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 17, 2021 Week 8 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 63 Voters Lowest: 1 - 63 Voters 1575
2 Cincinnati 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 42 Voters Lowest: 5 - Nate Mink 1483
3 Oklahoma 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 11 Voters Lowest: 8 - Colten Bartholomew 1434
4 Alabama 6-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 8 - Ron Counts 1393
5 Oregon 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Jack Ebling Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1054
6 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Kellis Robinett 1252
7 Oklahoma State 6-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Colten Bartholomew 1082
8 Iowa 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1048
9 Penn State 5-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: 13 - Ron Counts 1116
10 Michigan State 7-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1076
11 Ole Miss 5-1 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Nate Mink Lowest: 16 - Ron Counts 879
12 Michigan 6-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1214
13 Texas A&M 5-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 536
14 Auburn 5-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 397
15 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Andy Greder Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 763
16 Coastal Carolina 6-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - James Kratch Lowest: 25 - Don Williams 736
17 Wake Forest 6-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 629
18 Kentucky 6-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 723
19 NC State 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - Kellis Robinett 485
20 SMU 6-0 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 358
21 San Diego State 6-0 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Bennett Conlin Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 284
22 UTSA 7-0 Actual: 24Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 104
23 Baylor 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Nathan Baird Lowest: NR - Steve Batterson 378
24 Arkansas 4-3 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 29
25 Iowa State 4-2 Actual: 31Highest: 22 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 14
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Pittsburgh 25-Purdue
