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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.
 


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Oct 31, 2021Week 10 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 63 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 63 Voters
1575
Points
2Alabama
7-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Kirk Bohls
1413
Points
3Cincinnati
8-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 31 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jack Ebling
1455
Points
4Ohio State
7-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 20 Voters
1296
Points
5Oklahoma
9-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters
1382
Points
6Michigan State
8-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 7 Voters
1340
Points
7Oregon
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: 11 - Dave Reardon
1233
Points
8Wake Forest
8-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters
1025
Points
9Notre Dame
7-1Actual: 8
Highest: 8 - 30 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Nathan Baird
1067
Points
10Michigan
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Garland Gillen
1048
Points
11Baylor
7-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - 4 Voters
833
Points
12Auburn
6-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - Mike Barber
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
853
Points
13Texas A&M
6-2Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
847
Points
14Oklahoma State
7-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Ethan Joyce
915
Points
15Ole Miss
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Neill Ostrout
678
Points
16UTSA
8-0Actual: 16
Highest: 14 - Ethan Joyce
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
460
Points
17Kentucky
6-2Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
409
Points
18Coastal Carolina
7-1Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
237
Points
19BYU
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 15 - 7 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
450
Points

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20Mississippi State
5-3Actual: 29
Highest: 16 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
79
Points
21Iowa
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Trevor Hass
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
342
Points

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22Arkansas
5-3Actual: 30
Highest: 16 - Don Williams
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
72
Points
23Houston
7-1Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
338
Points
24SMU
7-1Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Steve Virgen
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
176
Points

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25Minnesota
6-2Actual: 31
Highest: 18 - Chuck Carlton
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
51
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Penn State24-Louisiana25-Fresno State