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 23, 2025Week 14 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (58)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1640
Points
2Indiana (7)
11-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1587
Points
3Texas A&M (1)
11-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Pat Welter
Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters
1522
Points
4Georgia
10-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1444
Points
5Ole Miss
10-1Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 25 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner
1320
Points
6Texas Tech
10-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1295
Points
7Oregon
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 6 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Koki Riley
1326
Points
8Oklahoma
9-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1169
Points
9Alabama
9-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 12 - 6 Voters
1056
Points
10Notre Dame
9-2Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1117
Points
11BYU
10-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters
1014
Points
12Vanderbilt
9-2Actual: 12
Highest: 10 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
876
Points
13Miami (FL)
9-2Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
849
Points
14Utah
9-2Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - 13 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls
809
Points
15Texas
8-3Actual: 16
Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 25 - Keith Farmer
646
Points
16Virginia
9-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - Koki Riley
556
Points
17Michigan
9-2Actual: 15
Highest: 13 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: 20 - Kirk Kenney
664
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
18Georgia Tech
9-2Actual: 23
Highest: 16 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
228
Points
19Tennessee
8-3Actual: 18
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
473
Points
20USC
8-3Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - 9 Voters
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
464
Points
21North Texas
10-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Alex Taylor
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
288
Points
22SMU
8-3Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Sean Reider
Lowest: NR - 27 Voters
121
Points
23Tulane
9-2Actual: 22
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
255
Points
24James Madison
10-1Actual: 20
Highest: 8 - Alex Taylor
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
331
Points
25Missouri
7-4Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
23
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Pittsburgh