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 Points
2 Oregon 9-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - 3 Voters 1353 Points
3 Cincinnati 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 25 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jack Ebling 1420 Points
4 Alabama 9-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 31 Voters Lowest: 5 - Johnny McGonigal 1449 Points
5 Ohio State 9-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1341 Points
6 Oklahoma State 9-1 Actual: 9Highest: 2 - Michael Lev Lowest: 12 - Ethan Joyce 1106 Points
7 Michigan 9-1 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1134 Points
8 Ole Miss 8-2 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Brian Howell 943 Points
9 Notre Dame 9-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Ethan Joyce 1175 Points
10 Baylor 8-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Trevor Hass 882 Points
11 Texas A&M 7-3 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: 23 - Ron Counts 583 Points
12 Oklahoma 9-1 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Mike Vorel Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 870 Points
13 UTSA 10-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 591 Points
14 Wake Forest 9-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: 19 - Dave Reardon 851 Points
15 Michigan State 9-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Jack Ebling Lowest: 15 - Ben Portnoy 1161 Points
16 Pittsburgh 8-2 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - David Briggs 358 Points
17 Iowa 8-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 491 Points
18 Wisconsin 7-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 467 Points
19 Arkansas 7-3 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 277 Points
20 Houston 9-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 509 Points
21 BYU 8-2 Actual: 14Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 24 - Colten Bartholomew 671 Points
22 Louisiana 9-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 261 Points
23 San Diego State 9-1 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 239 Points
24 NC State 7-3 Actual: 25Highest: 19 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 95 Points
25 Auburn 6-4 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 43 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Utah