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 23, 2025 Week 14 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Ohio State (58) 11-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 57 Voters Lowest: 3 - 2 Voters 1640
2 Indiana (7) 11-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 8 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1587
3 Texas A&M (1) 11-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - Pat Welter Lowest: 4 - 3 Voters 1522
4 Georgia 10-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 3 Voters Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters 1444
5 Oregon 10-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - Koki Riley 1326
6 Ole Miss 10-1 Actual: 6Highest: 5 - 25 Voters Lowest: 11 - Jon Wilner 1320
7 Texas Tech 10-1 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1295
8 Notre Dame 9-2 Actual: 9Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters 1117
9 Oklahoma 9-2 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1169
10 Alabama 9-2 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 12 - 6 Voters 1056
11 BYU 10-1 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Shaun Goodwin Lowest: 13 - 3 Voters 1014
12 Miami (FL) 9-2 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 849
13 Vanderbilt 9-2 Actual: 12Highest: 10 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 876
14 Utah 9-2 Actual: 14Highest: 12 - 13 Voters Lowest: 18 - Kirk Bohls 809
15 Virginia 9-2 Actual: 17Highest: 13 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - Koki Riley 556
16 Michigan 9-2 Actual: 15Highest: 13 - Keith Farmer Lowest: 20 - Kirk Kenney 664
17 Texas 8-3 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 25 - Keith Farmer 646
18 Tennessee 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 14 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 473
19 USC 8-3 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - 9 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 464
20 James Madison 10-1 Actual: 20Highest: 8 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 331
21 North Texas 10-1 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 288
22 Pittsburgh 8-3 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 174
23 Tulane 9-2 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 255
24 Georgia Tech 9-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 228
25 Navy 8-2 Actual: 27Highest: 21 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 47 Voters 43
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-SMU
