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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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Sep 2, 2025Week 2 Rankings for Bob Asmussen
1Ohio State (55)
1-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Pete Yanity
1636
Points
2Penn State (7)
1-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 5 - 3 Voters
1558
Points
3LSU (3)
1-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters
1514
Points
4Georgia
1-0Actual: 4
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1410
Points
5Texas
0-1Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Haley Sawyer
Lowest: 16 - Kevin Carter
1293
Points
6Oregon (1)
1-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 9 - 7 Voters
1302
Points
7Miami (FL)
1-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters
1360
Points
8Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
1068
Points
9Illinois
1-0Actual: 11
Highest: 8 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Pete Yanity
855
Points
10South Carolina
1-0Actual: 10
Highest: 8 - 6 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
882
Points
11Clemson
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 5 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1135
Points
12Iowa State
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 11 - Ian Kress
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
566
Points
13Arizona State
1-0Actual: 12
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
850
Points
14Florida State
1-0Actual: 14
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
705
Points
15Michigan
1-0Actual: 15
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
686
Points
16SMU
1-0Actual: 17
Highest: 7 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
561
Points

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17Tennessee
1-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
339
Points
18Alabama
0-1Actual: 21
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 14 Voters
360
Points

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19Florida
1-0Actual: 13
Highest: 5 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
737
Points
20Indiana
1-0Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
257
Points
21Ole Miss
1-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
393
Points

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22Louisville
1-0Actual: 30
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
59
Points
23Texas A&M
1-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Ralph Russo
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
424
Points
24Texas Tech
1-0Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Javon Edmonds
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
247
Points

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25Oklahoma
1-0Actual: 18
Highest: 6 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
519
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Utah