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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.
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Sep 20, 2026 Week 3 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Indiana (4) 2-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn 1467
2 Georgia (3) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1580
3 Texas (58) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1706
4 Miami (FL) (1) 3-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: 8 - Trevor Hass 1445
5 Notre Dame 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 12 Voters Lowest: 8 - Javon Edmonds 1517
6 Ohio State 2-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1415
7 Ole Miss (3) 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 7 Voters 1488
8 Texas Tech 3-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 1067
9 Alabama 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - David Jablonski Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1182
10 BYU 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - Jerry Humphrey 1090
11 Tennessee 3-0 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn 826
12 Utah 2-0 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 752
13 Penn State 3-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - David Paschall Lowest: 20 - Adam Lichtenstein 850
14 LSU 2-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 1078
15 USC 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 21 - Murray Evans 907
16 Missouri 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Ian Kress Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 369
17 Oregon 2-1 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 364
18 Iowa 2-0 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 561
19 Oklahoma 1-1 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 91
20 Washington 3-0 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 107
21 Louisville 2-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 24 - Louie Vaccher 692
22 West Virginia 3-0 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 93
23 Florida 3-0 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 269
24 SMU 2-0 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 212
25 Texas A&M 2-0 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Andy Kendeigh Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 202
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Michigan 24-Mississippi State 25-Houston
