AP Top 25 Voter’s Ballot - Week 13
Poll Released: Nov 17
All Voters

Bob Asmussen

Newspaper: Champaign News-Gazette

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.

Rank Trend Team Conference Record Points Game scores Share
1 - Alabama SEC 11-0 1525(61) vs Citadel W 50-17
2 - Clemson ACC 11-0 1455 vs Duke W 35-6
3 - Notre Dame Division I FBS Ind 11-0 1412 vs Syracuse W 36-3
4 - Michigan Big Ten 10-1 1327 vs Indiana W 31-20
5 - Georgia SEC 10-1 1288 vs Massachusetts W 66-27
6 3 UCF The American 10-0 1064 vs Cincinnati W 38-13
7 - Oklahoma Big 12 10-1 1182 vs Kansas W 55-40
8 1 Ohio State Big Ten 10-1 1019 @ Maryland W 52-51
9 2 LSU SEC 9-2 1064 vs Rice W 42-10
10 1 Washington State Pac-12 10-1 1149 vs Arizona W 69-28
11 - Utah State Mountain West 10-1 667 @ Colorado State W 29-24
12 2 Texas Big 12 8-3 856 vs Iowa State W 24-10
13 1 Washington Pac-12 8-3 631 vs Oregon State W 42-23
14 2 Florida SEC 8-3 707 vs Idaho W 63-10
15 1 Penn State Big Ten 8-3 659 @ Rutgers W 20-7
16 5 West Virginia Big 12 8-2 822 @ Oklahoma State L 45-41
17 7 Syracuse ACC 8-3 427 @ Notre Dame L 36-3
18 3 Utah Pac-12 8-3 491 @ Colorado W 30-7
19 3 Kentucky SEC 8-3 508 vs Middle Tennessee W 34-23
20 3 Mississippi State SEC 7-4 260 vs Arkansas W 52-6
21 - Missouri SEC 7-4 34 @ Tennessee W 50-17
22 4 Northwestern Big Ten 7-4 307 @ Minnesota W 24-14
23 2 Boise State Mountain West 9-2 287 @ New Mexico W 45-14
24 - Army Division I FBS Ind 9-2 176 vs Colgate W 28-14
25 7 Iowa State Big 12 6-4 123 @ Texas L 24-10
Poll Methodology
The AP Top 25 Poll is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks college football's best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through to the 25th team, which receives one point. The rankings are set by listing the teams' point totals from highest to lowest. The mathematical formula is the same as the one used for the AP Pro 32 rankings and the AP Top 25 rankings for men's and women's basketball.
History of the Poll
The Associated Press began its college football poll on Oct. 19, 1936, and it is now the longest-running poll of those that award national titles at the end of the season. The preseason poll was started in 1950. A panel of 61 sports writers and broadcasters from around the country votes on the poll weekly. All of the voters have an extensive background in covering college football. Alabama's ten AP national titles lead the way, with Notre Dame sitting second with eight. Oklahoma has seven, while Miami and Southern California have five each. Each team's ranking will be mentioned in AP stories throughout the preseason and the regular season, along with a link to the Top 25: collegefootball.ap.org/poll