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 21, 2021 Week 13 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia (62) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 1 - 62 Voters 1550
2 Cincinnati 11-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 17 Voters Lowest: 4 - 27 Voters 1416
3 Alabama 10-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 19 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1423
4 Ohio State 10-1 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 25 Voters Lowest: 4 - 17 Voters 1434
5 Oklahoma State 10-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Michael Lev Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1209
6 Michigan 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 22 Voters Lowest: 10 - Dylan Sinn 1246
7 Notre Dame 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 5 - 34 Voters Lowest: 8 - Ethan Joyce 1262
8 Oregon 9-2 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Dylan Sinn 849
9 Ole Miss 9-2 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: 13 - Brian Howell 1060
10 Baylor 9-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Ethan Joyce Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1046
11 Oklahoma 10-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Ethan Joyce 1001
12 UTSA 11-0 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 583
13 Pittsburgh 9-2 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 445
14 Wisconsin 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Ethan Joyce 517
15 Wake Forest 9-2 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Adam Zucker Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 344
16 Iowa 9-2 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn 538
17 Texas A&M 8-3 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Don Williams Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 628
18 Michigan State 9-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Ryan Thorburn 778
19 BYU 9-2 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jonas Pope Lowest: 24 - Colten Bartholomew 771
20 Houston 10-1 Actual: 19Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 516
21 NC State 8-3 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 141
22 San Diego State 10-1 Actual: 22Highest: 14 - Chris Murray Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 273
23 Clemson 8-3 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 101
24 Arkansas 7-4 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 105
25 Louisiana 10-1 Actual: 23Highest: 13 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 246
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Utah
