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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Dec 4, 2022 Week 15 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia (62) 13-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 2 - Nathan Baird 1574
2 Michigan (1) 13-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Nathan Baird Lowest: 2 - 62 Voters 1513
3 TCU 12-1 Actual: 3Highest: 3 - 45 Voters Lowest: 5 - Jack Ebling 1430
4 Ohio State 11-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 17 Voters Lowest: 5 - 5 Voters 1398
5 Tennessee 10-2 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 23 Voters Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1233
6 Alabama 10-2 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Jack Ebling Lowest: 9 - David Thompson 1285
7 Utah 10-3 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Ron Counts Lowest: 18 - Brian Fonseca 1110
8 Penn State 10-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1063
9 Tulane 11-2 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Don Williams 681
10 Kansas State 10-3 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 15 - Nate Mink 1032
11 USC 11-2 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: 13 - 2 Voters 1068
12 Washington 10-2 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - Brett McMurphy Lowest: 13 - 5 Voters 933
13 Oregon State 9-3 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Sam McKewon 644
14 Oregon 9-3 Actual: 15Highest: 13 - 13 Voters Lowest: 20 - Dave Reardon 670
15 UCLA 9-3 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Nate Mink Lowest: 23 - Kirk Bohls 570
16 South Carolina 8-4 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - Jon Wilner 382
17 Notre Dame 8-4 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - Don Williams Lowest: 25 - David Jablonski 394
18 Clemson 11-2 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 1042
19 Florida State 9-3 Actual: 13Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Adam Cole 708
20 LSU 9-4 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: 22 - Brett McMurphy 660
21 Troy 11-2 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 158
22 South Alabama 10-2 Actual: 31Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 17
23 Mississippi State 8-4 Actual: 24Highest: 19 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 119
24 UTSA 11-2 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Dave Reardon Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 227
25 Cincinnati 9-3 Actual: 28Highest: 19 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 32
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 21-Texas 25-NC State
