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Four of the top 15 teams in the College Football Playoff selection committees initial rankings fell in Week 10. Those losses left holes in the top 10 for the likes of Penn State and Oklahoma.Power Rankings voters: Edward Aschoff, Butch Davis, Heather Dinich, Brad Edwards, Chris Fallica, Rod Gilmore, Danny Kanell, Chris Low, Ivan Maisel, Ryan McGee, Adam Rittenberg, Mark Schlabach | How they votedPrevious rankings: Week 1?|?Week 2 |?Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8| Week 91. Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0)Trending:Week 9 ranking: 1 Week 10 ?result:? Defeated LSU 10-0We all knew Alabamas game with LSU would resemble multiple trucks crashing into each other, and the game certainly delivered. Alabamas win featured just 448 total yards and 21 tackles for loss, as Alabama was shut out in the first half for the first time since 2007 (against Florida State). Still, the Tide won ugly in what was always going to be their most physical game of the season.2. Clemson Tigers?(9-0)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 2 Week 10 result:?Defeated Syracuse 54-0The Tigers had a chance for a letdown against a rejuvenated Syracuse team, but that 54-0 win ?shows the focus of this team.?Deshaun Watson?left at the half with a shoulder injury, but he should be fine. Clemson will be a heavy favorite from here on out, so avoiding complacency is critical for a return to the College Football Playoff.3.?Michigan Wolverines?(9-0)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?3 Week 10 result: Defeated Maryland 59-3Michigan entered the day as a 30-plus-point favorite over Maryland and left the Big House with a commanding win. Michigan was up 35-0 at the half, and the Wolverines have now outscored their six Big Ten opponents 171-10 in the first half. Theyre the first FBS team to score a touchdown on every first-half drive of a conference game this season.4. Washington Huskies?(9-0)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?4 Week 10 result: Defeated Cal 66-27A few days after a lot of bellyaching about not making the top four in the College Football Playoff selection committees first rankings, the Huskies look just fine now after a 66-27 throttling of Cal. Oh, and the team that had slipped by the Huskies? Well, Texas A&M fell flat in a loss to unranked Mississippi State. Regardless of what happens in this weeks set of rankings, all the Huskies have to do is win out. A Pac-12 title and a 13-0 record should do just fine.5. Ohio State Buckeyes?(8-1)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 6 Week 10 result: Defeated ?Nebraska 62-3That 17.5-point spread entering Saturdays game against Nebraska seemed a little high, but it should have been higher -- much higher. The Buckeyes lit up the scoreboard for 62 points and pounded the Huskers with 590 yards.?6.?Louisville Cardinals?(8-1)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 5 Week 10 result: Defeated Boston College 52-7Cardinals fans might be livid with their playoff ranking, but each week they fall in love with Lamar Jackson all over again. In Louisvilles rout of Boston College, Jackson accounted for seven touchdowns (four passing, three rushing), which was his FBS-leading third game this season with seven touchdowns or more. Jackson has 21 more total touchdowns (45) than Lamar University this season.7.?Wisconsin Badgers?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?8 Week 10 result: Defeated Northwestern 21-7Still one of the nations biggest surprises, the Badgers grinded out a tough win at Northwestern and are still in play for a New Years Six bowl. Better yet, with Nebraska going down, the Badgers are still in line to play for the Big Ten title -- with a better than 82 percent chance to win each of their final three games (according to ESPNs FPI). That could vault this two-loss team into the playoff.8.?Auburn Tigers?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 9 Week 10 result: Defeated ?Vanderbilt ?23-16Maybe that No. 9 ranking got to the Tigers heads? Or maybe not having starting quarterback?Sean White?in the first half (injury) had something to do with it, but Auburn avoided a major upset with a win over Vanderbilt. White played in the second half, completing 10 of 13 passes for 106 yards and a touchdown to keep Auburns SEC title hopes alive.9.?Oklahoma Sooners?