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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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Nov 12, 2017Week 12 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Alabama (57)
10-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters
1521
Points
2Clemson
9-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Jason Galloway
1358
Points
3Wisconsin
10-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Rece Davis
1322
Points
4Miami (FL)
9-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1438
Points
5Oklahoma
9-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1367
Points
6Auburn
8-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1199
Points
7Georgia
9-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Jonny Miller
1151
Points
8Oklahoma State
8-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Sammy Batten
898
Points
9Penn State
8-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - John Clay
Lowest: 21 - Kellis Robinett
818
Points
10TCU
8-2Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - Pat Caputo
875
Points
11Ohio State
8-2Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Dave Foster
1036
Points
12Notre Dame
8-2Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
1001
Points
13USC
9-2Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Sammy Batten
Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls
866
Points
14Washington
8-2Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dave Reardon
575
Points
15UCF
9-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
807
Points
16Memphis
8-1Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Brent Axe
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
437
Points
17Mississippi State
7-3Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
492
Points
18Michigan
8-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Soren Petro
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
315
Points
19Washington State
9-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Garland Gillen
614
Points
20LSU
7-3Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Pat Caputo
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
276
Points
21NC State
7-3Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
178
Points
22Virginia Tech
7-3Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
110
Points
23South Florida
8-1Actual: 23
Highest: 11 - Brent Axe
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
236
Points
24Northwestern
7-3Actual: 27
Highest: 19 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
72
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
25Stanford
7-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Andy Greder
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
287
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Michigan State24-West Virginia