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LAGOS DE COVADONGA, Spain -- Nairo Quintana retook the lead of the Spanish Vuelta after leaving his title rivals behind on the final grueling ascent to win Mondays mountainous 10th stage.Chris Froome fell back early on the special category climb to the Lagos de Covadonga summit, but the British rider recovered to finish third behind Robert Gesink.Quintana shook off a fall that tore his shirt early in the stage to win back the red jersey that he conceded to David de la Cruz on Sunday.The Colombian climbing expert won the 188.7-kilometer (117.2-mile) stage from Lugones to its finish in the northern mountains in 4 hours, 50 minutes, 31 seconds. Gesink, who had formed part of an early breakaway, crossed 24 seconds later, just ahead of Froome.Quintana opened up a 57-second advantage over Movistar teammate Alejandro Valverde, with Froome another second behind in third place overall.Lagos de Covadonga, with gradients up to 17 percent, is considered one of the classic and most demanding ascents of the three-week race.I had always dreamed of winning here, Quintana said. It fills me with pride to leave my name on this great mountain.Despite having built almost a minutes lead over Froome, Quintana said the three-time Tour de France winner was the man to beat with a time trial, which Froome excels at, still to come.(Froome) is still very close given what is ahead, Quintana said. 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The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net.Ten of the top 11 teams in the College Football Playoff rankings won this week -- the exception being No. 5 Louisville -- so there shouldnt be too much of a shake-up among the top six.Michigan might drop one spot because of a lackluster passing game under John OKorn, and Oklahoma still has some work to do in spite of a big win at West Virginia. What we do know: The Mountaineers are out. Louisville is out. Utah is out.Whos in?Heres a breakdown of where each conference stands in the playoff race after 12 weeks:BIG TENNo. 2 Ohio State The Buckeyes have one of the most impressive résumés in the country, with road wins at No. 9 Oklahoma and No. 7 Wisconsin and a home win against No. 18 Nebraska. If they can punctuate the season with a home win against No. 3 Michigan, the Buckeyes would certainly enter the debate as one of the top four teams in the country.It would make it much easier on the committee if Penn State lost to Michigan State, allowing the Buckeyes to win the East. If Penn State wins the Big Ten title, for Ohio State to get in, the committee would have to put two Big Ten teams in the top four. That means it would need to consider Ohio State unequivocally better than the Pac-12 and Big 12 champs (assuming Alabama and Clemson are in). It would be extremely difficult for Ohio State to go instead of Penn State because it would lose the head-to-head and conference tiebreakers, so if the Buckeyes do get in, it would most likely have to be at the expense of the Big 12 and Pac-12. If Wisconsin wins the Big Ten, its a better argument in favor of Ohio State because the Buckeyes would have a head-to-head win over the Big Ten champs.No. 3 Michigan The Wolverines are one win away from clinching the East Division, but can they do it with backup quarterback John OKorn? Michigans offense was limited in Saturdays 20-10 win over Indiana as OKorn completed just 7 of 16 pass attempts for 59 yards. That likely wont suffice in Columbus next week. This was the first chance for the committee to see Michigan without injured starting quarterback Wilton Speight, and while it won, it could drop behind Clemson on Tuesday.No. 7 Wisconsin If the Badgers beat Minnesota, they will clinch the West Division and have a shot to beat what should be a top-10 opponent in the Big Ten title game. It could be a chance for Wisconsin to avenge a regular-season loss, as the Badgers lost to both Ohio State and Michigan.No. 8 Penn State The Nittany Lions would clinch the East Division with a home win against Michigan State AND a Michigan loss. They should stay ranked ahead of Oklahoma because they have a better win (against No. 2 Ohio State), but still behind Wisconsin because the Badgers two losses have been against two of the committees top four teams.SECNo. 1 Alabama The Tide started slowly against FCS foe Chattanooga but wound up right where they were expected to be: still undefeated. Even if Alabama loses to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, the Tide will still play in thee SEC title game and likely finish in the top four with a win.dddddddddddd Theres also an improbable scenario still floating that the SEC could get two teams in, but only if Alabama was to lose a close title game to Florida, which would also have beaten LSU and FSU.No. 23 Florida The Gators clinched the East with their win over LSU and will play Alabama in the SEC championship game. If by some miracle Florida upsets Alabama in the title game, it would be difficult for the committee to leave the Gators out of the top four, but thats assuming they also beat rival Florida State in Tallahassee next weekend. If they do, that would give them three straight wins over ranked opponents to end the season (LSU, FSU and Alabama).ACCNo. 4 Clemson The Tigers clinched the Atlantic Division with their win at Wake Forest and now carry the banner for the entire league after Louisvilles loss to Houston. The Cardinals have officially been eliminated both from the ACC race and the playoff conversation. Clemson has to beat rival South Carolina and likely an unranked opponent in the ACC title game, and if it does, it should be a lock to finish in the top four.PAC-12No. 6 Washington The Huskies rebounded from their loss to USC with a win against Arizona State, but their résumé took a hit when both Utah and Washington State lost. While Utah should still be ranked, that remains Washingtons lone win against a CFP Top 25 team. With a nonconference strength of schedule that ranks dead last in the FBS, Washington needs all the ranked opponents it can find, and Wazzu might drop out of the Top 25 after suffering its third loss of the season (including an FCS loss). Washington will win the North if it beats Washington State in the Apple Cup and could get another win against a ranked opponent if it beats Colorado to win the Pac-12 title.No. 10 Colorado The Buffs can clinch the Pac-12 South with a win over Utah on Saturday. They have two respectable losses (Michigan and USC) but need more marquee wins. Beating Washington State was a step in the right direction, but they also have to beat Utah and possibly Washington in the Pac-12 championship. Remember: Last year, Stanford was a two-loss team that won the Pac-12 title and finished No. 6 in the committees final rankings.BIG 12No. 9 Oklahoma The Sooners kept their playoff hopes alive and eliminated West Virginia in the process with their impressive win in Morgantown. They still need lots of help, though, because of a weak strength of schedule. Five of OUs nine wins have come against teams with at least six losses, and they have just three wins against teams with winning records. Overall, OU has wins against teams with a combined record of 43-52. It will all be a moot point if OU doesnt beat Oklahoma State, so it needs to win Bedlam and hope Washington, Michigan and Penn State all lose. ' ' '