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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Oct 25, 2026 Week 8 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Ohio State (10) 6-1 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 10 Voters Lowest: 5 - Pat Welter 1681
2 Miami (FL) (59) 7-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 59 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1735
3 UCLA 7-0 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - Stephen Means Lowest: 12 - Koki Riley 1398
4 Utah (1) 7-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Stephen Means Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1413
5 Indiana 7-1 Actual: 4Highest: 3 - 12 Voters Lowest: 9 - 2 Voters 1459
6 Georgia 6-1 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 2 Voters Lowest: 9 - David Jablonski 1511
7 BYU 6-1 Actual: 8Highest: 3 - 2 Voters Lowest: 12 - Cameron Cox 1325
8 Notre Dame 6-1 Actual: 5Highest: 2 - Koki Riley Lowest: 9 - 3 Voters 1458
9 Alabama 6-2 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Nick Jacobs Lowest: 17 - Stephen Means 1063
10 Kentucky 7-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Murray Evans Lowest: 16 - Koki Riley 1185
11 Florida 5-2 Actual: 17Highest: 11 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 556
12 Texas 5-2 Actual: 11Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 20 - Nick Jacobs 966
13 Texas Tech 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - David Jablonski Lowest: 23 - 2 Voters 861
14 Ole Miss 5-2 Actual: 12Highest: 8 - Koki Riley Lowest: 21 - Dylan Sinn 871
15 SMU 6-1 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 440
16 Boise State 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 12 - Ian Kress Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 422
17 LSU 6-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Nick Jacobs Lowest: 25 - Brian Fonseca 813
18 Wake Forest 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 9 - 3 Voters Lowest: 24 - Chelsie Brown 822
19 Arizona 6-1 Actual: 22Highest: 11 - Koki Riley Lowest: NR - Matt McGavic 400
20 Northwestern 6-1 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Stephen Means Lowest: 24 - 3 Voters 422
21 Missouri 5-2 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 9 Voters 329
22 New Mexico 6-1 Actual: 27Highest: 19 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 48 Voters 41
23 Iowa 5-2 Actual: 26Highest: 17 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 76
24 Oklahoma State 5-2 Actual: 24Highest: 14 - Adam Lichtenstein Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 180
25 Wisconsin 5-2 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - Sarah Hughes Lowest: NR - 22 Voters 125
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 16-Tennessee 18-Houston
