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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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Jan 10, 2023Final Rankings Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia (63)
14-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 63 Voters
Lowest: 1 - 63 Voters
1575
Points
2TCU
13-1Actual: 2
Highest: 2 - 47 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Rick Wright
1484
Points
3Michigan
13-1Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Adam Cole
1438
Points
4Ohio State
11-2Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1394
Points
5Alabama
11-2Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters
1303
Points
6Tennessee
11-2Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 8 - Mike Berardino
1294
Points
7Penn State
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Adam Cole
1200
Points
8Washington
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1097
Points
9Clemson
11-3Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Don Williams
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
791
Points
10Utah
10-4Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
876
Points
11Oregon
10-3Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Adam Cole
Lowest: 18 - 4 Voters
758
Points
12Tulane
12-2Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - John Clay
1025
Points
13USC
11-3Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 19 - Chuck Landon
795
Points
14Florida State
10-3Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Ron Counts
Lowest: 19 - David Thompson
814
Points
15LSU
10-4Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Adam Zucker
757
Points
16Kansas State
10-4Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Adam Grosbard
Lowest: 19 - Josh Furlong
784
Points
17Oregon State
10-3Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters
742
Points
18Mississippi State
9-4Actual: 20
Highest: 18 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
320
Points
19Notre Dame
9-4Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Chuck Landon
Lowest: 22 - Nathan Baird
535
Points
20Pittsburgh
9-4Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Chuck Landon
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
233
Points
21South Carolina
8-5Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
180
Points
22Troy
12-2Actual: 19
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
322
Points
23UCLA
9-4Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
243
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
24North Carolina
9-5Actual: 32
Highest: 23 - Ron Counts
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
8
Points
25Air Force
10-3Actual: 28
Highest: 20 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: NR - 46 Voters
40
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Fresno State25-Texas