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Nick Saban is on the verge of another milestone victory, another number that shows just how dominant his teams have been at Alabama.A victory by the Crimson Tide against Mississippi State on Saturday in Tuscaloosa would be Sabans 40th when Alabama is ranked No. 1, matching Bobby Bowden and Woody Hayes for the most wins coaching an AP No. 1 team.Saban is currently 39-5 in games when the Tide is No. 1. Bowden was 40-5 with Florida State as No. 1. Hayes went 40-6 with Ohio State. The difference? Bowden coached Florida State for 34 seasons. Hayes was at Ohio State for 28 years. Saban is in his 10th season with the Crimson Tide.Alabama has been ranked No. 1 in 33 percent of its 132 games coached by Saban. Florida State was No. 1 in 10.8 percent of the 417 games Bowden coaches. Ohio State was No. 1 in 16.7 percent of the 276 games Hayes coached.One more note on Alabama: The Crimson Tides game against Mississippi State will be its first against an unranked opponent since Oct. 1 versus Kentucky. Alabama became just the third top-ranked team to play and win four consecutive games against ranked opponents when it beat LSU last week.In 1943, No. 1 Notre Dame played ranked opponents in four straight games and beat them all. In 2001, No. 1 Miami had a four-game winning streak against ranked opponents over a five-week span that included an open date.The picks:THURSDAY NIGHT THROWDOWNSNo. 15 North Carolina (minus 10+) at DukeThe Blue Devils need to win out to reach six wins and bowl eligibility, but the path is tough (at Pitt and at Miami after this week) ... NORTH CAROLINA 38-30.No. 13 Utah (minus 5) at Arizona StateThe Utes hoped QB Troy Williams would give them more offensive balance this season, but he is ninth in the Pac-12 in passer efficiency rating (123.19) and has thrown only nine TD passes ... UTAH 24-21.FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTSBoston College (plus 21) at No. 20 Florida StateJust when it looked as if Seminoles RB Dalvin Cook was going to make a late Heisman push, he ran for 65 yards on 18 carries last week against N.C. State ... FLORIDA STATE 38-10, BEST BET.PLAYOFF IMPLICATIONSMississippi State (plus 30) at No. 1 AlabamaMatchup of the top two rushing quarterbacks in the SEC; the Bulldogs Nick Fitzgerald has 839 yards and eight touchdowns and the Tides Jalen Hurts has 635 yards and 10 scores. .... ALABAMA 35-14.No. 2 Michigan (minus 22) at IowaThe Wolverines first road game against a team with a conference victory ... MICHIGAN 31-13.Pittsburgh (plus 21) at No. 3 ClemsonThe Panthers pass defense has been a major issue all season -- and now here comes Deshaun Watson ... CLEMSON 42-17.Southern California (plus 9) at No. 4 WashingtonThe Trojans have won five straight since a tough start to the season and have scored at least 41 points in four of the games ... WASHINGTON 35-28.Wake Forest (plus 34+) at No. 5 LouisvilleCardinals QB Lamar Jackson is 247 yards passing away from becoming the eighth FBS player with at least 3,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing ... LOUISVILLE 45-7.No. 6 Ohio State (minus 29) at MarylandThe Terps are coming off a blowout at Michigan and it is unclear how much QB Perry Hills (shoulder) will be able to play ... OHIO STATE 42-17.CONFERENCE CALLSIllinois (plus 26) at No. 7 WisconsinThe Badgers have allowed five touchdown passes, tied for the second fewest in the FBS ... WISCONSIN 31-7.No. 8 Auburn (minus 10+) at GeorgiaNo SEC team throws fewer passes per game than Auburn at 22.3 ... AUBURN 28-20.No. 25 Baylor (plus 15) at No. 9 OklahomaThe Bears are trying to avoid their first three-game losing streak since 2012 ... OKLAHOMA 52-28.Mississippi (plus 10) at No. 10 Texas A&MMatchup of backup quarterbacks after injuries ... TEXAS A&M 35-23.No. 11 West Virginia (plus 2) at TexasThe Longhorns have the second most rushing touchdowns in the Big 12 with 24; the Mountaineers have allowed the fewest rushing TDs in the Big 12 with seven ... TEXAS 31-27.No. 12 Penn State (minus 7) at IndianaThe Hoosiers are 1-18 against the Nittany Lions since Penn State joined the Big Ten ... INDIANA 28-24.No. 16 Colorado (minus 16) at ArizonaThe Wildcats have lost six straight and havent lost seven in a row since 2004 ... COLORADO 31-13.Texas Tech (plus 13) at No. 17 Oklahoma StateBetter budget some time for this one: Red Raiders QB Patrick Mahomes and Cowboys QB Mason Rudolph combine to average 764 yards passing per game ... OKLAHOMA STATE 49-35.Georgia Tech (plus 