Bob Asmussen Champaign News-Gazette (Champaign, IL) About: Bob Asmussen is in his 25th year at The Champaign News-Gazette. He became the Illinois football beat writer in 1996. Asmussen has also covered men's and women's basketball, volleyball and wrestling. He has won numerous national and state awards for his writing. Married to a fellow reporter, Asmussen has a son and a daughter. They live in Champaign.
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Oct 15, 2017 Week 8 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Alabama (61) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525 Points
2 Penn State 6-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 37 Voters Lowest: 4 - 8 Voters 1432 Points
3 Georgia 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 21 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1417 Points
4 Wisconsin 6-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Jonny Miller Lowest: 12 - Jon Wilner 1241 Points
5 Ohio State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Ed Daigneault Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1184 Points
6 TCU 6-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1322 Points
7 Miami (FL) 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 14 - Michael Lev 1109 Points
8 South Florida 6-0 Actual: 16Highest: 8 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 573 Points
9 USC 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 19 - Brent Axe 886 Points
10 Clemson 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1117 Points
11 Michigan 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Jerry DiPaola 558 Points
12 Oklahoma 5-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - Jason Butt 1066 Points
13 Oklahoma State 5-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - Pat Caputo 900 Points
14 Washington 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 4 Voters Lowest: 19 - 2 Voters 811 Points
15 Virginia Tech 5-1 Actual: 14Highest: 8 - Parrish Alford Lowest: 21 - Pat Caputo 727 Points
16 Washington State 6-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Safid Deen Lowest: NR - Rick Wright 578 Points
17 UCF 5-0 Actual: 20Highest: 13 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 23 - 3 Voters 387 Points
18 Notre Dame 5-1 Actual: 13Highest: 6 - Jason Galloway Lowest: 19 - Jerry DiPaola 798 Points
19 NC State 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - Jerry DiPaola 573 Points
20 Michigan State 5-1 Actual: 18Highest: 10 - Pat Dooley Lowest: 23 - Soren Petro 563 Points
21 Stanford 5-2 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Andy Bitter Lowest: NR - Chris Murray 274 Points
22 LSU 5-2 Actual: 24Highest: 15 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 31 Voters 108 Points
23 Auburn 5-2 Actual: 21Highest: 14 - Ryan Aber Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters 303 Points
24 West Virginia 4-2 Actual: 23Highest: 19 - Jeff Miller Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 157 Points
25 Memphis 5-1 Actual: 25Highest: 21 - Dave Foster Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 62 Points