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 22, 2017 Week 9 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Alabama (61) 8-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 61 Voters Lowest: 1 - 61 Voters 1525
2 Penn State 7-0 Actual: 2Highest: 2 - 46 Voters Lowest: 4 - 5 Voters 1444
3 Georgia 7-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 14 Voters Lowest: 5 - 2 Voters 1409
4 Wisconsin 7-0 Actual: 5Highest: 3 - 4 Voters Lowest: 11 - 2 Voters 1241
5 Ohio State 6-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Ed Daigneault Lowest: 11 - Garland Gillen 1165
6 TCU 7-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 8 - Rick Wright 1327
7 Miami (FL) 6-0 Actual: 8Highest: 5 - 2 Voters Lowest: 13 - Ed Daigneault 1101
8 South Florida 7-0 Actual: 17Highest: 8 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 23 - Jon Wilner 604
9 Notre Dame 6-1 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - 3 Voters Lowest: 12 - 4 Voters 1066
10 Clemson 6-1 Actual: 7Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - Steve Batterson 1113
11 Oklahoma 6-1 Actual: 10Highest: 5 - 4 Voters Lowest: 13 - Parrish Alford 1040
12 Oklahoma State 6-1 Actual: 11Highest: 8 - 5 Voters Lowest: 16 - 2 Voters 894
13 Washington 6-1 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - 5 Voters Lowest: 18 - Dave Reardon 836
14 Virginia Tech 6-1 Actual: 13Highest: 8 - Parrish Alford Lowest: 19 - Pat Caputo 791
15 Washington State 7-1 Actual: 15Highest: 12 - 4 Voters Lowest: 21 - 3 Voters 648
16 UCF 6-0 Actual: 18Highest: 12 - Dave Reardon Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 500
17 NC State 6-1 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - Sammy Batten Lowest: 19 - Rick Wright 666
18 Michigan State 6-1 Actual: 16Highest: 9 - Jon Wilner Lowest: 19 - 4 Voters 615
19 Stanford 5-2 Actual: 20Highest: 15 - Andy Bitter Lowest: NR - Chris Murray 344
20 LSU 6-2 Actual: 23Highest: 16 - Jerry DiPaola Lowest: NR - 16 Voters 182
21 Auburn 6-2 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Soren Petro Lowest: 24 - 2 Voters 397
22 USC 6-2 Actual: 21Highest: 17 - 6 Voters Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 319
23 West Virginia 5-2 Actual: 22Highest: 17 - Jeff Miller Lowest: NR - 12 Voters 196
24 Memphis 6-1 Actual: 24Highest: 19 - Dave Foster Lowest: NR - 19 Voters 111
25 Iowa State 5-2 Actual: 25Highest: 18 - Bill Landis Lowest: NR - 27 Voters 98
