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Bob AsmussenChampaign News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
E-mail: rasmusse@news-gazette.com
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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Oct 16, 2022Week 8 Rankings for Bob Asmussen
1Ohio State (17)
6-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 17 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters
1509
Points
2Georgia (31)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 31 Voters
Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters
1530
Points
3Tennessee (15)
6-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 15 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Mike Berardino
1474
Points
4Michigan
7-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: 7 - Joe Giglio
1384
Points
5Clemson
7-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters
1336
Points
6Ole Miss
7-0Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 10 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Michael Lev
1173
Points
7Alabama
6-1Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - Mike Berardino
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1232
Points
8TCU
6-0Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 12 - Don Williams
1166
Points
9UCLA
6-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Mike Berardino
1048
Points
10Oregon
5-1Actual: 10
Highest: 7 - Colten Bartholomew
Lowest: 15 - Kirk Bohls
953
Points
11USC
6-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 19 - Nathan Baird
861
Points
12Syracuse
6-0Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 21 - Matt Baker
751
Points
13Oklahoma State
5-1Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Ron Counts
913
Points
14Wake Forest
5-1Actual: 13
Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 17 - 3 Voters
790
Points
15Penn State
5-1Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - Adam Cole
Lowest: 20 - 5 Voters
629
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
16Cincinnati
5-1Actual: 21
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
321
Points
17Kansas State
5-1Actual: 17
Highest: 10 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: 22 - Kirk Kenney
599
Points
18Illinois
6-1Actual: 18
Highest: 15 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: NR - Nate Mink
433
Points
19Utah
5-2Actual: 15
Highest: 10 - Darren Haynes
Lowest: 20 - 2 Voters
715
Points
20NC State
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 18 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
155
Points
21North Carolina
6-1Actual: 22
Highest: 16 - Joe Giglio
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
210
Points
22Texas
5-2Actual: 20
Highest: 14 - Rece Davis
Lowest: 25 - 3 Voters
368
Points
23Kentucky
5-2Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
414
Points
24Mississippi State
5-2Actual: 24
Highest: 18 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 16 Voters
150
Points
25LSU
5-2Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - Nathan Baird
Lowest: NR - 35 Voters
87
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Tulane