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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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Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber is back at the top of the Indians make-it-up-as-they-go rotation.Cleveland will start its ace in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, one of the few certainties Indians manager Terry Francona has as his team plays for a spot in the World Series.Trevor Bauer, who started the opener of the division series against Boston, will pitch Game 2 and Josh Tomlin will take the mound for Game 3 in Toronto on Sunday. After that, Francona has penciled in Mike Clevinger for Game 4, but that plan could change depending on what happens in the first three games.The uncertainty is nothing new to Francona, who has been forced to juggle his rotation for weeks after losing starters Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar to injuries.Franconas decision to send out Kluber first was expected after the right-hander showed no signs of a late-season quadriceps injury and pitched seven shutout innings in Game 2 against the Red Sox. Kluber limited baseballs highest-scoring team to three hits and ended any concerns about him not being himself in his first postseason.The Indians will need Kluber and the rest of their staff to be on when they face the wild-card Blue Jays, who battered Texas in their division series by hitting eight homers and scoring 22 runs.Theyre good, Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway?said. Theyre excellent. Their whole roster is pretty good, as far as swinging the bat. Weve got to make pitches from Pitch 1. Theyre a little bit different makeup than Boston. Theyre not going to sit around and take a first-pitch strike. You cant just groove a first pitch to them. Youve got to throw quality strikes right out the get-go, and then make sure you stay ahead. Thats going to be the challenge, making sure you throw quality strikes early and see what happens after that.Kluber, who will face Toronto right-hander Marco Estrada in the oopener, went 18-9 during the regular season, bouncing back from a 16-loss season in 2015.dddddddddddd He was 0-1 with a 6.30 ERA in two starts against the Blue Jays.While Francona has had to mix and match with his starters, he wont have Salazar on the ALCS roster.The Indians sent the right-hander to Arizona to build up stamina in hopes that he might be able to return for this series after being sidelined since early September with forearm tightness. But Francona said the 11-game winner is not ready, and the Indians dont want to rush him back.Hes doing pretty good, Francona said. Hes not back yet where hes throwing all his pitches or letting it go 100 percent. I think if we ask him to do that, he might be reaching right now. Weve been pretty vocal about the first priority is getting him back healthy. I think this proves it. We wouldnt do that to somebody.The loss of Salazar was compounded when Carrasco broke his right hand when he was hit by a line drive on Sept 17. Francona has had to be creative with his bullpen, using eight relievers to complete the game in which Carrasco got hurt.Theres not much our bullpen hasnt experienced throughout the course of the year, team president Chris Antonetti said. Weve had all different types of games, from the extra-inning game in Toronto to the game when Carlos left after two pitches. So, theres not too much our guys havent handled and I think theyre prepared and ready to go pitch when its their turn, whenever Tito calls upon them.Francona used his bullpen masterfully against the Red Sox, bringing in left-hander Andrew Miller earlier and relying on late-inning stalwarts Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen.The manager will likely take a similar approach into the series with Toronto.At this point, he doesnt have much choice.Sox, bringing in left-hander Andrew Miller earl] ' ' '