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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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Oct 5, 2025Week 7 Rankings for Bob Asmussen
1Ohio State (40)
5-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 40 Voters
Lowest: 4 - Koki Riley
1620
Points
2Miami (FL) (21)
5-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 21 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 26 Voters
1579
Points
3Oregon (5)
5-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 6 - Javon Edmonds
1542
Points
4Oklahoma
5-0Actual: 6
Highest: 3 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 3 Voters
1346
Points
5Texas A&M
5-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 8 - 4 Voters
1361
Points
6Ole Miss
5-0Actual: 4
Highest: 3 - Steven Johnson
Lowest: 10 - Koki Riley
1376
Points
7Indiana
5-0Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 12 - 3 Voters
1213
Points
8Alabama
4-1Actual: 8
Highest: 4 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 10 - 4 Voters
1202
Points
9Georgia
4-1Actual: 10
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 13 - Greg Madia
1084
Points
10LSU
4-1Actual: 11
Highest: 6 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: 24 - Sean Reider
949
Points
11Texas Tech
5-0Actual: 9
Highest: 5 - Sean Reider
Lowest: 13 - Damien Sordelett
1135
Points
12Tennessee
4-1Actual: 12
Highest: 9 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: 18 - Stephen Means
892
Points
13Georgia Tech
5-0Actual: 13
Highest: 8 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
782
Points
14Missouri
5-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Bob Ballou
Lowest: NR - Jamal St. Cyr
775
Points
15Michigan
4-1Actual: 15
Highest: 11 - Jamal St. Cyr
Lowest: 22 - Dylan Sinn
707
Points
16Illinois
5-1Actual: 17
Highest: 14 - Kevin Carter
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
522
Points
17BYU
5-0Actual: 18
Highest: 11 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
463
Points
18Notre Dame
3-2Actual: 16
Highest: 7 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - Javon Edmonds
610
Points

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19Penn State
3-2Actual: 28
Highest: 15 - Dave Preston
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
97
Points
20South Florida
4-1Actual: 24
Highest: 16 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 30 Voters
150
Points
21Virginia
5-1Actual: 19
Highest: 12 - Kirk Bohls
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
452
Points

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22Texas
3-2Actual: 27
Highest: 13 - Kirk Kenney
Lowest: NR - 45 Voters
111
Points
23Arizona State
4-1Actual: 21
Highest: 13 - Henry Greenstein
Lowest: NR - 18 Voters
214
Points
24Memphis
6-0Actual: 23
Highest: 15 - Stephen Means
Lowest: NR - 26 Voters
153
Points

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25Vanderbilt
5-1Actual: 20
Highest: 12 - Dylan Sinn
Lowest: NR - 1 Voters
407
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-Iowa State25-Florida State