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Ben PortnoyThe State (Columbia, SC)
Twitter: @bportnoy15
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.


Ballot Score

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Nov 20, 2022Week 13 Rankings for Ben Portnoy
1Georgia (62)
11-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 62 Voters
Lowest: 2 - Steve Batterson
1574
Points
2Michigan
11-0Actual: 3
Highest: 2 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 8 Voters
1446
Points
3TCU
11-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 9 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 54 Voters
1395
Points
4Ohio State (1)
11-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - Steve Batterson
Lowest: 4 - Ben Portnoy
1507
Points
5USC
10-1Actual: 5
Highest: 5 - 42 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Jon Wilner
1293
Points
6LSU
9-2Actual: 6
Highest: 5 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters
1241
Points
7Clemson
10-1Actual: 7
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Nate Mink
1152
Points
8Tennessee
9-2Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Nate Mink
Lowest: 17 - Ron Counts
1058
Points
9Alabama
9-2Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 5 Voters
1131
Points
10Oregon
9-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - Ryan Aber
Lowest: 13 - Joe Giglio
1009
Points
11Penn State
9-2Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 15 - Adam Cole
994
Points

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12UCLA
8-3Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 25 - Ron Counts
562
Points
13Washington
9-2Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Leah Vann
879
Points
14Utah
8-3Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Kellis Robinett
709
Points

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15Cincinnati
9-2Actual: 21
Highest: 14 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
353
Points

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16UCF
8-3Actual: 25
Highest: 16 - Ben Portnoy
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
87
Points
17Tulane
9-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Johnny McGonigal
Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters
441
Points
18Kansas State
8-3Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Joe Giglio
697
Points

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19Notre Dame
8-3Actual: 13
Highest: 10 - Joe Giglio
Lowest: 22 - Andy Greder
710
Points
20North Carolina
9-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Brian Fonseca
Lowest: NR - Mike Berardino
464
Points
21Oregon State
8-3Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Michael Lev
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
271
Points

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22Florida State
8-3Actual: 16
Highest: 13 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters
579
Points

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23Troy
9-2Actual: 28
Highest: 21 - John Clay
Lowest: NR - 43 Voters
34
Points

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24South Alabama
9-2Actual: 33
Highest: 24 - Ben Portnoy
Lowest: NR - 60 Voters
3
Points

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25Ole Miss
8-3Actual: 20
Highest: 13 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
395
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Coastal Carolina24-Texas