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 12 Week 10 ?result: Defeated Iowa State 34-24The Sooners got just the right tuneup with a win at Iowa State on Thursday before a brutal final three weeks of the season. Oklahoma will finish the season against Baylor, West Virginia (on the road) and Oklahoma State, who are all ranked.10.?Penn State Nittany Lions?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?22 Week 10 result: Defeated Iowa 41-14Dont look now, but the Nittany Lions are very much in the Big Ten championship race, especially after manhandling Iowa behind Saquon Barkleys 211 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns. Obviously, they need Michigan to help them out with a couple of losses, but a program teetering on the edge heading into the season now sits at 7-2 with a trip to Indiana up next.11.?Texas A&M Aggies?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 7 Week 10 result:? Lost to Mississippi State 35-28There was some griping about the Aggies taking the No. 4 spot in the first batch of the College Football Playoff rankings. You can forget about that now, after the Aggies were upset 35-28 at Mississippi State. SEC title and playoff hopes are all but gone, and?Trevor Knights health is an issue after he left the game early with an apparent shoulder injury.12.?Utah Utes?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?14 Week 10 result:? Bye?The Utes were off after their tough loss to Washington, but the good news is that they still control their destiny in the Pac-12 South, which means that there could be a rematch with the Huskies in the Pac-12 championship game.13.?Colorado Buffaloes?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 20 Week 10 result:? Defeated UCLA 20-10?Who would have thought that Colorado would have a say in the Pac-12 race this late in the season? Well, after the Buffs win over UCLA, Colorado has a one-game lead in the Pac-12 South race over USC and Utah. Even better news for the Buffs is that two (Washington State, Utah) of their final three games are at home.14.?North Carolina Tar Heels?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?16 Week 10 ?result:?Defeated Georgia Tech 48-20In the Tar Heels win over Georgia Tech, running back Elijah Hood tied a career high with three rushing touchdowns and UNC improved to 9-0 in Hoods career when he rushes for multiple touchdowns.15.?West Virginia Mountaineers?(7-1)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 15 Week 10 result:? Defeated Kansas 48-21The Mountaineers bounced back from their loss to Oklahoma State by thrashing Kansas. After this, though, things get a lot tougher, as West Virginia tries to keep up with Oklahoma in the Big 12 race. Texas, Oklahoma and Baylor are all a part of West Virginias November slate.16.?Virginia Tech Hokies?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 21 Week 10 result: Defeated Duke 24-21Its been a pretty solid debut for coach Justin Fuente. We even got to see a little Beamer Ball against the Blue Devils, as Adonis Alexander returned a blocked kick 75 yards for a touchdown. The Hokies control their destiny in the ACC Coastal, with winnable games against Georgia Tech and Virginia remaining.17.?LSU Tigers?(5-3)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?13 Week 10 result:?Lost to Alabama 10-0?The Tigers put up a hellacious defensive fight with No. 1 Alabama but didnt have enough offensive steam or strength to penetrate the Tide. With Arkansas, Florida and Texas A&M still on the schedule, you have to wonder what the psyche of this team will be since the SEC West is pretty much out of reach and the fate of interim coach Ed Orgeron is a complete unknown.18. Oklahoma State Cowboys?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?23 Week 10 result: Defeated Kansas State 43-37The Cowboys scored twice on the road?in the final eight minutes to overcome a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit and beat a salty Kansas State team. Quarterback Mason Rudolph?continues to light the skies up, as he threw for 457 yards and five touchdowns, including an 82-yarder to James Washington to cut Kansas States lead to one halfway through the fourth quarter.19.?Nebraska Cornhuskers?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?11 Week 10 result:?Lost to Ohio State 62-3With Saturdays big loss to Ohio State, the Cornhuskers have dropped two in a row. Hey, theres nothing wrong with losing back-to-back road games to ranked teams. However, this loss officially puts Wisconsin in the drivers seat of the Big Ten West. The Huskers also got a major scare when quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. was taken off on a stretcher after taking a hit along the sideline, but he later returned to the sideline in street clothes.20.?Western Michigan Broncos?