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.
 


Ballot Score

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Nov 9, 2025Week 12 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (55)
9-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Shaun Goodwin
1610
Points
2Texas A&M (4)
9-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1518
Points
3Indiana (6)
10-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 17 Voters
1549
Points
4Alabama
8-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 6 - Dylan Sinn
1427
Points
5Georgia
8-1Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters
1353
Points
6Ole Miss
9-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - John Johnson
Lowest: 10 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points
7Texas Tech
9-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 9 - 6 Voters
1211
Points
8Oregon
8-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson
1245
Points
9Notre Dame
7-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 13 - David Jablonski
1102
Points
10Georgia Tech
8-1Actual: 14
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 22 - Koki Riley
788
Points
11BYU
8-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
898
Points
12Texas
7-2Actual: 10
Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner
961
Points
13Oklahoma
7-2Actual: 11
Highest: 9 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters
928
Points
14Utah
7-2Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
695
Points
15USC
7-2Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Mike Hlas
Lowest: 20 - Henry Greenstein
645
Points
16Vanderbilt
8-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Kate Rogerson
Lowest: 19 - Keith Farmer
821
Points
17Miami (FL)
7-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: 20 - 4 Voters
683
Points
18Louisville
7-2Actual: 19
Highest: 15 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
326
Points
19Virginia
8-2Actual: 20
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
313
Points
20Michigan
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Michael Lev
498
Points
21Pittsburgh
7-2Actual: 23
Highest: 19 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
201
Points
22Tennessee
6-3Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
276
Points
23James Madison
8-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Alex Taylor
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
167
Points

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24Houston
8-2Actual: 30
Highest: 22 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
43
Points

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25SMU
7-3Actual: 31
Highest: 23 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - 59 Voters
8
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Cincinnati25-South Florida