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 25, 2022 Week 5 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Ohio State (4) 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 3 - 33 Voters 1483
2 Georgia (55) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 55 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1565
3 Alabama (4) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 4 - Sam McKewon 1487
4 USC 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 9 Voters Lowest: 17 - Mike Berardino 1236
5 Michigan 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 4 - 36 Voters Lowest: 6 - 5 Voters 1354
6 Tennessee 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - Chris Murray Lowest: 18 - Kirk Kenney 1119
7 Clemson 4-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - Sam McKewon Lowest: 9 - Nate Mink 1311
8 Kentucky 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - Tom Murphy Lowest: 13 - Jack Ebling 1127
9 NC State 4-0 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 920
10 Oklahoma State 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Zach Klein Lowest: 20 - Nathan Baird 1081
11 Oklahoma 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 529
12 Texas A&M 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Mike Berardino Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 543
13 Penn State 4-0 Actual: 11Highest: 4 - Nathan Baird Lowest: 24 - Jon Wilner 876
14 Washington 4-0 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Matt Brown Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 657
15 Utah 3-1 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 760
16 Arkansas 3-1 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Joe Giglio Lowest: NR - Jack Ebling 457
17 Oregon 3-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Mike Berardino Lowest: NR - Ryan Pritt 727
18 Minnesota 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 8 - Jack Ebling Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 288
19 BYU 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 482
20 Baylor 3-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 550
21 Ole Miss 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - David Briggs 691
22 Kansas 4-0 Actual: 26Highest: 19 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 125
23 Kansas State 3-1 Actual: 25Highest: 13 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 166
24 Florida State 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 244
25 Syracuse 4-0 Actual: 30Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 52 Voters 22
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Wake Forest 24-Pittsburgh
