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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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Oct 8, 2023Week 7 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Michigan (11)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Chris Murray
1489
Points
2Georgia (50)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 50 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Robert Cessna
1559
Points
3Ohio State (1)
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Matt Baker
Lowest: 7 - Emily Leiker
1408
Points
4Penn State
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dave Reardon
1273
Points
5Florida State (1)
5-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Stefan Krajisnik
Lowest: 8 - Scott Springer
1389
Points
6Washington
5-0Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Jordan Guskey
Lowest: 11 - Mike Berardino
1239
Points
7Oklahoma
6-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Mike Niziolek
1278
Points
8USC
5-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Mike Niziolek
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
999
Points
9Texas
5-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 4 Voters
1052
Points
10Oregon
5-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Brian Howell
1150
Points
11Alabama
5-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - Mike Berardino
Lowest: 13 - Mike Barber
971
Points
12North Carolina
5-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
894
Points
13Oregon State
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - James Williams
Lowest: 20 - Kirk Bohls
725
Points
14Ole Miss
5-1Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters
748
Points
15Utah
4-1Actual: 16
Highest: 14 - Adam Zucker
Lowest: 24 - Adam Cole
567
Points
16Louisville
6-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Ryan Aber
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
731
Points
17Tennessee
4-1Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - Tom D'Angelo
412
Points
18Notre Dame
5-2Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
374
Points
19LSU
4-2Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
321
Points

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20Air Force
5-0Actual: 28
Highest: 20 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
41
Points
21Duke
4-1Actual: 17
Highest: 15 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
479
Points
22UCLA
4-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: 25 - Scott Springer
438
Points
23Washington State
4-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Scott Springer
412
Points
24Missouri
5-1Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - Mike Barber
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
69
Points

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25Tulane
4-1Actual: 30
Highest: 19 - Stephen Hargis
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
27
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Kansas24-Kentucky25-Miami (FL)