A double-overtime classic has Ohio State?sitting pretty in the new College Football Playoff rankings, while Michigan?is on the outside looking in entering the final weekend.?The Buckeyes thrilling victory at home on Saturday kept Ohio State at No. 2, behind top-ranked Alabama, but ahead of No. 3 Clemson?and No. 4 Washington, which gained from the Wolverines loss.Despite an impressive résumé, Michigan may need a minor miracle to make it into the playoff. By not playing in the Big Ten championship game, the Wolverines likely have to hope that Alabama (SEC), Clemson (ACC) or Washington (Pac-12) lose in their respective conference championship games. With potential losses by the Tide or Tigers not guaranteeing they will miss out on a playoff spot, Michigan could find itself rooting for Colorado?(No. 8) to upend the Huskies for the Pac-12 title as the Wolverines also have a head-to-head win over the Buffaloes this season.Kirby Hocutt, chairman of the College Football Playoff committee, said the difference between Washington and Michigan is very, very small, while implying the Huskies strength of schedule works against them in a résumé comparison with the Wolverines.The final CFP rankings will be released Sunday at noon ET on ESPN.Though Ohio State seems to be comfortably locked into the No. 2 spot, like Michigan, the Buckeyes are not playing in the Big Ten title game. That game will feature Wisconsin?and Penn State, which are ranked sixth and seventh, respectively, followed by Colorado, which moved up a spot into eighth.Hocutt said Ohio State and Penn State are not close to each other, though the Nittany Lions beat the Buckeyes earlier this season and are playing in Saturdays conference championship game while Ohio State sits at home.Oklahoma?and Oklahoma State?round out the top 10 ahead of their annual Bedlam game.USC?and Florida State?follow the Sooner State duo.Louisville, a loser of two straight, falls from No. 11 to No. 13 as it has also seen quarterback Lamar Jackson fall back toward the pack in the race for the Heisman Trophy.At No. 14, Auburn?is the second-highest ranked SEC team as it is one spot ahead of No. 15 Florida, even though the Tigers lost to the Tide in the Iron Bowl last week while the Gators will be playing in the SEC championship game this coming weekend. The SEC foes are followed by West Virginia?at No. 16.Unbeaten Western Michigan?is the best of the Group of 5 schools, earning a No. 17 ranking as Boise State lost over the weekend to fall out of both the top 25 and the chase for a spot in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. The only other ranked Group of 5 schools are Navy?(No. 19) and Houston?(No. 24). The Broncos will play Ohio on Friday for the MAC title, while the Mids will host Temple in the AAC championship game.Two Pac-12 schools round out the top 20 with Stanford?checking in at No. 18 and Utah?landing at No. 20.LSU?(No. 21), Tennessee?(No. 22), Virginia Tech?(No. 23) and Pittsburgh?(No. 25) close out the rankings.Tommy McDonald Eagles Jersey . On Saturday night, the normally free throw-challenged centre did just that. Howard scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including 13 of 19 free throws in a 2 1/2-minute stretch, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 122-111. DeSean Jackson Eagles Jersey . 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"They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said.VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Even without two of their top forwards, the high-scoring New York Rangers rolled past the Vancouver Canucks.Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller scored two goals each, Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves, and the Rangers beat the Canucks 7-2 on Tuesday night.Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists, Nick Holden had a goal and an assist and Brandon Pirri also scored for New York, which was without Chris Kreider and Pavel Buchnevich.The Rangers lead the NHL with 72 goals through 17 games -- 15 more than the next-closest club. Their plus-34 scoring differential is also 16 better than Montreal in second place.We have a good team and were playing the right way, Miller said. Its surprising scoring at the rate were scoring at right now, but weve got every line chipping in and thats one of the hardest things to stop.Mika Zibanejad, Jesper Fast and Kevin Klein each added two assists for New York, which has won three straight and eight of its last nine -- with the lone loss in that stretch coming at home against the Canucks last Tuesday.We just know sooner or later good things are going to happen, Lundqvist said. Someone is going to make a big play.Brandon Sutter and Markus Granlund scored for Vancouver and Lucas Sbisa had two assists. Jacob Markstrom finished with 18 saves.Our guys were focused, Canucks coach Willie Desjardins said. It wasnt like we gave up.The Rangers led 3-0 before Sutter got Vancouver on the scoreboard with 40 seconds left in the second period. Hayes and Miller then scored in the first 2 1/2 minutes of the third to help New York pull away.The Canucks came in having won two of three after a stretch in which they lost nine straight (0-8-1). Vancouver beat the Rangers 5-3 at New York to end the long skid and get the only points on a six-game road trip.After picking up wins at Calgary and Edmonton during the weekend, the Rangers led 1-0 after the first period. Miller, who had two great chances early, opened the scoring with 1:18 left on a slick deflection between his own legs, off Sbisa annd through Markstroms five-hole.ddddddddddddHayes doubled the lead at 9:08 of the second on a slap shot that beat Markstrom short-side for his seventh. Pirri banged home his fifth off Zibanejads rebound on the power play with 5:22 left in the middle period to make it 3-0.The big thing is when guys are getting an opportunity, they are seeing net, they are not seeing a goalie, Lundqvist said. Thats huge to be able to score when you are under pressure for a while and you get an opportunity and you make them pay. That gives you a lot of confidence.Sutter threw a puck on net from the sideboards that found its way past Lundqvist with Henrik Sedin right in front for his third in the final minute.Hayes scored his second of the game on a breakaway for his eighth at 1:49 of the third, and Miller popped his second of the night and seventh of the year off a pass from Zuccarello just 42 seconds later.Its happened a few times where were a goal or two down going into the third and we give up a goal right away and the games over, said Henrik Sedin, who along with brother Daniel are the only two Vancouver players in double digits for points. We took some chances early on (in the third) and it cost us.Granlund batted his fifth out of the air with about 6 1/2 minutes left to get Vancouver to within three, but Zuccarello made it 6-2 with his seventh with 4:58 remaining before Holden buried his second on a power play about three minutes later to cap the scoring.As a goalie Ive got to make some timely saves, Markstrom said. I did not do that tonight.Game notesCristoval Nieves was recalled from the AHL and made his NHL debut on New Yorks fourth line. ... Canucks F Jannik Hansen (fractured rib) and D Christopher Tanev (lower body) sat out for Vancouver. ... Sbisa played his 400th NHL game. ...UP NEXTRangers: At Columbus on Friday night in the finale of a four-game trip.Canucks: Host Arizona on Thursday night. ' ' '