We noticed that you're using an Ad Blocker. We totally get it, nobody likes ads. The ads that we display are what allows us to continue offering this website for free to all users. If you enjoy our website please disable your ad blocker on this site, allowing us to pay the bills and keep the site alive. If you'd like to continue using an ad blocker, please consider a small donation through our Buy Me a Coffee page. Thank you for your consideration!

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

-12

Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot? Compose Tweet


Oct 17, 2021Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 63 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 63 Voters
1575
Points
2Cincinnati
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 42 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Nate Mink
1483
Points
3Oklahoma
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Colten Bartholomew
1434
Points
4Alabama
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Ron Counts
1393
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
5Iowa
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1048
Points
6Penn State
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: 13 - Ron Counts
1116
Points
7Oregon
5-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1054
Points
8Ohio State
5-1Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Kellis Robinett
1252
Points
9Michigan
6-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1214
Points
10Ole Miss
5-1Actual: 12
Highest: 6 - Nate Mink
Lowest: 16 - Ron Counts
879
Points
11Notre Dame
5-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Andy Greder
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
763
Points
12Coastal Carolina
6-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - James Kratch
Lowest: 25 - Don Williams
736
Points
13Michigan State
7-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1076
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
14Oklahoma State
6-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Colten Bartholomew
1082
Points
15Kentucky
6-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
723
Points
16Wake Forest
6-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
629
Points
17Texas A&M
5-2Actual: 17
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner
536
Points
18NC State
5-1Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - Kellis Robinett
485
Points
19Baylor
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: NR - Steve Batterson
378
Points
20Auburn
5-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters
397
Points
21UTSA
7-0Actual: 24
Highest: 21 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
104
Points
22Purdue
4-2Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Jack Ebling
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
68
Points
23SMU
6-0Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
358
Points
24Clemson
4-2Actual: 26
Highest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
64
Points
25San Diego State
6-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Bennett Conlin
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
284
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Pittsburgh