Bob AsmussenChampaign News-Gazette (Champaign, IL)
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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Sep 7, 2025Week 3 Rankings for Bob Asmussen
1Ohio State (57)
2-0Actual: 1
Highest: 1 - 57 Voters
Lowest: 3 - 3 Voters
1614
Points
2Penn State (5)
2-0Actual: 2
Highest: 1 - 5 Voters
Lowest: 7 - Jon Wilner
1524
Points
3LSU (2)
2-0Actual: 3
Highest: 1 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 6 - 3 Voters
1487
Points
4Georgia
2-0Actual: 6
Highest: 2 - 3 Voters
Lowest: 9 - 4 Voters
1350
Points
5Texas
1-1Actual: 7
Highest: 4 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 11 - Andy Yamashita
1248
Points
6Oregon (1)
2-0Actual: 4
Highest: 1 - Robert Cessna
Lowest: 8 - Bob Ballou
1375
Points
7Miami (FL)
2-0Actual: 5
Highest: 3 - 8 Voters
Lowest: 9 - Sam McKewon
1360
Points
8Illinois
2-0Actual: 9
Highest: 7 - 4 Voters
Lowest: 17 - Chris Murray
1001
Points
9South Carolina
2-0Actual: 11
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn
927
Points
10Notre Dame
0-1Actual: 8
Highest: 6 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 16 - Pat Welter
1086
Points
11Iowa State
3-0Actual: 14
Highest: 6 - Jon Wilner
Lowest: 21 - Aaron McMann
794
Points
12Florida State
2-0Actual: 10
Highest: 4 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 19 - David Paschall
954
Points
13Oklahoma
2-0Actual: 13
Highest: 7 - 2 Voters
Lowest: 20 - Tom Murphy
893
Points
14Clemson
1-1Actual: 12
Highest: 8 - 7 Voters
Lowest: 23 - Haley Sawyer
894
Points
15Tennessee
2-0Actual: 15
Highest: 8 - Damien Sordelett
Lowest: NR - 2 Voters
537
Points
16Alabama
1-1Actual: 19
Highest: 11 - Pete Yanity
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
396
Points

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17Indiana
2-0Actual: 22
Highest: 13 - Chris Murray
Lowest: NR - 10 Voters
331
Points
18South Florida
2-0Actual: 18
Highest: 10 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 3 Voters
444
Points
19Ole Miss
2-0Actual: 17
Highest: 9 - Pat Welter
Lowest: NR - 7 Voters
518
Points
20Utah
2-0Actual: 20
Highest: 7 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 13 Voters
361
Points

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21Louisville
2-0Actual: 33
Highest: 20 - 3 Voters
Lowest: NR - 51 Voters
49
Points
22Texas Tech
2-0Actual: 21
Highest: 12 - 2 Voters
Lowest: NR - 8 Voters
347
Points

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23Texas A&M
2-0Actual: 16
Highest: 12 - 5 Voters
Lowest: NR - 5 Voters
532
Points
24Michigan
1-1Actual: 23
Highest: 13 - Koki Riley
Lowest: NR - 20 Voters
250
Points
25Auburn
2-0Actual: 24
Highest: 8 - Sam McKewon
Lowest: NR - 33 Voters
172
Points
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 25-Missouri