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 16, 2025 Week 13 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Ohio State (57) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 57 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1639
2 Indiana (8) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1588
3 Texas A&M (1) 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Pat Welter Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1520
4 Georgia 9-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters 1447
5 Ole Miss 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 5 - 33 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jon Wilner 1331
6 Texas Tech 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Henry Greenstein 1299
7 Oregon 9-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson 1299
8 Oklahoma 8-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 13 - Spencer Ripchik 1162
9 Alabama 8-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Spencer Ripchik 1062
10 Notre Dame 8-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1130
11 BYU 9-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 992
12 Georgia Tech 9-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Stephen Means Lowest: 21 - Koki Riley 768
13 Utah 8-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 19 - Kirk Bohls 795
14 USC 8-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 5 Voters 707
15 Vanderbilt 8-2 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 20 - Javon Edmonds 833
16 Miami (FL) 8-2 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 773
17 Texas 7-3 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Pete Yanity 564
18 Virginia 9-2 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 476
19 Michigan 8-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 23 - Kirk Kenney 547
20 Tennessee 7-3 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 360
21 Missouri 7-3 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 173
22 Louisville 7-3 Actual: 30Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 17
23 James Madison 9-1 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 294
24 Houston 8-2 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 107
25 SMU 7-3 Actual: 28Highest: 20 - Ian Kress Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 28
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-North Texas 24-Tulane
