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 17, 2021 Week 8 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 63 Voters Lowest: 1 - 63 Voters 1575 Points
2 Cincinnati 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 42 Voters Lowest: 5 - Nate Mink 1483 Points
3 Oklahoma 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 11 Voters Lowest: 8 - Colten Bartholomew 1434 Points
4 Alabama 6-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 8 Voters Lowest: 8 - Ron Counts 1393 Points
5 Oregon 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 4 - Jack Ebling Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1054 Points
6 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - Kellis Robinett 1252 Points
7 Oklahoma State 6-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - Colten Bartholomew 1082 Points
8 Iowa 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 1048 Points
9 Penn State 5-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: 13 - Ron Counts 1116 Points
10 Michigan State 7-0 Actual: 9Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1076 Points
11 Ole Miss 5-1 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Nate Mink Lowest: 16 - Ron Counts 879 Points
12 Michigan 6-0 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1214 Points
13 Texas A&M 5-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Jon Wilner 536 Points
14 Auburn 5-2 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 3 Voters Lowest: 25 - 2 Voters 397 Points
15 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Andy Greder Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 763 Points
16 Coastal Carolina 6-0 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - James Kratch Lowest: 25 - Don Williams 736 Points
17 Wake Forest 6-0 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 629 Points
18 Kentucky 6-1 Actual: 15Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 723 Points
19 NC State 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - Kellis Robinett 485 Points
20 SMU 6-0 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 358 Points
21 San Diego State 6-0 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Bennett Conlin Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 284 Points
22 UTSA 7-0 Actual: 24Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 104 Points
23 Baylor 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Nathan Baird Lowest: NR - Steve Batterson 378 Points
24 Arkansas 4-3 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 54 Voters 29 Points
25 Iowa State 4-2 Actual: 31Highest: 22 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: NR - 55 Voters 14 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 23-Pittsburgh 25-Purdue
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