Tom Murphy Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR) 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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Nov 2, 2025 Week 11 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Ohio State (54) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 4 - Shaun Goodwin 1633
2 Indiana (11) 9-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 11 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1591
3 Texas A&M (1) 8-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Pat Welter Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1523
4 Alabama 7-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1447
5 Georgia 7-1 Actual: 5Highest: 5 - 48 Voters Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means 1364
6 Oregon 7-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson 1293
7 BYU 8-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1207
8 Ole Miss 8-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - John Johnson Lowest: 10 - Andy Yamashita 1263
9 Texas Tech 8-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Koki Riley Lowest: 13 - Jamal St. Cyr 1091
10 Notre Dame 6-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1071
11 Virginia 8-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley 838
12 Louisville 7-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 827
13 Georgia Tech 8-1 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Koki Riley 667
14 Texas 7-2 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 4 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 835
15 Oklahoma 7-2 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means 850
16 Utah 7-2 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 3 Voters 560
17 USC 6-2 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 24 - Brett McMurphy 453
18 Vanderbilt 7-2 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters 698
19 Miami (FL) 6-2 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - Mike Hlas 558
20 Michigan 7-2 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Josh Furlong Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 344
21 Missouri 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 491
22 Pittsburgh 7-2 Actual: 28Highest: 20 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 35
23 Memphis 8-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 224
24 Iowa 6-2 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - Mike Hlas Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 71
25 Tennessee 6-3 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 171
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Washington 25-Cincinnati
