Bob Asmussen
Champaign News-Gazette
Champaign, IL
@BobAsmussenBeat Assignment
Primary Team:Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:Big Ten
Region:Midwest
"Illinois Fighting Illini football columnist."
BYU Bias Meter
BYU BoosterAvg Delta
+2
vs Consensus
Avg BYU Rank
#9.8
On His Ballots
Times Ranked
5 / 5
Poll Weeks
Bob Asmussen votes BYU an average of 2 spots higher than consensus across 5 polls submitted this season.
Conference Bias Tendencies
Avg Delta vs ConsensusBig Ten+1.89 spots (37 picks)
ACC+1.87 spots (15 picks)
Big 12+0.36 spots (22 picks)
SEC+0.2 spots (45 picks)
Mountain West0 spots (1 picks)
Independent-0.2 spots (5 picks)
Extreme Picks Hall of Fame
Ballot selections deviating 5 or more spots from the national AP consensus.
Texas A&M
Week 2 • Consensus: #26
#8
+18
Texas A&M
Week 1 • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Texas A&M
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#10
+16
Oklahoma
Week 3 • Consensus: #29
#17
+12
USC
Pre-Season • Consensus: #26
#14
+12
Oregon
Week 2 • Consensus: #21
#11
+10
Oklahoma
Week 2 • Consensus: #24
#14
+10
Tennessee
Week 2 • Consensus: #15
#25
-10
Oregon
Week 3 • Consensus: #20
#11
+9
Tennessee
Week 3 • Consensus: #14
#22
-8
Week-by-Week Ballot History
Examine Bob Asmussen's complete 1–25 rankings for every submitted week.
Showing ballot for Week 3 (Sep 15, 2026):
#1Indiana
Consensus: #5
+4
#2Texas
Consensus: #1
-1
#3Notre Dame
Consensus: #3
#4Miami (FL)
Consensus: #6
+2
#5Ole Miss
Consensus: #4
-1
#6Ohio State
Consensus: #7
+1
#7Georgia
Consensus: #2
-5
#8BYU
Consensus: #9
+1
#9Alabama
Consensus: #8
-1
#10Texas Tech
Consensus: #11
+1
#11Oregon
Consensus: #20
+9
#12USC
Consensus: #12
#13Michigan
Consensus: #18
+5
#14Penn State
Consensus: #13
-1
#15LSU
Consensus: #10
-5
#16Missouri
Consensus: #19
+3
#17Oklahoma
Consensus: #29
+12
#18Louisville
Consensus: #16
-2
#19Washington
Consensus: #26
+7
#20Utah
Consensus: #15
-5
#21Iowa
Consensus: #17
-4
#22Tennessee
Consensus: #14
-8
#23Florida
Consensus: #21
-2
#24West Virginia
Consensus: #28
+4
#25Houston
Consensus: #25