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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 23, 2022Week 9 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia (31)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 31 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1530
Points
2Ohio State (18)
7-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 18 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1513
Points
3Michigan
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: 7 - Joe Giglio
1382
Points
4Tennessee (13)
7-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Mike Berardino
1476
Points
5Alabama
7-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Mike Berardino
Lowest: 7 - 15 Voters
1266
Points
6Clemson (1)
8-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters
1318
Points
7TCU
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Don Williams
1213
Points
8USC
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Nathan Baird
927
Points
9Oklahoma State
6-1Actual: 9
Highest: 8 - 12 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters
1064
Points
10Oregon
6-1Actual: 8
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Kirk Bohls
1114
Points
11Wake Forest
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - Steve Wiseman
Lowest: 17 - Sam McKewon
927
Points
12Ole Miss
7-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Mike Barber
Lowest: 21 - Garland Gillen
744
Points
13Utah
5-2Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 19 - Robert Cessna
766
Points
14Penn State
6-1Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 20 - Pete Martini
783
Points
15Kentucky
5-2Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - Ron Counts
429
Points
16LSU
6-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Dave Reardon
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
502
Points
17Illinois
6-1Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Kellis Robinett
Lowest: 24 - Nate Mink
508
Points
18Syracuse
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Don Williams
Lowest: 24 - Chuck Landon
626
Points

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19UCLA
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Stephen Hargis
803
Points
20NC State
5-2Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
169
Points

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21Liberty
7-1Actual: 27
Highest: 21 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
35
Points
22North Carolina
6-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
278
Points
23Tulane
7-1Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Don Williams
243
Points
24Cincinnati
6-1Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Pete Martini
Lowest: NR - Don Williams
386
Points
25Kansas State
5-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Mike Berardino
Lowest: 25 - 9 Voters
272
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-South Carolina