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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Nov 16, 2025 Week 13 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Ohio State (57) 10-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 57 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1639
2 Indiana (8) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1588
3 Texas A&M (1) 10-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Pat Welter Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1520
4 Georgia 9-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 5 Voters Lowest: 6 - 4 Voters 1447
5 Oregon 9-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 11 - Steven Johnson 1299
6 Ole Miss 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 5 - 33 Voters Lowest: 10 - Jon Wilner 1331
7 Texas Tech 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 4 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Henry Greenstein 1299
8 Notre Dame 8-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1130
9 Oklahoma 8-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 13 - Spencer Ripchik 1162
10 Alabama 8-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - Spencer Ripchik 1062
11 Georgia Tech 9-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Stephen Means Lowest: 21 - Koki Riley 768
12 BYU 9-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 14 - 2 Voters 992
13 Miami (FL) 8-2 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 18 - 3 Voters 773
14 USC 8-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 18 - 5 Voters 707
15 Vanderbilt 8-2 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 20 - Javon Edmonds 833
16 Utah 8-2 Actual: 13Highest: 7 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 19 - Kirk Bohls 795
17 Virginia 9-2 Actual: 19Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 476
18 Michigan 8-2 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 23 - Kirk Kenney 547
19 Texas 7-3 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Pete Yanity 564
20 Tennessee 7-3 Actual: 20Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 360
21 Missouri 7-3 Actual: 23Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 173
22 Illinois 7-3 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 56 Voters 31
23 James Madison 9-1 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 294
24 North Texas 9-1 Actual: 22Highest: 18 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 8 Voters 186
25 Navy 8-2 Actual: 26Highest: 21 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 34 Voters 61
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Tulane 25-Houston
