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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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Dec 20, 2020Week 16 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Alabama (62)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters
1550
Points
2Clemson
10-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1482
Points
3Texas A&M
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1297
Points
4Ohio State
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1424
Points
5Notre Dame
10-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Brooks Kubena
1338
Points
6Cincinnati
9-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Don Williams
1262
Points
7Indiana
6-1Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1123
Points
8Florida
8-3Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1001
Points
9Georgia
7-2Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Tom Green
959
Points
10Coastal Carolina
11-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Don Williams
1024
Points
11Oklahoma
8-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Dylan Sinn
1088
Points
12BYU
10-1Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Adam Grosbard
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
779
Points
13Iowa State
8-3Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters
845
Points
14North Carolina
8-3Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Theo Lawson
685
Points
15Miami (FL)
8-2Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Nate Mink
Lowest: 24 - Ryan Pritt
475
Points
16Iowa
6-2Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
556
Points
17USC
5-1Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
276
Points
18Northwestern
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - James Kratch
Lowest: 24 - Davis Potter
666
Points

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19Washington
3-1Actual: 32
Highest: 19 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 61 Voters
7
Points
20Liberty
9-1Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
207
Points
21Tulsa
6-2Actual: 22
Highest: 11 - Davis Potter
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
274
Points
22San Jose State
7-0Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Matt Brown
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
372
Points
23Texas
6-3Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
291
Points

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24Louisiana
9-1Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - John Bednarowski
Lowest: 24 - Tom Murphy
642
Points

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25Ball State
6-1Actual: 31
Highest: 24 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
11
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-NC State25-Oregon