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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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Sep 15, 2024Week 4 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Texas (35)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 34 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 7 Voters
1540
Points
2Georgia (23)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 23 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Adam Zucker
1518
Points
3Ohio State (5)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1461
Points
4Alabama
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 9 - Eric Hansen
1358
Points
5Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner
1316
Points
6Miami (FL)
3-0Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 6 Voters
1094
Points
7Tennessee
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1188
Points
8Missouri
3-0Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1127
Points
9Oregon
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 13 - Andy Yamashita
1093
Points
10Penn State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 15 - Chris Murray
1050
Points
11USC
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 3 - Randy Johnson
Lowest: 14 - Kirk Kenney
1008
Points
12Utah
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 16 - Robert Cessna
912
Points
13Notre Dame
2-1Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
477
Points
14Oklahoma State
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 21 - Bob Ballou
742
Points
15LSU
2-1Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - Matt Baker
Lowest: NR - Chip Towers
537
Points
16Michigan
2-1Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - Jordan McPherson
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
447
Points
17Louisville
2-0Actual: 19
Highest: 13 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
418
Points

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18Kansas State
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - David Jablonski
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
836
Points
19Oklahoma
3-0Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 24 - Rece Davis
649
Points
20Iowa State
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 9 Voters
354
Points

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21UNLV
3-0Actual: 29
Highest: 16 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
54
Points
22Memphis
3-0Actual: 26
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
77
Points
23Nebraska
3-0Actual: 22
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
266
Points
24Illinois
3-0Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
137
Points
25Northern Illinois
2-0Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 21 Voters
151
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Clemson25-Texas A&M