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DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings appear to be gaining some momentum.Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist to help Detroit beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Friday night. It was the Red Wings third consecutive win after losing their first two games.I think this was our best game of the season, said Tomas Tatar, who broke a 2-2 tie early in the third period. This happened to us before. When they scored wed hold back. Now I think they scored the goal to make it 2-1 and we kept pushing. We tied it and then early on (in third) we scored another one.Justin Abdelkader, Drew Miller, Tomas Tatar and Darren Helm also scored for the Red Wings, and Petr Mrazek stopped 30 shots.Im just worried about one game at a time and Im worried about getting better every day, and I thought we took a step in getting better today, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. I thought we did a real good job of spending time in their end, we did a real good job of winning puck battles.P.K. Subban, Mike Ribeiro and Mike Fisher scored for Nashville, which has lost three straight. Pekka Rinne finished with 38 saves.I thought we played hard, especially with a short bench, Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. We just shot ourselves in the foot too many times. You cant make that many mistakes when you are trying to come from behind.Several Nashville players were ill, including Ryan Johansen and Craig Smith, who had to leave the game because of it.Fishers power-play goal with 4:46 pulled the Predators to 4-3 as he tipped in Roman Josis shot from the point. It was Fishers third goal, all on the power play.I always thought we were going to come back, even without those guys, but we just made too many mistakes at the end of the game, Fisher said. The puck was bouncing all over the place, and both teams took advantage of it. They were forechecking all over the ice, and they are so fast that they pressured us into a lot of turnovers. We got chances too, but they moved the puck very well against us.Helm had an empty-net power-play score with 22 seconds left for his fourth goal of the season to seal the win.Tatar gave the Red Wings a 3-2 lead 1:10 into the third period with a wrist shot from high in the right circle for his first of the season.Nyquist made it 4-2, with 8:33 left, with his first goal. He scored on a breakaway after a turnover by Nashvilles Filip Forsberg in the Predators zone.Abdelkaders power-play goal gave Detroit a 1-0 lead, 5:17 into the second. The rebound of Ryan Sprouls shot from the point trickled in off of Abdelkaders backside.Laviolette unsuccessfully challenged the goal, because it appeared Abdelkader may have interfered with Rinne.The Predators then scored two power-play goals 18 seconds apart to take the lead.With Tatar (interference) and Danny DeKeyser (delay of game) in the penalty box, Subban got his second goal of the season, which came on a one-time slap shot from the high slot with 5:47 left in the middle period.That brought Tatar back but Ribeiro put in a rebound with 5:29 remaining in the period to give the Predators a 2-1 lead. It was Ribeiros first goal.Millers tied it 2-2 with 40 seconds left in the second period as he beat Rinne with a one-timer from a bad angle deep in the left circle. It was Millers second goal and second in two games.NOTE: Detroit F Dylan Larkin moved from center, where he played the first four games of the season, to right wing, on a line centered by Frans Nielsen and Abdelkader on left wing. Larkin is a natural center but played the wing in his rookie season last year. ... The Predators were without D Anthony Bitetto (upper body) and RW Miikka Salomaki (upper body.UP NEXTPredators: Host defending champion Pittsburgh on Saturday night.Red Wings: Host San Jose on Saturday night. Luc Robitaille Jersey . Anthony Davis had 31 points and 17 rebounds in his seventh straight game with more than 20 points, but that was only enough to keep the Pelicans competitive into the final minutes. Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 15 rebounds for Golden State, which rebounded from a loss a night earlier in Oklahoma City and snapped a two-game skid. 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The top 10 teams yielded few surprises, as Ohio State?topped the chart, followed by Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Alabama, USC, Nebraska, Michigan, Texas, Florida State?and Florida.But there were some superlatives and oddities to be found throughout the rest of the list:1. Decades of dominance for Wolverines, Seminoles and CornhuskersAnyone who has followed college football for more than 20 years isnt surprised to see Nebraska, Michigan and Florida State in the all-time top 10. But all three teams have a unique distinction: being ranked in the AP poll for an entire decade.Florida State and Nebraska undoubtedly were the teams of the 1990s. Both the Seminoles and Huskers appeared in 100 percent of AP polls during the decade, and both teams claimed ?AP national titles (Florida State in 1993 and 1999; Nebraska in 1994 and 1995). Nebraska had the most dominant prolonged stretch, appearing in all but three polls between 1970 and 1999.Michigan has struggled for most of the past decade, but things were worse in the 1960s, when the Wolverines appeared in less than 27 percent of AP polls. Bo Schembechler arrived as coach and quickly elevated the program, which never left the AP rankings during the 1970s, despite not winning a national title.2. Florida schools are the modern-era poll powersThe AP poll debuted in 1936, and 12 of the all-time top 25 teams made an appearance during that inaugural season. Nine other teams received their first AP ranking within the first six years of the poll. Only three teams made their first appearance