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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 13, 2024Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Texas (56)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 2 - 6 Voters
1544
Points
2Oregon (6)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 3 - Pete Yanity
1493
Points
3Georgia
5-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Dylan Sinn
1300
Points
4Penn State
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1380
Points
5Ohio State
5-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 22 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Derek Redd
1357
Points
6Miami (FL)
6-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters
1232
Points

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7Notre Dame
5-1Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner
914
Points
8LSU
5-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou
994
Points
9Tennessee
5-1Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
959
Points
10Alabama
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - Aaron McMann
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1127
Points
11Iowa State
6-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 18 - Eric Hansen
982
Points
12Clemson
5-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Chris Murray
980
Points
13BYU
6-0Actual: 13
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Bob Asmussen
889
Points
14Texas A&M
5-1Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
744
Points
15Indiana
6-0Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 23 - Aaron McMann
580
Points
16Ole Miss
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
511
Points
17Kansas State
5-1Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters
567
Points
18Pittsburgh
6-0Actual: 20
Highest: 11 - Chip Towers
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
397
Points
19Boise State
5-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: 22 - Henry Greenstein
597
Points
20Michigan
4-2Actual: 24
Highest: 17 - Brian Howell
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
133
Points
21Missouri
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
409
Points

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22Washington State
5-1Actual: 30
Highest: 18 - David Briggs
Lowest: NR - 54 Voters
32
Points

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23Texas Tech
5-1Actual: 32
Highest: 23 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 55 Voters
18
Points
24Army
6-0Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
137
Points
25Arizona State
5-1Actual: 28
Highest: 19 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 47 Voters
39
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-SMU22-Illinois25-Navy