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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Nov 8, 2026 Week 10 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Utah (12) 9-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 12 Voters Lowest: 5 - Kirk Kenney 1675
2 Georgia (53) 8-1 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 53 Voters Lowest: 3 - 4 Voters 1729
3 UCLA 9-0 Actual: 4Highest: 2 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - 2 Voters 1542
4 Notre Dame (5) 8-1 Actual: 3Highest: 1 - 5 Voters Lowest: 7 - Murray Evans 1597
5 Indiana 8-1 Actual: 6Highest: 3 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: 12 - Chris Carter 1376
6 Alabama 7-2 Actual: 7Highest: 4 - 4 Voters Lowest: 12 - Spencer Ripchik 1334
7 Miami (FL) 8-1 Actual: 5Highest: 4 - 8 Voters Lowest: 9 - Mike Griffith 1430
8 Texas 7-2 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - 5 Voters Lowest: 13 - Murray Evans 1253
9 USC 7-2 Actual: 15Highest: 9 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: 22 - Eric Hansen 679
10 Texas Tech 8-1 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Spencer Ripchik Lowest: 16 - Rece Davis 1082
11 Tennessee 7-2 Actual: 9Highest: 5 - Sarah Hughes Lowest: 12 - 4 Voters 1177
12 Boise State 8-1 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: 24 - 4 Voters 563
13 Wake Forest 8-1 Actual: 11Highest: 6 - 3 Voters Lowest: 16 - Brett McMurphy 1067
14 Iowa 7-2 Actual: 16Highest: 11 - Mike Griffith Lowest: 23 - Eric Johnson 659
15 BYU 7-2 Actual: 12Highest: 6 - 2 Voters Lowest: 15 - 3 Voters 1041
16 Houston 7-2 Actual: 14Highest: 12 - 3 Voters Lowest: 21 - 2 Voters 803
17 Kentucky 7-2 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 20 - Stephen Means 897
18 Oregon 6-3 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - Dave Preston 517
19 Ohio State 6-3 Actual: 21Highest: 12 - Eric Hansen Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 349
20 New Mexico 8-1 Actual: 23Highest: 15 - Stephen Means Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 301
21 South Carolina 6-3 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Kirk Kenney Lowest: NR - 2 Voters 399
22 Ole Miss 6-3 Actual: 19Highest: 13 - Rece Davis Lowest: NR - David Jablonski 415
23 Arizona 7-2 Actual: 22Highest: 16 - 3 Voters Lowest: NR - 4 Voters 324
24 SMU 7-2 Actual: 25Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 26 Voters 118
25 Duke 7-2 Actual: 27Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 50 Voters 49
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 24-LSU
