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 26, 2025Week 10 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (54)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Shaun Goodwin
1633
Points
2Indiana (11)
8-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1589
Points
3Texas A&M (1)
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Pat Welter
Lowest: 5 - Pete Yanity
1523
Points
4Alabama
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
1445
Points
5Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1359
Points
6Oregon
7-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Steven Johnson
1249
Points
7BYU
8-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley
1069
Points
8Ole Miss
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 22 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Andy Yamashita
1212
Points
9Georgia Tech
8-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1172
Points
10Miami (FL)
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 15 - Keith Farmer
1069
Points
11Notre Dame
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Javon Edmonds
944
Points
12Texas Tech
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Keith Farmer
876
Points
13Vanderbilt
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Tom Murphy
1098
Points
14Tennessee
6-2Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
684
Points
15Louisville
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Kirk Kenney
647
Points
16Virginia
7-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - Koki Riley
660
Points
17Texas
6-2Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
371
Points
18Cincinnati
7-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 24 - Koki Riley
609
Points
19Oklahoma
6-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
485
Points
20USC
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
215
Points
21Michigan
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
264
Points
22Missouri
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
447
Points
23Utah
6-2Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
162
Points
24Houston
7-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Sean Reider
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
256
Points
25Navy
7-0Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
86
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Memphis