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 27, 2026 Week 4 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Texas (62) 4-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 62 Voters Lowest: 4 - Bob Ballou 1737
2 Indiana (1) 4-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 15 - Jon Wilner 1408
3 Notre Dame 4-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 12 Voters Lowest: 6 - 2 Voters 1581
4 Miami (FL) (1) 4-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: NR - Eric Johnson 1501
5 Ohio State 3-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 10 - Pat Welter 1465
6 Georgia (6) 4-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 6 Voters Lowest: 8 - Stephen Means 1646
7 Florida 4-0 Actual: 8Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Matt McGavic 1272
8 Alabama 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - David Jablonski Lowest: 12 - Brenna Greene 1305
9 Texas Tech 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Dylan Sinn 1053
10 BYU 3-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1078
11 Oregon 2-1 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Greg Luca Lowest: 23 - Chris Murray 725
12 Iowa 4-0 Actual: 14Highest: 5 - Stephen Means Lowest: 23 - Koki Riley 856
13 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 3 - Stephen Means Lowest: 17 - John Johnson 1089
14 LSU 3-1 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1073
15 Utah 4-0 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 17 - 2 Voters 903
16 Mississippi State 4-0 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - 3 Voters Lowest: 22 - Kirk Bohls 715
17 Tennessee 3-1 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 663
18 USC 4-1 Actual: 18Highest: 15 - John Johnson Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 410
19 Houston 3-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 278
20 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 19Highest: 14 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 14 Voters 345
21 SMU 2-1 Actual: 21Highest: 16 - Brian Fonseca Lowest: NR - 21 Voters 246
22 Boise State 2-1 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 24 Voters 221
23 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 23Highest: 10 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 218
24 Virginia Tech 4-0 Actual: 30Highest: 16 - Bob Ballou Lowest: NR - 46 Voters 86
25 Missouri 3-0 Actual: 25Highest: 16 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: NR - 38 Voters 118
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-Kentucky
