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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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Oct 5, 2025 Week 7 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Ohio State (40) 5-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 40 Voters Lowest: 4 - Koki Riley 1620 Points
2 Oregon (5) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 6 - Javon Edmonds 1542 Points
3 Miami (FL) (21) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 21 Voters Lowest: 3 - 26 Voters 1579 Points
4 Oklahoma 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters 1346 Points
5 Ole Miss 5-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - Steven Johnson Lowest: 10 - Koki Riley 1376 Points
6 Texas A&M 5-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters 1361 Points
7 Alabama 4-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters 1202 Points
8 Georgia 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Greg Madia 1084 Points
9 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Sean Reider Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett 1135 Points
10 Indiana 5-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1213 Points
11 LSU 4-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 24 - Sean Reider 949 Points
12 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 18 - Stephen Means 892 Points
13 BYU 5-0 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 463 Points
14 Missouri 5-0 Actual: 14Highest: 6 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - Jamal St. Cyr 775 Points
15 Notre Dame 3-2 Actual: 16Highest: 7 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds 610 Points
16 Michigan 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - Jamal St. Cyr Lowest: 22 - Dylan Sinn 707 Points
17 Georgia Tech 5-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 782 Points
18 Vanderbilt 5-1 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 407 Points
19 Texas 3-2 Actual: 27Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 111 Points
20 Iowa State 5-1 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 165 Points
21 Florida State 3-2 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 147 Points
22 Illinois 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 14 - Kevin Carter Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 522 Points
23 Memphis 6-0 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 153 Points
24 South Florida 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 150 Points
25 Penn State 3-2 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - Dave Preston Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 97 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Virginia 21-Arizona State