Ben Portnoy The State (Columbia, SC) About: Ben Portnoy is The State’s South Carolina Gamecocks football beat writer. He’s a five-time Associated Press Sports Editors award honoree and has earned recognition from the Mississippi Press Association and the National Sports Media Association. Portnoy previously covered Mississippi State for the Columbus Commercial Dispatch and Indiana football for the Journal Gazette in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
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Nov 14, 2021 Week 12 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters 1550
2 Oregon 9-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1353
3 Cincinnati 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 25 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jack Ebling 1420
4 Alabama 9-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 31 Voters Lowest: 5 - Johnny McGonigal 1449
5 Ohio State 9-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1341
6 Oklahoma State 9-1 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Michael Lev Lowest: 12 - Ethan Joyce 1106
7 Michigan 9-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1134
8 Ole Miss 8-2 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Brian Howell 943
9 Notre Dame 9-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Ethan Joyce 1175
10 Baylor 8-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Trevor Hass 882
11 Texas A&M 7-3 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: 23 - Ron Counts 583
12 Oklahoma 9-1 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Mike Vorel Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 870
13 UTSA 10-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 591
14 Wake Forest 9-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: 19 - Dave Reardon 851
15 Michigan State 9-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Jack Ebling Lowest: 15 - Ben Portnoy 1161
16 Pittsburgh 8-2 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - David Briggs 358
17 Iowa 8-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 491
18 Wisconsin 7-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 467
19 Arkansas 7-3 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 277
20 Houston 9-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 509
21 BYU 8-2 Actual: 14Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 24 - Colten Bartholomew 671
22 Louisiana 9-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 261
23 San Diego State 9-1 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 239
24 NC State 7-3 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 95
25 Auburn 6-4 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 43
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Utah
