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 4, 2026 Week 5 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Georgia (6) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1647
2 Texas (61) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
3 Miami (FL) (2) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1524
4 Notre Dame 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1532
5 Indiana (1) 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1380
6 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1490
7 Alabama 5-0 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - John Johnson 1460
8 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Dylan Sinn 1062
9 BYU 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 16 - Mike Griffith 1144
10 Utah 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds 996
11 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Murray Evans 1095
12 LSU 4-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Mike Griffith Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1087
13 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 831
14 Duke 4-0 Actual: 29Highest: 14 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 83
15 Pittsburgh 5-0 Actual: 25Highest: 11 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 162
16 Missouri 3-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - David Briggs Lowest: 23 - Kate Rogerson 755
17 Florida 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Keara Bruno 691
18 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mike Griffith Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 746
19 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 7 Voters 287
20 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 487
21 Iowa 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 367
22 Nebraska 5-0 Actual: 31Highest: 17 - Greg Luca Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 48
23 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 439
24 Wake Forest 4-1 Actual: 27Highest: 11 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 142
25 SMU 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 13 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 33 Voters 167
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Oklahoma State 22-Houston 23-Boise State
