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Tom MurphyArkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)
E-mail: tmurphy@arkansasonline.com
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 13, 2026Week 3 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Miami (FL) (4)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 1 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1452
Points
2Georgia (3)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means
1551
Points
3Texas (56)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 56 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Murray Evans
1678
Points
4Indiana (3)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1466
Points
5Notre Dame (1)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1531
Points
6Ohio State
1-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Randy Johnson
1407
Points
7LSU (1)
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 1 - Josh Furlong
Lowest: 13 - Dave Preston
1334
Points
8Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley
1165
Points
9Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - Murray Evans
Lowest: 13 - Jon Wilner
1216
Points
10Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Bob Asmussen
910
Points
11Alabama
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Dave Preston
Lowest: 15 - Bob Asmussen
1068
Points
12BYU
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 16 - Chris Carter
966
Points
13Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 12 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ralph Russo
676
Points
14Utah
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Chris Carter
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
558
Points

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15Virginia
2-0Actual: 25
Highest: 14 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
182
Points
16USC
3-0Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Brett McMurphy
944
Points
17Penn State
2-0Actual: 14
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Ryan Zuke
692
Points
18SMU
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Creg Stephenson
636
Points
19Missouri
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
344
Points
20Oregon
1-1Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
324
Points
21Oklahoma
1-1Actual: 24
Highest: 14 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
222
Points
22Washington
2-0Actual: 26
Highest: 14 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
172
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Iowa
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
391
Points
24Florida
2-0Actual: 27
Highest: 14 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 49 Voters
83
Points
25Houston
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
292
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Michigan23-Louisville