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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. Â
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Sep 28, 2025 Week 6 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Ohio State (46) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 46 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1626 Points
2 Oregon (16) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 16 Voters Lowest: 4 - Javon Edmonds 1589 Points
3 Miami (FL) (4) 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 5 - Chad Bishop 1529 Points
4 Texas 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Greg Madia 1071 Points
5 Texas A&M 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: 11 - Kevin Carter 1308 Points
6 Ole Miss 5-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Javon Edmonds 1354 Points
7 Oklahoma 4-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Kirk Bohls 1313 Points
8 Penn State 3-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means 1179 Points
9 Alabama 3-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Chad Bishop 1057 Points
10 Georgia 3-1 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Sean Reider Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 965 Points
11 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Andy Yamashita 967 Points
12 Indiana 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - Keith Farmer 1156 Points
13 LSU 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 22 - Josh Furlong 838 Points
14 Iowa State 5-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - 4 Voters Lowest: 24 - Koki Riley 830 Points
15 Vanderbilt 5-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Stephen Means Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen 640 Points
16 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Andy Yamashita Lowest: 24 - Stephen Means 697 Points
17 Florida State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 8 - Rece Davis Lowest: NR - Brenna Greene 535 Points
18 BYU 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 191 Points
19 Notre Dame 2-2 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 333 Points
20 Michigan 3-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Jamal St. Cyr Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 422 Points
21 Missouri 5-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - Kirk Kenney 528 Points
22 Georgia Tech 5-0 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 549 Points
23 Illinois 4-1 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 271 Points
24 Memphis 5-0 Actual: 29Highest: 21 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 38 Points
25 Louisville 4-0 Actual: 30Highest: 18 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 36 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Virginia 25-Arizona State