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16.10.2019 08:21
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GRAPEVINE, Texas -- You think you have it all figured out, dont you?Four playoff spots, four undefeated Power 5 teams.Fine.But, um, whos No. 2?The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2016 will be revealed Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, and while the playoff picture seems relatively simple with Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Washington all still undefeated, the selection committee probably wont use alphabetical order to figure out its top four.There are still some questions for the 12 members of the selection committee, who began their first official rankings meeting Monday afternoon and reconvened Tuesday morning. The evenings reveal will provide the first insight into how they view the top contenders. Heres a look at the most pressing questions heading into the first rankings:1. Whos No. 2? Alabama has looked like the most complete team in the country and the clear No. 1 for the past nine weeks, but who follows? Not all undefeated records are created equal. Clemson has three marquee wins against ranked opponents in Auburn, Louisville and Florida State, but hasnt looked dominant against the likes of Troy and NC State. Michigan has looked?dominant, particularly on defense, but has left its home state only once all season -- and that was to play a 2-6 Rutgers team. Washingtons first road win against a ranked opponent in Utah couldnt have come at a better time -- but thats the lone highlight on its playoff résumé. The case can be made for and against each team, so which way will the committee lean?2. How are the one-loss teams ranked? The one-loss club has grown significantly since West Virginia, Baylor and Nebraska joined this past weekend. Ohio State, Louisville, Florida and Texas A&M are also still clinging to playoff hopes. How the committee initially ranks these teams will give an indication of whether any of them have a shot at cracking the top four without winning a conference championship. The Big 12 is still up for grabs but doesnt have a conference championship game. Ohio State and Nebraska can still win their respective divisions in the Big Ten. Florida would have a monumental task upending Alabama in the SEC title game, should that matchup occur, and the Aggies need to win out and look spectacular in the process.3. Does any two-loss team stand a chance? Remember last years Stanford team, which lost to Northwestern and Oregon? The Cardinal were in the mix as a two-loss Pac-12 champion and finished No. 6. -- ahead of one-loss Ohio State -- in the final CFP rankings. Is there a two-loss team out there that the committee views similarly? Auburn is surging, but it needs to win out and have Texas A&M lose again to win the West. LSUs only league loss was to Auburn, so it can still win the West if it wins out and the Tigers lose again. Wisconsin now owns the tiebreaker over Nebraska if the Huskers lose again, and they play at Ohio State this week. Oklahoma hasnt lost a Big 12 game yet, and Utah can still win the South and get a second shot at Washington in the Pac-12 title game.4. Who leads the Group of 5? Boise State had been the front-runner until its 30-28 loss at Wyoming on Saturday. Will the selection committee reward undefeated Western Michigan, which has road wins at Northwestern and Illinois? A two-loss Boise State team was ranked ahead of an undefeated Marshall in 2014, which spoke volumes about what the committee thought of Marshalls strength of schedule that season. Because of its road wins over Big Ten teams, Western Michigan should be able to make a stronger case this year, but nothing is a guarantee. The highest-ranked Group of 5 champion is guaranteed a spot in a New Years Six bowl, which would be the Cotton Bowl this season. China Shoes Store . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. China Shoes . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. https://www.chinashoes.us/ . -- Aaron Murray threw for 408 yards and three touchdowns, ran for another score, and led No. China Shoes Online . Jordan Lynch, the all-purpose Heisman Trophy finalist from Northern Illinois, failed to make it into that exclusive club. Air Max From China . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers will have two players line up at inside linebacker Sunday against the Houston Texans.Who theyll be is anyones guess.The good news at least for Green Bay is that two starters are getting closer to returning at a position where injuries have sapped depth and weakened the run defense.Second-year starter Jake Ryan hasnt played a snap on defense the last three weeks after injuring an ankle on a first-series punt at Tennessee on Nov. 13. Rookie starter Blake Martinez sustained a knee sprain late in the game at Washington on Nov. 20 and didnt play on Monday night at Philadelphia.With both players inactive against the Eagles, Clay Matthews was moved from outside linebacker to inside linebacker and started alongside Joe Thomas. Matthews, however, sustained an injured shoulder on the opening series when he was leveled by Eagles right tackle Allen Barbre on an end-around. Matthews played most of the game after going to the locker room for a painkilling injection.All three players were listed as limited participation on Thursday.You prepare for the worst and, if you get good news, then youre happy about that, defensive coordinator Dom Capers said after practice Thursday evening abouut the uncertainty.ddddddddddddven while essentially missing the last three games, Ryan is the teams leading tackler. Without him, a run defense that led the league just a few weeks ago gave up a 75-yard touchdown run by DeMarco Murray to open the game at Tennessee, a 66-yard run by Rob Kelley that sealed the Packers fate at Washington and 4.5 yards per carry against the Eagles.When Martinez was injured, he said he immediately feared the worst. He sat out practice last week and felt his return on Thursday was a step in the right direction.Meanwhile, quarterback Aaron Rodgers was listed as limited participation as he recovers from a hamstring injury sustained during the third quarter on Monday night. He is coming off what quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt called his best performance of the season in the 27-13 victory.Rodgers was 30 of 39 for 313 yards and two touchdowns.I thought he was locked in, Van Pelt said. Even had some throwaways and a couple potential drops, so he was almost perfect with the ball.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '

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