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 23, 2022 Week 9 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Tennessee (13) 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 13 Voters Lowest: 6 - Mike Berardino 1476
2 Ohio State (18) 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 18 Voters Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1513
3 Georgia (31) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 31 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1530
4 Michigan 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Nathan Baird Lowest: 7 - Joe Giglio 1382
5 Clemson (1) 8-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 7 - 4 Voters 1318
6 TCU 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 20 Voters Lowest: 9 - Don Williams 1213
7 Alabama 7-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Mike Berardino Lowest: 7 - 15 Voters 1266
8 Oklahoma State 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 8 - 12 Voters Lowest: 11 - 3 Voters 1064
9 Oregon 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - Kirk Bohls 1114
10 UCLA 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - 6 Voters Lowest: 21 - Stephen Hargis 803
11 Utah 5-2 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 19 - Robert Cessna 766
12 USC 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Nathan Baird 927
13 Syracuse 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Don Williams Lowest: 24 - Chuck Landon 626
14 Wake Forest 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 8 - Steve Wiseman Lowest: 17 - Sam McKewon 927
15 Penn State 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 20 - Pete Martini 783
16 Ole Miss 7-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Mike Barber Lowest: 21 - Garland Gillen 744
17 Cincinnati 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Pete Martini Lowest: NR - Don Williams 386
18 Kentucky 5-2 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Stephen Hargis Lowest: NR - Ron Counts 429
19 Illinois 6-1 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: 24 - Nate Mink 508
20 LSU 6-2 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 502
21 Tulane 7-1 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - Don Williams 243
22 Kansas State 5-2 Actual: 22Highest: 15 - Mike Berardino Lowest: 25 - 9 Voters 272
23 North Carolina 6-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 278
24 Texas 5-3 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Mike Berardino Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 38
25 Liberty 7-1 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 35
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-NC State 25-South Carolina
