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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.
 



Ballot Score

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Oct 5, 2025Week 7 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Ohio State (40)
5-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Koki Riley
1620
Points
2Oregon (5)
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Javon Edmonds
1542
Points
3Miami (FL) (21)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 26 Voters
1579
Points
4Oklahoma
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1346
Points
5Ole Miss
5-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Steven Johnson
Lowest: 10 - Koki Riley
1376
Points
6Texas A&M
5-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1361
Points
7Alabama
4-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters
1202
Points
8Georgia
4-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Greg Madia
1084
Points
9Texas Tech
5-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Sean Reider
Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett
1135
Points
10Indiana
5-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1213
Points
11LSU
4-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 24 - Sean Reider
949
Points
12Tennessee
4-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Means
892
Points

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13BYU
5-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
463
Points
14Missouri
5-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - Jamal St. Cyr
775
Points
15Notre Dame
3-2Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds
610
Points
16Michigan
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jamal St. Cyr
Lowest: 22 - Dylan Sinn
707
Points
17Georgia Tech
5-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
782
Points
18Vanderbilt
5-1Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
407
Points

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19Texas
3-2Actual: 27
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
111
Points
20Iowa State
5-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
165
Points
21Florida State
3-2Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
147
Points

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22Illinois
5-1Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
522
Points
23Memphis
6-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
153
Points
24South Florida
4-1Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
150
Points
25Penn State
3-2Actual: 28
Highest: 15 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
97
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Virginia21-Arizona State