rabinowitz Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 302
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Louisville
