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 16, 2022 Week 8 Rankings for Ben Portnoy1 Tennessee (15) 6-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 15 Voters Lowest: 6 - Mike Berardino 1474 Points
2 Ohio State (17) 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 17 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1509 Points
3 Georgia (31) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 31 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1530 Points
4 Michigan 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Nathan Baird Lowest: 7 - Joe Giglio 1384 Points
5 Clemson 7-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters 1336 Points
6 TCU 6-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 11 Voters Lowest: 12 - Don Williams 1166 Points
7 UCLA 6-0 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - Mike Berardino 1048 Points
8 Alabama 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Mike Berardino Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters 1232 Points
9 Oklahoma State 5-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ron Counts 913 Points
10 Ole Miss 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 6 - 10 Voters Lowest: 11 - Michael Lev 1173 Points
11 Utah 5-2 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Darren Haynes Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters 715 Points
12 USC 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 19 - Nathan Baird 861 Points
13 Oregon 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Colten Bartholomew Lowest: 15 - Kirk Bohls 953 Points
14 Syracuse 6-0 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - Matt Baker 751 Points
15 Wake Forest 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters 790 Points
16 Penn State 5-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Adam Cole Lowest: 20 - 5 Voters 629 Points
17 Cincinnati 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 321 Points
18 Kansas State 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 22 - Kirk Kenney 599 Points
19 Texas 5-2 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Rece Davis Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 368 Points
20 Kentucky 5-2 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 414 Points
21 Illinois 6-1 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - Nathan Baird Lowest: NR - Nate Mink 433 Points
22 UCF 5-1 Actual: 28Highest: 22 - Ben Portnoy Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 13 Points
23 North Carolina 6-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Joe Giglio Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 210 Points
24 NC State 5-2 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 155 Points
25 Mississippi State 5-2 Actual: 24Highest: 18 - Sam McKewon Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 150 Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Tulane
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