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Bob AsmussenChampaign News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
Twitter: @BobAsmussen
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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Aug 24, 2020Pre-Season Rankings for Bob Asmussen
1Clemson (38)
14-1Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 38 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Dylan Sinn
1520
Points
2LSU (1)
15-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner
1186
Points
3Ohio State (21)
13-1Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 5 Voters
1504
Points

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4Oregon
12-2Actual: 9
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Jon Wilner
1119
Points
5Alabama (2)
11-2Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Sam McKewon
1422
Points
6Penn State
11-2Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - Michael Vega
1147
Points
7Georgia
12-2Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Brian Howell
1270
Points
8Notre Dame
11-2Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Pete Martini
995
Points
9Oklahoma
12-2Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - 20 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Colten Bartholomew
1269
Points

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10Minnesota
11-2Actual: 19
Highest: 10 - Bob Asmussen
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
451
Points
11Florida
11-2Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 15 - Sam McKewon
1125
Points
12Oklahoma State
8-5Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - Conor O'Neill
Lowest: 23 - Adam Zucker
672
Points
13Texas A&M
8-5Actual: 13
Highest: 4 - Rece Davis
Lowest: NR - Colten Bartholomew
764
Points
14Michigan
9-4Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Robert Cessna
611
Points
15Auburn
9-4Actual: 11
Highest: 4 - Eric Hansen
Lowest: 25 - Sam McKewon
852
Points
16Texas
8-5Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - Sam McKewon
703
Points
17USC
8-5Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
534
Points

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18Wisconsin
10-4Actual: 12
Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters
840
Points
19North Carolina
7-6Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - Adam Grosbard
496
Points
20UCF
10-3Actual: 21
Highest: 17 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 15 Voters
229
Points
21Utah
11-3Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 22 Voters
211
Points
22Iowa State
7-6Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Brett McMurphy
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
199
Points
23Cincinnati
11-3Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
234
Points
24Iowa
10-3Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Adam Grosbard
Lowest: NR - 25 Voters
134
Points
25Arizona State
8-5Actual: 29
Highest: 16 - Gentry Estes
Lowest: NR - 42 Voters
66
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Tennessee