(9-0)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 17 Week 10 result:? Defeated Ball State 52-20Wide receiver Corey Davis got some national recognition, along with his team, in Western Michigans win over Ball State for a school-record 11th straight victory. The Broncos continued their unbeaten run through 2016, and Davis caught 12 passes for a MAC-record 272 yards and tied the conference mark for career touchdown receptions (47).21.?Washington State Cougars?(7-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: NR Week 10 result:? Defeated Arizona 69-7The Cougars rolled Arizona to register their most points ever against a Pac-12 opponent. Washington State has won seven straight games since starting 0-2, the Cougars longest win streak since 2002. The last time Washington State won eight straight in a single season was 1930.22.?Florida State Seminoles?(6-3)Trending:?Week 9 ranking:?19 Week 10 result:? Defeated NC State 24-20?Theres just something about these NC State games for the Seminoles. It took a late Travis Rudolph touchdown to avoid an upset that would have seen the Noles enter four-loss territory to start the month of November.23.?USC Trojans?(6-3)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 24 Week 10 result: Defeated Oregon 45-20First-year coach Clay Helton really has the Trojans rolling now. After a 45-20 win over reeling Oregon, USC has won five in a row, four by at least 21 points. This makes the next game, at Washington, that much more intriguing.24.?Florida Gators?(6-2)Trending:?Week 9 ranking: 10 Week 10 ?result:? Lost to Arkansas 31-10This is your fading SEC East leader, folks. The Gators were blasted at Arkansas after 10 drives lasted five plays or fewer or ended with a turnover. Florida entered the Arkansas game allowing the fewest points (11.7) and yards (239.9) per game in the SEC. But on Saturday, the Gators allowed 24 offensive points and 466 yards.25.?Boise State Broncos?(8-1)Trending:?Week 7 ranking:?25 Week 8 result:? 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NEW YORK -- The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):10:50 p.m.Second-seeded Angelique Kerber ended 17-year-old American qualifier CiCi Bellis stay at the U.S. Open in the third round.Kerber, who has a chance to overtake Serena Williams at No. 1 in the rankings at tournaments end, beat Bellis 6-1, 6-1 in Fridays last match in Arthur Ashe Stadium.This was Kerbers tour-leading 50th match victory of 2016. She won the Australian Open in January for her first Grand Slam title, then was the runner-up to Williams at Wimbledon in July. The Germans best showing at Flushing Meadows was reaching the semifinals in 2011.Kerber will face two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova on Sunday for a quarterfinal berth.The 158th-ranked Bellis had some chances to get into Fridays match, including two break points in the opening game and three more later in the first set. But she failed to convert any of those.---10 p.m.The U.S. Open set a record Friday for daily attendance: 65,286 fans.The U.S. Tennis Association says that combines day and night sessions that each set new marks. The 40,280 dayside fans topped the previous record of 38,780 set twice over Labor Day weekend in 2014. And the night mark of 25,006 beat out the 24,991 set last Sept. 11.Attendance has been helped this year by a new, 8,000-seat Grandstand stadium. And Fridays sunny weather with highs in the low 80s didnt hurt, either.---9:30 p.m.With a spectacular `tweener lob to get to match point, Rafael Nadal easily won again at the U.S. Open to reach the fourth round for the first time since winning the 2013 title.Nadal was troubled only by his six double-faults during a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over 47th-ranked Andrey Kuznetsov of Russia on Friday night and has won all nine sets hes played this week.The owner of 14 Grand Slam trophies, including two at Flushing Meadows, Nadal hadnt been to the fourth round at any major tournament since the 2015 French Open.Closing in on victory against Kuznetsov, Nadal raced toward the baseline and, his back to the net, flicked a lob through his legs, eventually taking that point. When it ended, Nadal punched the air and spread his arms wide, pumping his fists.During his on-court interview afterward, Nadal said he was lucky the trick shot went in.