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Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
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 28, 2025Week 6 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (46)
4-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 46 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters
1626
Points
2Oregon (16)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 16 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Javon Edmonds
1589
Points
3Miami (FL) (4)
4-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Chad Bishop
1529
Points

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4Texas
3-1Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Greg Madia
1071
Points
5Texas A&M
4-0Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Kevin Carter
1308
Points
6Ole Miss
5-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Javon Edmonds
1354
Points
7Oklahoma
4-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Kirk Bohls
1313
Points
8Penn State
3-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means
1179
Points
9Alabama
3-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Chad Bishop
1057
Points
10Georgia
3-1Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Sean Reider
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
965
Points
11Texas Tech
4-0Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Andy Yamashita
967
Points
12Indiana
5-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Keith Farmer
1156
Points
13LSU
4-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Josh Furlong
838
Points
14Iowa State
5-0Actual: 14
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 24 - Koki Riley
830
Points
15Vanderbilt
5-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen
640
Points
16Tennessee
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 24 - Stephen Means
697
Points
17Florida State
3-1Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - Brenna Greene
535
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18BYU
4-0Actual: 23
Highest: 12 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
191
Points
19Notre Dame
2-2Actual: 21
Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
333
Points
20Michigan
3-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - Jamal St. Cyr
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
422
Points
21Missouri
5-0Actual: 19
Highest: 8 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - Kirk Kenney
528
Points

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22Georgia Tech
5-0Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
549
Points
23Illinois
4-1Actual: 22
Highest: 18 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
271
Points

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24Memphis
5-0Actual: 29
Highest: 21 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
38
Points

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25Louisville
4-0Actual: 30
Highest: 18 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 53 Voters
36
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Virginia25-Arizona State