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.
What do you think of this ballot?
-10
Your vote has been saved. Now why don't you let this pollster know what you thought of their ballot?
Oct 11, 2026 Week 6 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Georgia (66) 6-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 66 Voters Lowest: 3 - Bob Ballou 1745
2 Indiana (1) 5-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1461
3 Notre Dame (1) 5-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - Brian Howell Lowest: 5 - 7 Voters 1630
4 Miami (FL) (2) 5-0 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 2 Voters Lowest: 7 - Stephen Means 1594
5 Texas 4-0 Actual: 7Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - Koki Riley 1371
6 Ohio State 5-1 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 6 Voters Lowest: 10 - 2 Voters 1508
7 Texas Tech 5-0 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 15 - 2 Voters 1132
8 BYU 5-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 8 Voters Lowest: 13 - Mike Griffith 1237
9 Alabama 5-1 Actual: 6Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1372
10 Ole Miss 3-1 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - 5 Voters Lowest: 17 - Ralph Russo 1135
11 UCLA 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - Stephen Means Lowest: 21 - Pete Yanity 951
12 Missouri 4-1 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - 2 Voters Lowest: 20 - Jon Wilner 882
13 Iowa 5-1 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 621
14 Utah 5-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 14 - 3 Voters 1073
15 Tennessee 4-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 706
16 Kentucky 4-1 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Brian Howell Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 655
17 USC 5-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Henry Greenstein Lowest: NR - 5 Voters 505
18 Houston 4-1 Actual: 20Highest: 14 - Pete Yanity Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 380
19 Mississippi State 4-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 650
20 Oklahoma State 3-1 Actual: 18Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Mike Griffith 604
21 SMU 4-1 Actual: 24Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 30 Voters 142
22 Boise State 4-1 Actual: 23Highest: 14 - Kirk Bohls Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 268
23 Wake Forest 5-1 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 1 Voters 326
24 Arizona 4-1 Actual: 28Highest: 12 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 82
25 New Mexico 4-1 Actual: 34Highest: 24 - Alex Taylor Lowest: NR - 67 Voters 3
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-LSU 25-Northwestern
