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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Oct 12, 2025 Week 8 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Ohio State (50) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 50 Voters Lowest: 4 - Koki Riley 1631
2 Miami (FL) (13) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 3 - 15 Voters 1582
3 Texas A&M 6-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 7 Voters Lowest: 6 - 7 Voters 1433
4 Indiana (3) 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - Ralph Russo 1531
5 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1315
6 Georgia 5-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Pete Yanity Lowest: 12 - Dylan Sinn 1148
7 Ole Miss 6-0 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 10 Voters Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley 1331
8 Texas Tech 6-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Spencer Ripchik 1266
9 Oregon 5-1 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 12 - Chad Bishop 1175
10 LSU 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Sean Reider 1012
11 Tennessee 5-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - David Jablonski Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 939
12 BYU 6-0 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 655
13 Notre Dame 4-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 21 - Randy Johnson 793
14 Texas 4-2 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 319
15 Georgia Tech 6-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Stephen Means Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley 904
16 Vanderbilt 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 4 Voters 547
17 Oklahoma 5-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Pat Welter Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 786
18 Memphis 6-0 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 285
19 Virginia 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 521
20 South Florida 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Ian Kress Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 398
21 Utah 5-1 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 261
22 Missouri 5-1 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Spencer Ripchik Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 649
23 Nebraska 5-1 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 149
24 USC 5-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 361
25 Navy 6-0 Actual: 30Highest: 22 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 60 Voters 11
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Cincinnati
