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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Sep 21, 2025 Week 5 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Ohio State (52) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 52 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1629
2 Penn State (5) 3-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 12 - 2 Voters 1460
3 Georgia 3-0 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 7 Voters Lowest: 7 - 2 Voters 1420
4 Miami (FL) (7) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 7 Voters Lowest: 6 - 6 Voters 1479
5 LSU 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 5 Voters Lowest: 10 - Stephen Means 1433
6 Oregon (1) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna Lowest: 10 - Javon Edmonds 1404
7 Oklahoma (1) 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 1 - David Jablonski Lowest: 15 - Kirk Kenney 1194
8 Texas 3-1 Actual: 10Highest: 7 - 15 Voters Lowest: 21 - Sean Reider 1057
9 Texas A&M 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 15 - Louie Vaccher 1072
10 Indiana 4-0 Actual: 11Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 16 - Bob Ballou 990
11 Florida State 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 1183
12 Iowa State 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - Ian Kress Lowest: 25 - Koki Riley 779
13 Alabama 2-1 Actual: 17Highest: 10 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 595
14 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 5 - Sean Reider Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 890
15 Ole Miss 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - 2 Voters Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 843
16 Tennessee 3-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Michael Lev Lowest: NR - Stephen Means 635
17 Georgia Tech 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Greg Madia Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 598
18 Missouri 4-0 Actual: 20Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 452
19 USC 4-0 Actual: 21Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 264
20 Michigan 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Louie Vaccher Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 458
21 Illinois 3-1 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Pat Welter Lowest: NR - 28 Voters 145
22 South Florida 3-1 Actual: 28Highest: 16 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 77
23 Vanderbilt 4-0 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: 24 - Aaron McMann 546
24 Notre Dame 1-2 Actual: 22Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 219
25 BYU 3-0 Actual: 25Highest: 12 - Damien Sordelett Lowest: NR - 35 Voters 131
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-TCU
