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 27, 2022 Week 14 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia (58) 12-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 2 - 5 Voters 1570
2 Michigan (5) 12-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 3 - Tom Murphy 1516
3 TCU 12-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - Tom Murphy Lowest: 4 - Jon Wilner 1449
4 USC 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 59 Voters Lowest: 5 - 4 Voters 1382
5 Ohio State 11-1 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1313
6 Tennessee 10-2 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Ron Counts 1195
7 Alabama 10-2 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - Mike Berardino Lowest: 10 - Nathan Baird 1243
8 Penn State 10-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Adam Cole 1131
9 Washington 10-2 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - Zach Osterman Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1048
10 LSU 9-3 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - 7 Voters Lowest: 19 - Ron Counts 874
11 UCLA 9-3 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Nate Mink Lowest: 23 - Kirk Bohls 618
12 Utah 9-3 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Joe Giglio 849
13 Oregon State 9-3 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 20 - Blair Kerkhoff 662
14 Oregon 9-3 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: 19 - 3 Voters 701
15 Tulane 10-2 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Don Williams 551
16 Kansas State 9-3 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 5 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 815
17 South Carolina 8-4 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Adam Zucker Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 358
18 Notre Dame 8-4 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 384
19 Clemson 10-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 21 - Dave Reardon 928
20 Florida State 9-3 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Michael Lev Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 730
21 UCF 9-3 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - David Jablonski Lowest: NR - 15 Voters 170
22 Troy 10-2 Actual: 26Highest: 21 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 80
23 South Alabama 10-2 Actual: 32Highest: 21 - Zach Osterman Lowest: NR - 58 Voters 12
24 Mississippi State 8-4 Actual: 25Highest: 20 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 32 Voters 99
25 Cincinnati 9-3 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 43
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Texas 23-UTSA 24-North Carolina
