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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Sep 14, 2025Week 4 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (55)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner
1631
Points
2Oregon (1)
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1423
Points
3Penn State (5)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Stephen Means
1490
Points
4Georgia
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
5Miami (FL) (3)
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Kevin Carter
1434
Points
6LSU (2)
3-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1470
Points
7Illinois
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1110
Points
8Texas
2-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1111
Points
9Texas A&M
3-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Kevin Carter
1101
Points

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10BYU
2-0Actual: 26
Highest: 10 - Tom Murphy
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
94
Points
11Florida State
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley
1123
Points
12Utah
3-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
573
Points
13Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
748
Points
14Oklahoma
3-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 17 - Kirk Kenney
1056
Points
15Texas Tech
3-0Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
538
Points
16Vanderbilt
3-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
397
Points
17Indiana
3-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
458
Points
18Tennessee
2-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
583
Points

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19Iowa State
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley
820
Points

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20USC
3-0Actual: 25
Highest: 15 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
105
Points

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21Alabama
2-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
599
Points
22Michigan
2-1Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
356
Points
23Notre Dame
0-2Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
207
Points
24Missouri
3-0Actual: 23
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
292
Points

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25Georgia Tech
3-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
511
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Auburn