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Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
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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Jan 13, 2015Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (59)
14-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 59 Voters
1475
Points
2Oregon
13-2Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 48 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1402
Points
3TCU
12-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters
1349
Points
4Alabama
12-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Chuck McGill
Lowest: 7 - Steve Batterson
1297
Points
5Michigan State
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Drew Sharp
1212
Points
6Baylor
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - Steve Batterson
Lowest: 15 - Iliana Limon Romero
1098
Points
7Florida State
13-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Steve Batterson
1212
Points
8Georgia Tech
11-3Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Drew Sharp
Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters
1071
Points
9Georgia
10-3Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - Jay Binkley
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
925
Points
10Mississippi State
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
767
Points
11Arizona State
10-3Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Ed Johnson
Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters
756
Points
12Missouri
11-3Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Garry Smits
Lowest: NR - Drew Sharp
710
Points
13Boise State
12-2Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Garry Smits
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
653
Points
14UCLA
10-3Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Garry Smits
908
Points
15Wisconsin
11-3Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Drew Sharp
724
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
16Auburn
8-5Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
216
Points
17Clemson
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 7 - Scott Nulph
Lowest: 21 - Jon Wilner
683
Points
18Kansas State
9-4Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters
509
Points
19Arizona
10-4Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Doug Lesmerises
Lowest: NR - Iliana Limon Romero
499
Points
20Ole Miss
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Charles Davis
543
Points
21Marshall
13-1Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - Pete DiPrimio
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
161
Points
22Memphis
10-3Actual: 25
Highest: 20 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
94
Points
23USC
9-4Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - Sam Werner
315
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24Arkansas
7-6Actual: 33
Highest: 22 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
10
Points
25Utah
9-4Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - Bill Rabinowitz
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
302
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Louisville