Tom Murphy is a sports reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of Louisiana Tech University, he is a member of the Football Writers Association of America and voter for the Heisman Trophy and AP Top 25 football poll. He was the 2017 Arkansas Sportswriter of the Year.
Tom Murphy's latest AP Top 25 ballot


Helmets are shown, Saturday, September 10, 2022 during a football game at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE — Below is a look at how Tom Murphy, Arkansas beat writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, voted in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Sunday, Oct. 2:
1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. Alabama
4. Michigan
5. Clemson
6. Oklahoma State
7. Southern Cal
8. Ole Miss*
9. Tennessee
10. Utah
11. Penn State
12. Kentucky
13. NC State
14. Oregon
15. TCU
16. UCLA
17. Wake Forest
18. Kansas
19. Brigham Young*
20. Syracuse
21. Kansas State
22. Maryland
23. LSU*
24. Mississippi State*
25. Illinois
Dropped out: Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida State, Washington, Minnesota, Pittsburgh
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