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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Oct 18, 2026Week 7 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Miami (FL) (40)
6-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Javon Edmonds
1697
Points
2Ohio State (9)
6-1Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Brian Fonseca
1649
Points
3Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1382
Points
4BYU (20)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1675
Points
5Texas Tech (1)
6-0Actual: 8
Highest: 1 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 13 - Kirk Bohls
1336
Points
6Ole Miss
5-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Brian Howell
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1360
Points
7Notre Dame
6-1Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 12 - Chris Murray
1395
Points
8Indiana
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: 11 - Chris Murray
1370
Points
9Utah
6-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1153
Points
10Tennessee
6-1Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Chris Carter
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1151
Points
11UCLA
6-0Actual: 9
Highest: 3 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1159
Points
12Iowa
5-1Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
747
Points
13Wake Forest
6-1Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 25 - Chelsie Brown
574
Points
14Kentucky
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Kirk Kenney
932
Points
15LSU
5-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Nick Jacobs
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
529
Points
16Texas
4-2Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
440
Points
17Alabama
5-2Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Stephen Means
870
Points
18Houston
6-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters
785
Points
19USC
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
592
Points
20Northwestern
5-1Actual: 24
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
254
Points
21SMU
5-1Actual: 23
Highest: 17 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
265
Points
22Florida
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
355
Points

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This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
23Auburn
4-2Actual: 28
Highest: 18 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 48 Voters
61
Points
24Missouri
5-2Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 17 Voters
290
Points
25Oregon
4-2Actual: 27
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 44 Voters
79
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Boise State25-Arizona