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With its third ranking, the College Football Playoff selection committee reminded everyone that it isnt influenced by other polls.On the heels of the biggest weekend of upsets in 31 years, in which three undefeated, top-four teams lost, the committee kept two of those teams -- Michigan and Clemson -- in its top four. Ohio State claimed the fourth spot, as it rose from No. 5 to No. 2, one spot behind No. 1 Alabama and ahead of the No. 3 Wolverines and No. 4 Tigers.The committee stayed consistent with its regard for head-to-head wins by keeping Clemson a notch above No. 5 Louisville in spite of the Tigers home loss to an unranked Pitt team. The committee went against the grain from both the Associated Press Top 25 and the Amway Coaches Poll, which ranked Louisville No. 3 and Clemson No. 5, stirring the debate of the week.Strength of schedule -- or lack thereof -- was likely a major factor in Washingtons drop from No. 4 to No. 6 this week. The Huskies lost to a surging No. 13 USC, which magnified a schedule that is the third-easiest in the Power 5, according to ESPN Stats & Information.The biggest surprises were not in the top four. They were at No. 19, where 7-3 Tennessee landed, and at No. 24, where 7-3 Stanford appeared for the first time this season. In the Group of 5, one-loss Boise State jumped undefeated Western Michigan to take the lead for a New Years Six Bowl, but the Broncos need Wyoming to lose again to win their division and have a chance to win the Mountain West.Heres what the bracket would look like today:As for the other major bowls, heres a projection based on the current rankings:The Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual gets the Pac-12 champ, which in this case would be No. 6 Washington. Because the Big Ten champ (assuming its either Ohio State or Michigan in this case) is in a semifinal, the Rose Bowl would choose the next-highest ranked Big Ten team, which would be No. 7 Wisconsin.The Allstate Sugar Bowl is guaranteed the Big 12 champ, which would be No. 9 Oklahoma, but because SEC champ Alabama is in the semifinal, it would take the next-highest SEC team, No. 15 Auburn.The Capital One Orange Bowl is guaranteed the ACC champion, but because Clemson is in a semifinal, it would take the next team, which would be No. 5 Louisville. The Orange Bowl then chooses the next-highest ranked team from the SEC, Big Ten or Notre Dame. In this case, that would be No. 8 Penn State.The highest-ranked Group of 5 champion is guaranteed a spot in a New Years Six Bowl, so No. 20 Boise State would go to the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. 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The Colorado Rapids can move closer to an MLS playoff bid while the Vancouver Whitecaps look to keep their faint postseason hopes alive when they meet Saturday at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia.Colorado (12-5-11) is third in the Western Conference with 47 points, one point behind the second-place Los Angeles Galaxy and three points ahead of fourth-place Real Salt Lake. The Rapids can likely clinch a postseason berth with wins over the Whitecaps and the Portland Timbers.Vancouver (9-14-7) is tied with the San Jose Earthquakes for eighth in the Western Conference with 34 points, one point behind the seventh-place Seattle Sounders and six points behind sixth-place Sporting KC. The Whitecaps would likely have to win their four remaining matches to make the playoffs.Until its mathematically impossible, we wont be giving in, Vancouver coach Carl Robinson said.These teams were in much different positions a year ago. Vancouver finished second in the Western Conference with 16 wins andd 53 points before losing in the conference finals.dddddddddddd. Colorado finished last in the Western Conference with 37 points last season.Theyve managed to instill a little bit of hunger with the team, a never-say-die attitude, Robinson said. We need to get back to that as well. Weve done it at times this season as well, but not enough.Colorado is led by Shkelzen Gashi, who has five goals and four assists this season. Kevin Doyle has four goals. Marco Pappa has four assists.Pedro Morales has a team-high six goals for Vancouver. Christian Bolanos and Kekuta Manneh have scored five goals apiece, but Manneh has been sidelined since early July with a broken foot.This will be the third and final meeting this season. They played to a 2-2 draw in July after Axel Sjoberg scored a stoppage-time equalizer. The Rapids rolled to a 2-0 victory last month in Colorado. ' ' '