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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Nov 1, 2026Week 9 Rankings for Tom Murphy
1Miami (FL) (62)
8-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters
1740
Points
2Georgia (7)
7-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means
1648
Points
3Notre Dame
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Ian Kress
1476
Points
4Utah (1)
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Stephen Means
Lowest: 8 - Zach Klein
1540
Points
5Indiana
8-1Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Chris Carter
1446
Points
6UCLA
8-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - Nick Jacobs
1473
Points
7Kentucky
7-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley
1253
Points
8Ohio State
6-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Mike Hill
Lowest: 17 - Greg Luca
1049
Points
9BYU
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 2 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters
1358
Points
10Ole Miss
6-2Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 17 - Murray Evans
953
Points
11LSU
6-2Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 20 - David Jablonski
814
Points
12Wake Forest
7-1Actual: 14
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
898
Points
13Tennessee
6-2Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Chris Carter
Lowest: 23 - Stephen Means
719
Points

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14Alabama
6-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ty Hildenbrandt
1107
Points

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15Texas
6-2Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Koki Riley
Lowest: 18 - Nick Jacobs
1057
Points
16Texas Tech
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: 18 - Cameron Cox
931
Points
17Houston
6-2Actual: 17
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 23 - Bob Asmussen
590
Points
18Iowa
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 25 - Zach Klein
401
Points
19Missouri
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - Chelsie Brown
475
Points
20USC
7-2Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters
539
Points
21South Carolina
5-3Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
163
Points
22Northwestern
6-2Actual: 26
Highest: 20 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 41 Voters
79
Points
23Boise State
7-1Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
451
Points
24New Mexico
7-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
179
Points
25SMU
6-2Actual: 29
Highest: 19 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
27
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Arizona25-Florida