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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.
 



Ballot Score

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Jan 8, 2019Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Clemson (61)
15-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 61 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters
1525
Points
2Alabama
14-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 59 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1462
Points
3Ohio State
13-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Steve Batterson
Lowest: 5 - 11 Voters
1364
Points
4Oklahoma
12-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 22 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 8 Voters
1356
Points
5Notre Dame
12-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1286
Points
6LSU
10-3Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jim Alexander
1119
Points
7Georgia
11-3Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1103
Points
8UCF
12-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn
898
Points
9Florida
10-3Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Mike Barber
1103
Points
10Washington State
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Eric Hansen
959
Points
11Texas
10-4Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Michael Vega
Lowest: 18 - Jim Alexander
1076
Points
12Kentucky
10-3Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - Michael Lev
Lowest: 19 - Dave Southorn
820
Points
13Washington
10-4Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 20 - Jim Alexander
806
Points
14Syracuse
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Mike Barber
Lowest: 23 - Sam McKewon
683
Points
15Texas A&M
9-4Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Garland Gillen
Lowest: 25 - Jim Alexander
552
Points
16Michigan
10-3Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
745
Points
17Penn State
9-4Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
492
Points
18Fresno State
12-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
466
Points

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19Cincinnati
11-2Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 23 Voters
171
Points
20Army
11-2Actual: 19
Highest: 7 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
418
Points
21Iowa
9-4Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - John Clay
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
120
Points

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22Auburn
8-5Actual: 32
Highest: 22 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
15
Points
23Boise State
10-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Jim Alexander
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
184
Points
24Northwestern
9-5Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
284
Points
25Mississippi State
8-5Actual: 28
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
45
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-West Virginia22-Utah State