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 11, 2026 Week 6 Rankings for Tom Murphy1 Georgia (66) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 66 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1745
2 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means 1594
3 Notre Dame (1) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Brian Howell Lowest: 5 - 7 Voters 1630
4 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1508
5 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1461
6 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1132
7 Texas 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Koki Riley 1371
8 BYU 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Mike Griffith 1237
9 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1135
10 Utah 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1073
11 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1372
12 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 882
13 Iowa 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 621
14 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Stephen Means Lowest: 21 - Pete Yanity 951
15 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 706
16 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 650
17 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 505
18 Wake Forest 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 326
19 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 655
20 LSU 4-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Nick Jacobs Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 274
21 Houston 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 380
22 Northwestern 3-1 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 112
23 SMU 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 142
24 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mike Griffith 604
25 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 86
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Boise State
