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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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Aug 16, 2021 Pre-Season Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Alabama (47) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 47 Voters Lowest: 5 - Ben Portnoy 1548 Points
2 Clemson (6) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1447 Points
3 Oklahoma (6) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1462 Points
4 Ohio State (1) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1393 Points
5 Georgia (3) 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 6 Voters 1364 Points
6 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - Sam McKewon 968 Points
7 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Nathan Baird 1014 Points
8 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1223 Points
9 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Nathan Baird 1160 Points
10 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Ryan Aber Lowest: 20 - Don Williams 1009 Points
11 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls 999 Points
12 Florida 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Garland Gillen Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 728 Points
13 Miami (FL) 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Nathan Baird Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 663 Points
14 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - James Kratch Lowest: NR - Kirk Bohls 743 Points
15 Iowa 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 513 Points
16 LSU 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Jonas Pope Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 631 Points
17 Penn State 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 456 Points
18 USC 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 660 Points
19 Texas 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 350 Points
20 BYU 0-0 Actual: 36Highest: 20 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 62 Voters 6 Points
21 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 549 Points
22 Coastal Carolina 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - James Kratch Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 232 Points
23 Arizona State 0-0 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 125 Points
24 Washington 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Garland Gillen 449 Points
25 Oklahoma State 0-0 Actual: 26Highest: 15 - Marc Weiszer Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 107 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Louisiana 24-Utah