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 27, 2026 Week 4 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Georgia (6) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means 1646
2 Texas (62) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
3 Miami (FL) (1) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: NR - Eric Johnson 1501
4 Notre Dame 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 12 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1581
5 Indiana (1) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1408
6 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Pat Welter 1465
7 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn 1053
8 Alabama 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 12 - Brenna Greene 1305
9 Florida 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Matt McGavic 1272
10 BYU 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1078
11 Utah 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 903
12 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Stephen Means Lowest: 17 - John Johnson 1089
13 LSU 3-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1073
14 Oregon 2-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: 23 - Chris Murray 725
15 Iowa 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley 856
16 Mississippi State 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls 715
17 Tennessee 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 663
18 Duke 4-0 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 101
19 Cincinnati 4-0 Actual: 35Highest: 19 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 20
20 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 218
21 Pittsburgh 4-0 Actual: 32Highest: 17 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 52
22 Missouri 3-0 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 118
23 USC 4-1 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - John Johnson Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 410
24 SMU 2-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 246
25 Penn State 3-1 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - Randy Johnson Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 98
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 19-Oklahoma State 20-Houston 22-Boise State 24-Kentucky
