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Australias series loss to a low ranked Sri Lanka - currently at No. 7 in the ICC Test rankings - has meant that it is highly likely that the No. 1 spot changes hands by the end of this month.According the ICC rankings methodology, the penalty of losing a series to an opponent that is rated low is more than if the opponent were rated higher. For example, if Australia had been playing a similar three-match series against India (who are at 112 points as opposed to Sri Lankas 85), a 0-3 loss to them wouldve robbed them of about six points. A 0-3 loss to Sri Lanka, however, is going to cost Australia nine points, bringing down latters ratings to an approximate 108 points. Australias obvious weakness in the subcontinent, or Sri Lankas relative strength at home, does not have any bearing on how the ratings are calculated since the ICC methodology doesnt differentiate between home and away conditions.The erosion in Australias ratings gives other teams that werent too far behind the opportunity to make a grab at No. 1. England, Pakistan and India are all in with a chance of topping the rankings following their ongoing series. Here is how each of the current top four could end up at No. 1.Australia: They have to win the Colombo Test to have any chance of retaining their No. 1 ranking. Either England - with a win in the Oval Test - or India - with a 3-0 margin against West Indies - could topple them. Australia can hang on to their top spot even if the Oval Test is drawn and India dont win by a 3-0 margin.India: A draw in Kingston means that India have to win their remaining two Tests against West Indies to take the No. 1 spot. A 3-0 margin will bump them up to the top irrespective of results in the other series.England: A 3-1 series win against Pakistan will give them the No. 1 ranking provided India dont win by a margin of 3-0 against West Indies. Even a draw in the Oval Test can give them the top spot if Australia dont win the Colombo Test and India win only one of their remaining two Tests against West Indies.Pakistan: They have to win the Oval Test and hope India dont beat West Indies by a margin bigger than 2-0 and Australia dont win the Colombo Test. Boston Bruins Shirts . McPhee said that Ovechkins father Mikhail is in stable condition after having the surgery this week and is no longer in intensive care. "Weve told him to stay as long as necessary with your dad," he said. Ovechkin and his Russian national team were eliminated from the mens hockey tournament in Sochi on Wednesday with a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland. Boston Bruins Gear . 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Bob Stoops was a young defensive assistant when he joined new Kansas State head coach Bill Snyders staff way back in 1989.Just winning a game was a big deal then for the Wildcats, who were coming off consecutive winless seasons and decades of mostly losing records.There are now 388 career victories between Snyder, who just won his 200th game last weekend, and Stoops, who has 188 wins in 18 seasons as Oklahomas coach. And they arent the only Big 12 coaches who are the winningest coaches at their schools.Kansas State finishes Snyders 25th regular season Saturday at TCU, where winningest coach Gary Patterson will set the school record with his 202nd game coached while going for his 150th victory.Stoops and the Sooners claim their 10th Big 12 title if they win the Bedlam rivalry game against Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy, the former Cowboys quarterback who with 103 wins is his alma maters winningest coach.Well, first reaction is no, Stoops said, when asked if he initially imagined Snyder winning 200 games at K-State. But, you know, with coach Snyder, yes. Ive spoken a lot about how determined and how successful I thought we would be when we arrived there. ... Hes that good, and hes that determined to get it done, and hes the kind of guy, loyal too, to be there that long.Stoops was part of Snyders first 46 victories at Kansas State, then left for three seasons and two national championships as Floridas defensive coordinator before taking over as Oklahomas coach in 1999 -- and winning a national title there in 2000.More on the Big 12s winningest coaches:BILL SNYDER, Kansas State (1989-2005, 2009-present).Record: 200-105-1.Highlights with Wildcats: After one bowl in K-States first eight decades playing football, went to the Copper Bowl in 1993, Snyders fifth season. That was first of 11 consecutive bowl appearances for K-State, which this year goes to its 19th bowl under the 77-year-old Snyder. K-State won 2003 Big 12 championship game, and shared 2012 league title with Oklahoma. Snyder has 64 wins in last eight seasons since his three-year retirement.Before being head coach: Hayden Frys offensive coordinator from 1979-88 after two seasons on his staff at North Texas.BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA (1999-present)Record: 188-48.Highlights with Sooners: Won record nine Big 12 titles, and only team in league history to win three in a row (2006-08). Oklahoma won national championship in 2000, and was national runner-up in 2003, 2004 and 2008 seasons. Only coach in BCS era to win the Rose, Orange, Fiesta and Sugar Bowls. Never missed bowl at Oklahoma. Coaached two Heisman Trophy winners (Jason White and Sam Bradford).ddddddddddddBefore being head coach: Grad assistant at Iowa, his alma mater, then assistant there and Kent State before K-State and Florida.GARY PATTERSON, TCU (2000-present)Record: 149-52.Highlights with Horned Frogs: A 13-0 season in 2010, capped by Rose Bowl victory and No. 2 final ranking in AP poll. Part of three consecutive seasons undefeated in Mountain West Conference play before moving to Big 12 in 2012, the year he became schools winningest coach. Shared 2014 Big 12 title with Baylor. Currently tied for most games coached with Dutch Meyer, coach of TCUs only AP national champion team in 1938 led by Heisman winner Davey OBrien.Before being head coach: Grad assistant at K-State, his alma mater, which was pre-Snyder. Coaching stints at eight other schools. Defensive coordinator at TCU for three seasons before Dennis Franchione left for Alabama.MIKE GUNDY, OKLAHOMA STATE (2005-present)Record: 103-49.Highlights with Cowboys: Won 2011 Big 12 title, and will finish no worse than second for third time in four years this season. Have been AP Top 10 team seven of last nine seasons. Team this season will go to 11th consecutive bowl game, longest streak in school history.Before being head coach: Starting QB for 3 1/2 seasons at Oklahoma State. Was Cowboys assistant from 1990-95, then left for a season at Baylor and four at Maryland before returning to Stillwater in 2001.NOT MANY LIKE THEMThe only active coaches from Power Five conference teams outside that Big 12 quartet who are their schools winningest coaches are Northwesterns Pat Fitzgerald (76 wins) and Louisvilles Bobby Petrino (67). For the record, Nick Sabans 117 wins in 10 seasons at Alabama are still 115 shy of Bear Bryant.LONG TENURESSnyder, Stoops and Patterson are 1-2-3 among active FBS coaches for wins at their current schools, with Iowas Kirk Ferentz (135) and Saban the only non-Big 12 coaches with more than Gundy, who in his 12th season is tied with Utahs Kyle Whittingham.The average tenure for the current Big 12 coaches is 5.75 years, and that includes Tom Herman being at Texas less than a week since Charlie Strong was fired. The average coaching tenure in all the other Power Five leagues and Notre Dame is less than five years, with only eight of those 55 coaches having reached 10 seasons.---More AP college football at www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '