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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Aug 16, 2021 Pre-Season Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Ohio State (1) 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls 1393
2 Georgia (3) 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 6 Voters 1364
3 Oklahoma (6) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1462
4 Clemson (6) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1447
5 Alabama (47) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 47 Voters Lowest: 5 - Ben Portnoy 1548
6 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Ryan Aber Lowest: 20 - Don Williams 1009
7 Iowa State 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 13 - Nathan Baird 1160
8 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1223
9 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - Nathan Baird 1014
10 North Carolina 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls 999
11 Wisconsin 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - James Kratch Lowest: NR - Kirk Bohls 743
12 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - Sam McKewon 968
13 Miami (FL) 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 7 - Nathan Baird Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 663
14 Indiana 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 549
15 Florida 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Garland Gillen Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 728
16 Iowa 0-0 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 513
17 LSU 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Jonas Pope Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 631
18 Penn State 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 456
19 Ole Miss 0-0 Actual: 27Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 106
20 USC 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 660
21 Texas 0-0 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 350
22 Liberty 0-0 Actual: 29Highest: 16 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 51 Voters 36
23 Washington 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Garland Gillen 449
24 Louisiana 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 17 Voters 208
25 Coastal Carolina 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - James Kratch Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 232
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Utah 25-Arizona State
