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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Oct 31, 2021 Week 10 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 63 Voters Lowest: 1 - 63 Voters 1575
2 Cincinnati 8-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 31 Voters Lowest: 7 - Jack Ebling 1455
3 Alabama 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 16 Voters Lowest: 6 - Kirk Bohls 1413
4 Oregon 7-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Jack Ebling Lowest: 11 - Dave Reardon 1233
5 Ohio State 7-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 20 Voters 1296
6 Michigan State 8-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 7 - 7 Voters 1340
7 Oklahoma 9-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 9 Voters Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1382
8 Oklahoma State 7-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - Ethan Joyce 915
9 Wake Forest 8-0 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 13 Voters Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1025
10 Auburn 6-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Mike Barber Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 853
11 Michigan 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Garland Gillen 1048
12 Texas A&M 6-2 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 19 - Jon Wilner 847
13 Notre Dame 7-1 Actual: 8Highest: 8 - 30 Voters Lowest: 15 - Nathan Baird 1067
14 Baylor 7-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 4 Voters 833
15 Ole Miss 6-2 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Neill Ostrout 678
16 Penn State 5-3 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 182
17 UTSA 8-0 Actual: 16Highest: 14 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 460
18 Iowa 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Trevor Hass Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 342
19 Coastal Carolina 7-1 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 237
20 Iowa State 5-3 Actual: 35Highest: 20 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 9
21 Pittsburgh 6-2 Actual: 26Highest: 16 - Adam Zucker Lowest: NR - 36 Voters 117
22 Mississippi State 5-3 Actual: 29Highest: 16 - Nathan Baird Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 79
23 Kentucky 6-2 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 409
24 Houston 7-1 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 338
25 SMU 7-1 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Steve Virgen Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 176
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-BYU 24-Louisiana 25-Fresno State