---)9:05 p.m.Serve clocks will be used at the U.S. Open for the first time during junior and college matches.U.S. Tennis Association official Stacey Allaster says Friday that this is a test of the technology and to get the umpires and players used to it -- but not a rule change.Two clocks on each court will time how long servers take between points. Under the current rules, time violations are handed out at a chair umpires discretion.Servers have 20 seconds between points during Grand Slam matches, a frequent point of contention between umpires and players. Violations result in a warning and eventually a point penalty.---8:45 p.m.Kyle Edmund has upset 20th-seeded American John Isner at the U.S. Open for his second win over a top-25 player in three matches.The 21-year-old Edmund won 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5) on Friday. He was playing in the third round at a major for the first time.Isner, 31, is 3-6 in U.S. Open third-round matches. He had defeated the 84th-ranked Edmund in straight sets at this years French Open.Edmund beat 13th-seeded Richard Gasquet in the first round. Next up: No. 1 Novak Djokovic.Isner had 27 aces, but he converted just 1 of 7 break points, while Edmund was 3 for 4.At 5-5 in the fourth set, Isner led 0-30 when Edmunds serve was called in for an ace. Isner was out of challenges and argued to no avail that the chair umpire should have overruled it, dropping his racket to the court in frustration and fuming, It was so far out.Edmund went on to hold serve in that game then clinched the tiebreaker with a forehand winner.---6:20 p.m.The U.S. Open has surpassed 40,000 spectators for a single session for the first time.The U.S. Tennis Association announced that Fridays day session was attended by 40,280 people, topping the record of 38,780 twice over Labor Day weekend in 2014.When the USTA announced in 2013 that it would be making upgrades to the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, it said the capacity for each day session eventually would increase from 40,000 to 50,000.---4:25 p.m.Novak Djokovic got another free pass at the U.S. Open, advancing when his third-round opponent, Mikhail Youzhny, stopped because of injury after only six games.This came Friday, two days after the man defending champion Djokovic was supposed to play in the second round, Jiri Vesely, withdrew a couple of hours before that match because of inflammation in his left forearm.Youzhny quit after only 31 minutes while trailing Djokovic 4-2. Earlier, Youzhny received treatment from a trainer for what appeared to be a back problem.The No. 1-seeded Djokovic moved into the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the 10th consecutive year.---4:10 p.m.Marcos Baghdatis beat Ryan Harrison 6-3, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-1 to move into the round of 16 at the U.S. Open on Friday, ending the run of the American qualifier who had pulled off the one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.Harrison had reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time when he defeated the No. 5 seed and Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic on Wednesday.For the 44th-ranked Baghdatis, the victory ends a nine-match losing streak in Grand Slam third rounds. Its his first appearance in a U.S. Open fourth round and the first fourth round at any major since 2009. He will play the winner of the match between 10th-seeded Gale Monfils and Nicolas Almagro.---3:25 p.m.Eighth-seeded American Madison Keys rallied from down two breaks in the third set for another great escape at the U.dddddddddddd.S. Open.Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka twice served for the match Friday, but Keys got the break both times and went on to win in a third-set tiebreaker 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3).The 18-year-old Osaka was wiping away tears on court after she lost her fourth straight game to allow Keys to even the third set at 5-5.In the first round against 60th-ranked Alison Riske, Keys came back from down a set and a break to win in 2 hours, 26 minutes. Riske had two points on her serve at 5-4 in a second-set tiebreaker to try to close out the match.The 81st-ranked Osaka was playing in just her third Grand Slam tournament and first U.S. Open, but she made it to the third round at both the Australian and French Opens this year.Asked on court if this was the best comeback of her career, Keys said: For sure. Hands down.