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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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Sep 14, 2025 Week 4 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Ohio State (55) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner 1631
2 Oregon (1) 3-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1423
3 Penn State (5) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 9 - Stephen Means 1490
4 Georgia 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1428
5 Miami (FL) (3) 3-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - Kevin Carter 1434
6 LSU (2) 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1470
7 Illinois 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1110
8 Texas 2-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1111
9 Texas A&M 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Kevin Carter 1101
10 BYU 2-0 Actual: 26Highest: 10 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 94
11 Florida State 2-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley 1123
12 Utah 3-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 573
13 Ole Miss 3-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Pat Welter Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 748
14 Oklahoma 3-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 17 - Kirk Kenney 1056
15 Texas Tech 3-0 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Keith Farmer Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 538
16 Vanderbilt 3-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 397
17 Indiana 3-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 458
18 Tennessee 2-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 583
19 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley 820
20 USC 3-0 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 105
21 Alabama 2-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 599
22 Michigan 2-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 356
23 Notre Dame 0-2 Actual: 24Highest: 10 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 207
24 Missouri 3-0 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 292
25 Georgia Tech 3-0 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Greg Madia Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 511
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Auburn
