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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Oct 26, 2025Week 10 Rankings for Bob Asmussen
1Ohio State (54)
7-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 54 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Shaun Goodwin
1633
Points
2Indiana (11)
8-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 11 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 6 Voters
1589
Points
3Texas A&M (1)
8-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - Pat Welter
Lowest: 5 - Pete Yanity
1523
Points
4Alabama
7-1Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Dylan Sinn
1445
Points
5Georgia
6-1Actual: 5
Highest: 4 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1359
Points
6Ole Miss
7-1Actual: 7
Highest: 6 - 22 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Andy Yamashita
1212
Points
7Georgia Tech
8-0Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Koki Riley
1172
Points
8Oregon
7-1Actual: 6
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Steven Johnson
1249
Points
9BYU
8-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley
1069
Points
10Vanderbilt
7-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Tom Murphy
1098
Points
11Miami (FL)
6-1Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - Chris Murray
Lowest: 15 - Keith Farmer
1069
Points
12Notre Dame
5-2Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Javon Edmonds
944
Points
13Virginia
7-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - Koki Riley
660
Points
14Texas Tech
7-1Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 18 - Keith Farmer
876
Points

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15Texas
6-2Actual: 20
Highest: 15 - 4 Voters
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
371
Points
16Oklahoma
6-2Actual: 18
Highest: 12 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
485
Points
17Louisville
6-1Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 22 - Kirk Kenney
647
Points
18Tennessee
6-2Actual: 14
Highest: 11 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
684
Points
19Houston
7-1Actual: 22
Highest: 15 - Sean Reider
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
256
Points
20Cincinnati
7-1Actual: 17
Highest: 12 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 24 - Koki Riley
609
Points
21Memphis
7-1Actual: 25
Highest: 18 - Jordan McPherson
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
130
Points
22USC
5-2Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 19 Voters
215
Points
23Michigan
6-2Actual: 21
Highest: 15 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
264
Points

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24Missouri
6-2Actual: 19
Highest: 14 - Andy Yamashita
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
447
Points
25Navy
7-0Actual: 26
Highest: 18 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 36 Voters
86
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Utah