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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Sep 20, 2026 Week 3 Rankings for Bob Asmussen1 Indiana (4) 2-0 Actual: 5Highest: 1 - 4 Voters Lowest: 8 - Dylan Sinn 1467
2 Texas (58) 3-0 Actual: 1Highest: 1 - 58 Voters Lowest: 4 - 2 Voters 1706
3 Notre Dame 2-0 Actual: 3Highest: 2 - 12 Voters Lowest: 8 - Javon Edmonds 1517
4 Miami (FL) (1) 3-0 Actual: 6Highest: 1 - Creg Stephenson Lowest: 8 - Trevor Hass 1445
5 Ole Miss (3) 2-0 Actual: 4Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 7 Voters 1488
6 Ohio State 2-1 Actual: 7Highest: 2 - 3 Voters Lowest: 8 - 3 Voters 1415
7 Georgia (3) 3-0 Actual: 2Highest: 1 - 3 Voters Lowest: 7 - 5 Voters 1580
8 BYU 3-0 Actual: 9Highest: 7 - Dylan Sinn Lowest: NR - Jerry Humphrey 1090
9 Alabama 3-0 Actual: 8Highest: 6 - David Jablonski Lowest: 19 - Stephen Means 1182
10 Texas Tech 3-0 Actual: 11Highest: 7 - 2 Voters Lowest: 16 - 3 Voters 1067
11 Oregon 2-1 Actual: 20Highest: 11 - Bob Asmussen Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 364
12 USC 4-0 Actual: 12Highest: 9 - Bob Ballou Lowest: 21 - Murray Evans 907
13 Michigan 2-0 Actual: 18Highest: 13 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 6 Voters 432
14 Penn State 3-0 Actual: 13Highest: 9 - David Paschall Lowest: 20 - Adam Lichtenstein 850
15 LSU 2-0 Actual: 10Highest: 6 - Javon Edmonds Lowest: 18 - 2 Voters 1078
16 Missouri 2-0 Actual: 19Highest: 12 - Ian Kress Lowest: NR - 11 Voters 369
17 Oklahoma 1-1 Actual: 29Highest: 17 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 45 Voters 91
18 Louisville 2-1 Actual: 16Highest: 10 - Ralph Russo Lowest: 24 - Louie Vaccher 692
19 Washington 3-0 Actual: 26Highest: 18 - 4 Voters Lowest: NR - 42 Voters 107
20 Utah 2-0 Actual: 15Highest: 10 - Nicole Auerbach Lowest: 22 - 2 Voters 752
21 Iowa 2-0 Actual: 17Highest: 12 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 3 Voters 561
22 Tennessee 3-0 Actual: 14Highest: 10 - 5 Voters Lowest: NR - Dylan Sinn 826
23 Florida 3-0 Actual: 21Highest: 13 - Ralph Russo Lowest: NR - 13 Voters 269
24 West Virginia 3-0 Actual: 28Highest: 18 - 2 Voters Lowest: NR - 40 Voters 93
25 Houston 2-1 Actual: 25Highest: 15 - Jon Wilner Lowest: NR - 39 Voters 127
Ranked Teams Not on Ballot: 22-SMU 23-Texas A&M 24-Mississippi State
