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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Sep 26, 2021 Week 5 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Alabama (58) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 2 - 4 Voters 1546
2 Georgia (4) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 2 - 58 Voters 1492
3 Oregon 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 53 Voters Lowest: 6 - Michael Lev 1411
4 Iowa 4-0 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 21 Voters Lowest: 11 - Nate Mink 1277
5 Penn State 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 10 - Aaron McMann 1283
6 Oklahoma 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 15 - Brett McMurphy 1212
7 Cincinnati 3-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 1154
8 Texas A&M 3-1 Actual: 15Highest: 8 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: NR - Cecil Hurt 651
9 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Ryan Pritt 1005
10 Notre Dame 4-0 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - 6 Voters Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1076
11 Arkansas 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - Pete Martini 1094
12 Florida 3-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Bryce Miller Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1019
13 Ole Miss 3-0 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Bennett Conlin Lowest: 19 - David Jablonski 852
14 Clemson 2-2 Actual: 25Highest: 14 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 138
15 Coastal Carolina 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 613
16 BYU 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Colten Bartholomew 748
17 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn 677
18 Fresno State 4-1 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 415
19 Iowa State 2-2 Actual: 32Highest: 19 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 57 Voters 25
20 San Diego State 4-0 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - Bennett Conlin Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 57
21 Oklahoma State 4-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 341
22 UCLA 3-1 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - Robert Cessna Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 316
23 LSU 3-1 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 24
24 Wisconsin 1-2 Actual: 36Highest: 20 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 13
25 North Carolina 2-2 Actual: 42Highest: 25 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: NR - 61 Voters 1
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 17-Michigan State 21-Baylor 22-Auburn 23-NC State 24-Wake Forest