--3:15 p.m.American Jack Sock eliminated 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic to reach the fourth round at Flushing Meadows for the first time.The 26th-seeded Sock won 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 on Friday, taking all 14 of his service games and never facing so much as one break point. And he handled the Croatians big serve just fine, breaking the No. 7-seeded Cilic on four occasions.The 23-year-old Socks only previous trip to the second week of a Grand Slam tournament came when he got to the fourth round of the 2015 French Open.Sock is now 2-0 against Cilic, having come back from two sets down to win their Davis Cup match this year.---2:30 p.m.Ninth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is the first mens player into the round of 16 at this years U.S. Open.Tsonga beat 23rd-seeded Kevin Anderson -- a surprise quarterfinalist in 2015 -- 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Friday. Each player had 13 aces, but Tsonga managed to break Andersons serve twice while saving all seven break points he faced.Anderson upset Andy Murray in the fourth round last year at Flushing Meadows, but hes struggled with injuries this season.The U.S. Open is the only major at which Tsonga has not reached the semifinals. He was the 2008 Australian Open runner-up.---1:20 p.m.Roberta Vinci, last years U.S. Open runner-up, didnt drop a game in the first set, failed to serve out the match in the second, then hung on in the third to keep another run at Flushing Meadows going.The seventh-seeded Italian needed nearly two hours to top 102nd-ranked Carina Witthoeft 6-0, 5-7, 6-3 in the third round Friday. This is the fourth time Vinci has reached the round of 16 at the U.S. Open -- shes done it just three times combined at the other majors.And last year, she stunned Serena Williams in the semis to thwart her Grand Slam bid. It was Vincis first major final at age 32.The 21-year-old Witthoeft, whos been ranked as high as 49th, was looking to make her first Grand Slam round of 16. Shes now 0-5 against top-10 opponents.Vinci was two points from victory while serving at 5-4 in the second set, but Witthoeft broke back, part of a run of four straight games to even the match. Vinci went up a break to start the third only for Witthoeft to later get the set back on serve. Then Vinci won the last three games to move on.---1 p.m.Two-time U.S. Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki has reached her first Grand Slam round of 16 since 2015 Wimbledon.Her ranking down to No. 74 after an ankle injury and on-court struggles, Wozniacki beat Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-1 on Friday. Its the first time since January shes won three matches at the same tournament.Against the 58th-ranked Niculescu, who presents an unusual style with a forehand slice, Wozniacki played more aggressively than her normal defensive game. Wozniacki is now 7-0 against the Romanian, who was trying to equal her best performance at a major by reaching the round of 16.---12:35 p.m.Anastasija Sevastova has followed up her upset of Garbine Muguruza by equaling her best performance at a Grand Slam.About 38 hours after she stunned the French Open champ, the 48th-ranked Sevastova swept past No. 59 Kateryna Bondarenko 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to reach the round of 16 at the U.S. Open. The Latvian also made it that far at the 2011 Australian Open, but in May 2013, she retired after a series of injuries.Sevastova returned to tennis at the start of last season, and at this years Australian Open, she played her first major since 2011. She reached the second round at Melbourne and Roland Garros then lost her first match at Wimbledon as she steadily climbed back up the rankings.Bondarenko was a U.S. Open quarterfinalist in 2009 but hasnt been past the third round at a Grand Slam since.---11 a.m.Three past champions are on the U.S. Open lineup Friday, with Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Marin Cilic all seeking to move on to the round of 16.The No. 1-ranked Djokovic, who experienced problems with his right arm in the first round and didnt have to play in the second when his opponent withdrew with an injury, takes on 61st-ranked Mikhail Youzhny in Arthur Ashe Stadium.No. 4-seeded Nadal faces Youzhnys doubles partner, Andrey Kuznetsov, on Ashe at night, while No. 7 Cilic plays No. 26 Jack Sock of the United States in Louis Armstrong Stadium.On the womens side in Ashe, second-seeded Angelique Kerber, the Australian Open champ, faces 17-year-old American qualifier CiCi Bellis. And former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki -- down to No. 74 in the rankings thanks to injury issues and early exits at tournaments -- takes on No. 58 Monica Niculescu.Weather should not be a factor, with sunny skies and temperatures in the high 70s and low 80s. ' ' '