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 24, 2021 Week 9 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Georgia 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 63 Voters Lowest: 1 - 63 Voters 1575 Points
2 Cincinnati 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 41 Voters Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters 1477 Points
3 Alabama 7-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 14 Voters Lowest: 7 - Ron Counts 1417 Points
4 Oregon 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - Jack Ebling Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 1165 Points
5 Ohio State 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 8 Voters 1311 Points
6 Oklahoma 8-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1383 Points
7 Michigan State 7-0 Actual: 8Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1160 Points
8 Michigan 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Kellis Robinett Lowest: 10 - Nate Mink 1270 Points
9 Ole Miss 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Nate Mink Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner 1034 Points
10 Oklahoma State 6-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 682 Points
11 Iowa 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Ryan Thorburn Lowest: 16 - Jack Ebling 1035 Points
12 Texas A&M 6-2 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 700 Points
13 Penn State 5-2 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 471 Points
14 Auburn 5-2 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - Bryce Miller 481 Points
15 Notre Dame 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Andy Greder Lowest: 17 - Nathan Baird 922 Points
16 Wake Forest 7-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 19 - Nathan Baird 801 Points
17 Pittsburgh 6-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - Matt Baker Lowest: 23 - Scott Richey 510 Points
18 Kentucky 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 18 - Ben Portnoy 849 Points
19 Iowa State 5-2 Actual: 22Highest: 12 - Nathan Baird Lowest: NR - Pete Martini 298 Points
20 SMU 7-0 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Don Williams 473 Points
21 San Diego State 7-0 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Ryan Thorburn Lowest: 24 - 5 Voters 390 Points
22 UTSA 8-0 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - Tom Murphy Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 235 Points
23 Baylor 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Nathan Baird Lowest: 23 - Ben Portnoy 513 Points
24 Coastal Carolina 6-1 Actual: 24Highest: 8 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 20 Voters 132 Points
25 Arkansas 5-3 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Don Williams Lowest: NR - 49 Voters 36 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-BYU
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