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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. Â
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Jan 8, 2019 Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Clemson (61) 15-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525 Points
2 Alabama 14-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 59 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1462 Points
3 Ohio State 13-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Steve Batterson Lowest: 5 - 11 Voters 1364 Points
4 Oklahoma 12-2 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 22 Voters Lowest: 5 - 8 Voters 1356 Points
5 Notre Dame 12-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1286 Points
6 LSU 10-3 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jim Alexander 1119 Points
7 Georgia 11-3 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1103 Points
8 UCF 12-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jim Alexander Lowest: 19 - Dylan Sinn 898 Points
9 Florida 10-3 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Mike Barber 1103 Points
10 Washington State 11-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Eric Hansen 959 Points
11 Texas 10-4 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - Michael Vega Lowest: 18 - Jim Alexander 1076 Points
12 Kentucky 10-3 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Michael Lev Lowest: 19 - Dave Southorn 820 Points
13 Washington 10-4 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 20 - Jim Alexander 806 Points
14 Syracuse 10-3 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Mike Barber Lowest: 23 - Sam McKewon 683 Points
15 Texas A&M 9-4 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Garland Gillen Lowest: 25 - Jim Alexander 552 Points
16 Michigan 10-3 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 745 Points
17 Penn State 9-4 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 492 Points
18 Fresno State 12-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Jim Alexander Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 466 Points
19 Cincinnati 11-2 Actual: 24Highest: 10 - Jim Alexander Lowest: NR - 23 Voters 171 Points
20 Army 11-2 Actual: 19Highest: 7 - Jim Alexander Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 418 Points
21 Iowa 9-4 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - John Clay Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 120 Points
22 Auburn 8-5 Actual: 32Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 15 Points
23 Boise State 10-3 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Jim Alexander Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 184 Points
24 Northwestern 9-5 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 284 Points
25 Mississippi State 8-5 Actual: 28Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 45 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-West Virginia 22-Utah State