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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Sep 2, 2025Week 2 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (55)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1636
Points
2Penn State (7)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters
1558
Points
3Georgia
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1410
Points
4Oregon (1)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 9 - 7 Voters
1302
Points
5LSU (3)
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1514
Points
6Miami (FL)
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1360
Points
7Texas
0-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Haley Sawyer
Lowest: 16 - Kevin Carter
1293
Points
8Illinois
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pete Yanity
855
Points

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9BYU
1-0Actual: 26
Highest: 9 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
102
Points
10Clemson
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1135
Points
11Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
1068
Points

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12Utah
1-0Actual: 25
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 28 Voters
227
Points
13Arizona State
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
850
Points

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14Texas A&M
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
424
Points
15Florida State
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
705
Points

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16South Carolina
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
882
Points
17Iowa State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
566
Points
18Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
393
Points

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19Florida
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
737
Points
20SMU
1-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
561
Points

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21USC
1-0Actual: 29
Highest: 13 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 50 Voters
64
Points
22Tennessee
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
339
Points
23Indiana
1-0Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
257
Points

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24Memphis
1-0Actual: 41
Highest: 24 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 64 Voters
2
Points
25Alabama
0-1Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
360
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 15-Michigan18-Oklahoma24-Texas Tech