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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.


Ballot Score

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Sep 14, 2025Week 4 Rankings for Bob Asmussen
1Ohio State (55)
3-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 55 Voters
Lowest: 5 - Jon Wilner
1631
Points
2Penn State (5)
3-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Stephen Means
1490
Points
3Georgia
3-0Actual: 5
Highest: 2 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters
1428
Points
4LSU (2)
3-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters
1470
Points
5Oregon (1)
3-0Actual: 6
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 7 - Kirk Bohls
1423
Points
6Miami (FL) (3)
3-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 8 - Kevin Carter
1434
Points
7Texas
2-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - Creg Stephenson
Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters
1111
Points
8Illinois
3-0Actual: 9
Highest: 6 - Shaun Goodwin
Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters
1110
Points
9Texas A&M
3-0Actual: 10
Highest: 5 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 14 - Kevin Carter
1101
Points
10Florida State
2-0Actual: 7
Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 14 - Koki Riley
1123
Points
11Iowa State
4-0Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley
820
Points
12Oklahoma
3-0Actual: 11
Highest: 5 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: 17 - Kirk Kenney
1056
Points
13Alabama
2-1Actual: 14
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
599
Points
14Tennessee
2-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Stephen Means
583
Points
15Ole Miss
3-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
748
Points
16Utah
3-0Actual: 16
Highest: 9 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 4 Voters
573
Points
17Indiana
3-0Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 11 Voters
458
Points
18Georgia Tech
3-0Actual: 18
Highest: 8 - Greg Madia
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
511
Points
19Missouri
3-0Actual: 23
Highest: 10 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
292
Points
20Texas Tech
3-0Actual: 17
Highest: 8 - Keith Farmer
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
538
Points
21Michigan
2-1Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 12 Voters
356
Points

EXTREME PICK

This pick is 5+ spots from the actual ranking.
22South Florida
2-1Actual: 27
Highest: 17 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 40 Voters
83
Points
23Vanderbilt
3-0Actual: 20
Highest: 10 - David Jablonski
Lowest: NR - 6 Voters
397
Points
24Auburn
3-0Actual: 22
Highest: 10 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
344
Points
25Notre Dame
0-2Actual: 24
Highest: 10 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 24 Voters
207
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-USC