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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Sep 8, 2024Week 3 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Georgia (54)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 9 Voters
1566
Points
2Ohio State (5)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Randy Johnson
1476
Points
3Texas (4)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Koki Riley
1492
Points
4Alabama
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 4 - 26 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Eric Hansen
1331
Points
5Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters
1323
Points
6Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Stephen Means
1073
Points
7Missouri
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
1125
Points
8Oregon
1-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 17 - Adam Cole
1077
Points
9Penn State
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 14 - Chris Murray
1090
Points
10Tennessee
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Brett McMurphy
1107
Points
11Utah
2-0Actual: 12
Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - Robert Cessna
1010
Points
12USC
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 14 - Kirk Kenney
1022
Points

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13Notre Dame
1-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
427
Points
14Oklahoma State
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 11 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
734
Points
15LSU
1-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
521
Points
16Michigan
1-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
503
Points
17Louisville
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
383
Points
18Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Rece Davis
672
Points

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19Boston College
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
116
Points
20Iowa State
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
309
Points

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21Kansas State
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
702
Points
22Clemson
1-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
292
Points

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23UNLV
2-0Actual: 38
Highest: 23 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 58 Voters
7
Points

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24Memphis
2-0Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - 52 Voters
38
Points
25Northern Illinois
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 34 Voters
114
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 20-Arizona23-Nebraska