Illinois football beat writer Bob Asmussen is a voting member of The Associated Press Top 25 panel. Here is this week's ballot:
TEAM PREV.
1. Alabama 1
2. Clemson 2
3. Notre Dame 3
4. Michigan 4
5. Georgia 5
6. UCF 6
7. West Virginia 7
8. Oklahoma 8
9 . Ohio State 9
10. LSU 10
11. Washington State 11
12. Utah State 13
13. Syracuse 15
14. Cincinnati 17
15. Washington 18
16. Texas 21
17. Florida 20
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