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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Dec 5, 2021 Week 15 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Alabama (50) 12-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 50 Voters Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters 1535
2 Michigan (9) 12-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 9 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1480
3 Georgia 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - David Jablonski 1408
4 Cincinnati (3) 13-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 4 - 36 Voters 1404
5 Baylor 11-2 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 15 Voters Lowest: 8 - 5 Voters 1228
6 Notre Dame 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 8 - Nathan Baird 1280
7 Ohio State 10-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Ethan Joyce 1177
8 Ole Miss 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - James Kratch 1101
9 Pittsburgh 11-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: 17 - David Jablonski 838
10 Utah 10-3 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 929
11 Oklahoma State 11-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Tom D'Angelo Lowest: 13 - Sam McKewon 1060
12 Michigan State 10-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - Darren Haynes Lowest: 16 - Dylan Sinn 895
13 BYU 10-2 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Rece Davis 854
14 Oklahoma 10-2 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Sam McKewon 807
15 Wake Forest 10-3 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Rece Davis Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 394
16 Oregon 10-3 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Reardon 595
17 NC State 9-3 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Pete Martini 405
18 Clemson 9-3 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 396
19 Iowa 10-3 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Ryan Aber Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 447
20 Houston 11-2 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 359
21 Louisiana 12-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 480
22 UTSA 12-1 Actual: 24Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 29 Voters 147
23 Arkansas 8-4 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 280
24 Utah State 10-3 Actual: 26Highest: 16 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: NR - 25 Voters 109
25 San Diego State 11-2 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - Ryan Thorburn Lowest: NR - 37 Voters 63
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Texas A&M 25-Kentucky
