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 15, 2022 Pre-Season Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Alabama (54) 0-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 54 Voters Lowest: 2 - 9 Voters 1566
2 Ohio State (6) 0-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 4 - Kellis Robinett 1506
3 Georgia (3) 0-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jonas Pope 1455
4 Notre Dame 0-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jonas Pope Lowest: 18 - Brett McMurphy 1242
5 Utah 0-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 7 Voters Lowest: 13 - Mike Barber 1209
6 Clemson 0-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: 15 - David Thompson 1292
7 Oklahoma 0-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - Matt Baker 956
8 Michigan 0-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Nate Mink 1203
9 Baylor 0-0 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Nathan Baird 884
10 NC State 0-0 Actual: 13Highest: 5 - Michael Lev Lowest: 25 - Jack Ebling 752
11 Texas A&M 0-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 9 Voters Lowest: 16 - Sam McKewon 1212
12 Michigan State 0-0 Actual: 15Highest: 6 - David Thompson Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 631
13 Oregon 0-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 23 - Darren Haynes 831
14 Pittsburgh 0-0 Actual: 17Highest: 9 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 383
15 Wake Forest 0-0 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 303
16 USC 0-0 Actual: 14Highest: 4 - Dustin Dopirak Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 711
17 Miami (FL) 0-0 Actual: 16Highest: 4 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 476
18 Houston 0-0 Actual: 24Highest: 12 - Garland Gillen Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 263
19 Oklahoma State 0-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - Kirk Bohls 814
20 LSU 0-0 Actual: 30Highest: 10 - Darren Haynes Lowest: NR - 53 Voters 55
21 Arkansas 0-0 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 348
22 Kentucky 0-0 Actual: 20Highest: 10 - Mike Barber Lowest: NR - 10 Voters 332
23 Cincinnati 0-0 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 18 Voters 265
24 Iowa 0-0 Actual: 28Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 163
25 UCF 0-0 Actual: 33Highest: 18 - Steve Batterson Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 27
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 18-Wisconsin 21-Ole Miss 25-BYU