in 1950 or later, and all three come from the state of Florida.Both the University of Florida and Miami didnt enter the AP poll until 1950, and Florida State didnt enter until 1964, 12 years before Bobby Bowden arrived as coach. Despite the late arrival, Florida State has held the No. 1 ranking 72 times, tied for sixth most all time with Nebraska. Miami has occupied the top spot 67 times, making 80 percent of its poll appearances between Sept. 29, 1980 and Jan. 4, 2006.3. Not-so low points for Buckeyes, Trojans, Longhorns, IrishIts not only about producing elite teams; a common thread among top-10 teams is not falling out of the poll entirely for long stretches.Not only does Ohio State have the most No. 1 appearances (105), but the highest percentage of total appearances (77.2 percent). Even in the Buckeyes worst decade, the 1940s, they still appeared in more than half of the AP polls (55.7 percent). The 1940s also marked USCs worst decade, but the Trojans still appeared in 47.4 percent of AP polls. Texas fell off in the 1990s but appeared in 47.3 percent of the polls, and Notre Dames low point, the 2000s, still featured appearances in more than 45 percent of polls.Contrast that with Nebraska, which appeared in only 5.17 percent of polls in the 1950, or Alabama, which appeared in less than 19 percent of polls in the 1950s.4. Oklahoma lives at the topAlthough No. 2 Oklahoma trails No. 1 Ohio State by a significant margin in overall poll appearances (852-784), the Sooners have been the nations most consistently elite program in the past 65 years. Oklahoma ranks in the top five in percentage of poll appearances in five of the past six decades (1950s, 1970s, 1980s, 2000s, 2010s).The Sooners won national titles in four of those decades and recorded 27 top-five finishes, including top-five streaks during 1952 to 1958 and 1971 to 1976. Oklahoma has 393 total top-five appearances, more than any other program.5. UCLA the rankings king without a crownThe top 16 teams in the APs all-time rankings all can claim at least one national title. Georgia, NNo.dddddddddddd. 15 overall, is the only squad in the group without multiple championships.UCLA has the distinction of being the highest-ranked team (17) without a national title. The Bruins have made 521 appearances in the rankings and surged during the 1980s, appearing in 72.7 percent of polls. They occupied the top spot seven times.The Bruins have nine top-five AP finishes, including a No. 2 in 1954. But they never reached the summit.6. Other top-40 surprisesIf you asked 100 college football fans of various ages to identify the top 40 programs in terms of historical ranking, how many would name Missouri, Purdue or Minnesota?The Tigers, Boilermakers and Gophers occupy the 35th, 36th and 37th spots, respectively, on the APs all-time list. Missouri can point to four top-10 AP finishes in the 1960s, as well as two top-five appearances in the past decade. Purdue has been down for about a decade but boasts strong poll runs from 1958 to 1969 (seven top-20 finishes) and from 1997 to 2003 (five top-25 finishes).Minnesota was the original poll king -- claiming the No. 1 spot in the first AP poll in 1936. The Gophers finished No. 1 that season and followed with No. 1 finishes in 1940 and 1941. Minnesota added another national title in 1960 but has finished in the AP rankings only twice since 1962.7. Colorados glory days recalledColorado didnt make the all-time top 25, finishing just outside at No. 27 (316 points). But its still somewhat impressive the Buffaloes rank so high given their recent struggles. They have endured 10 consecutive losing seasons and havent finished a season ranked since 2002 (No. 20).The reason Colorado ranks so high overall is its impressive run between 1989 and 1996, when it finished in the top 20 each season, posting four top-five finishes in that span, including a national title in 1990.8. The Saban effectThe AP credits Alabama with 10 national titles during the poll era, the most of any program. Alabama has held the No. 1 ranking 74 times, fifth most among FBS teams. But more than half of those No. 1 rankings -- 43, to be exact -- have come during Nick Sabans nine seasons as Tide coach.According to the AP, Alabama held the No. 1 ranking only once between Nov. 3, 1980 and Oct. 26, 2008. The one time? When the Tide won the national title after the 1992 season.9. The long road to the topThe APs all-time rankings give programs like No. 18 Texas A&M, No. 20 Washington and No. 23 Pittsburgh feelings of both pride and disappointment. While its a testament to each programs place in college football history, it also provides a reminder of how long it has been since each program reached elite status.Texas A&M has been the closest in recent seasons, recording a No. 5 finish in the final poll in 2012. But the Aggies havent been No. 1 since November 1957, and last were No. 2 on Dec. 1, 1975.Pittsburgh had a remarkable run from 1976 to 1981, winning the 1976 national title and recording five finishes in the AP top eight. But the Panthers havent reached the top five during the regular season since 1982.Washington shared the 1991 national title (the AP awarded its title to Miami, and Washington topped the final coaches poll). The Huskies had 12 AP top-20 finishes between 1977 and 1997, and six top-10 finishes during 1977 to 1991. But Washington has had one or zero poll appearances in 11 of the past 12 seasons.10. One-time rankings regularsThe APs all-time rankings illustrate how much college football has changed during the past 80 years. While new-age powers like Oregon (No. 28, 293 poll appearances) and Boise State (No. 61, 127 appearances) are represented, so are bygones like Santa Clara (No. 77, 43 appearances), Holy Cross (No. 85, 39 appearances), Duquesne (No. 97, 20 appearances) and, everyones favorite, Iowa Pre-Flight (No. 98, 18 appearances). ' ' '