15) at No. 18 Virginia TechSeven of the last eight meetings have been one-score games, and the Hokies have won five of them ... VIRGINIA TECH 28-21.No. 19 LSU (minus 3) at ArkansasAfter facing Alabama, Leonard Fournette gets a crack at the worst run defense in the SEC ... LSU 33-24.Minnesota (plus 8) at No. 21 NebraskaThe Cornhuskers are hoping to get QB Tommy Armstrong (concussion) back for what amounts to an elimination game in the Big Ten West ... MINNESOTA 27-23, UPSET SPECIAL.South Carolina (plus 11+) at No. 22 FloridaThe Gamecocks could win the SEC East at 4-4 with some help ... SOUTH CAROLINA 17-14.California (plus 15) at No. 23 Washington StateThe Bears have won 10 of 11 meetings ... WASHINGTON STATE 52-21.No. 24 Boise State (minus 17+) at HawaiiThe Broncos have won the last five meetings by a combined 45-7 ... BOISE STATE 35-14.TWITTER REQUESTSAppalachian State (plus 1) at Troy (at)matthewepleyTwo of the three Sun Belt teams, along with Arkansas State, that are undefeated in conference ... APPALACHIAN STATE 27-24.Kentucky (plus 13+) at Tennessee -- (at)WClark840WHASInstead of trying to determine a winner in the SEC East, maybe they should all join forces to face the West champion in Atlanta ... TENNESSEE 27-21.Rutgers (plus 13+) at Michigan State -- (at)jamdraperAn unexpected battle for last place in the Big Ten East. At least it was unexpected for the Spartans ... MICHIGAN STATE 28-14.Stanford (minus 3) at Oregon -- (at)sylviosoThe Cardinal and Ducks have combined to win the last seven Pac-12 championships, but this years meeting is mostly about whether Oregon coach Mark Helfrich can manage to keep his job ... STANFORD 37-33.---Record: Last week 20-5 straight; 10-15 vs. points.Season: 149-57; 93-108-3.Upset specials: 3-7.Best bets: 1-9.---Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP---APs college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.orgBuy Air VaporMax 2018 . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. 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The match was similar to Isners quarterfinal victory over fifth-seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber which went to three sets, all tiebreaks and contained no breaks of serve.LARAMIE, Wyo. -- Wyoming running back Brian Hill says he and the offensive line feed off of each others hard work during a game.If I can give them what they need, they can give what I need, Hill said after rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns in a 45-22 win over UC Davis on Saturday.It is the sixth time Hill has rushed for more than 200 yards in a game during his three-year college career. He is now ranked third on Wyomings all-time rushing list.Hill carried the ball 25 times for an average of 8.3 yards per carry as the Cowboys (2-1) gashed the Aggies defense for 274 rushing yards.Josh Allen threw three touchdown passes as Wyoming dominated its FCS opponent on both sides of the ball.I thought the keys to the game were our ability to control and maintain the line of scrimmage and it got a running game going, Wyoming coach Craig Bohl said.Allen completed 11 of 15 passes for 198 yards. He had TD passes of 16, 39 and 37 yards to three different receivers.UC Davis (1-2) was led by Ben Scott, who completed 18 of 31 passes for 178 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with an injury to his left leg. He also had one interception.THE TAKEAWAYAfter throwing five interceptions and fumbling once the previous week at Nebraska, Allen needed to bounce back for his own sake and for the team. On Wyomings first possession against UC Davis, Allen connected for 17 yards to Jacob Hollister and on a 16-yard TD to Tanner Gentry. Allen lost a fumble in the second quarter that safety Keleen Culberson returned 21 yards for a score.Allen said he was upset by the fumble that led to a score by the Aggies.As an offense we were able to get past that, he said.He ended the day with no interceptions and no more fumbles while tossing three TD passes.ddddddddddddUC Davis entered the game averaging 504.5 yards of total offense thanks to running back Manusamoa Luuga, who averaged 120.5 yards a game, and Scott, who was averaging 342 yards passing a contest. However, against the Cowboys defense, the yards didnt come so easily as the Aggies managed just 74 yards on the ground and Scott was held to 178 yards total passing.Offensively, we couldnt get the run game going, Aggies coach Ron Gould said. I knew going in they had a really, really good defense. They got us on our heels a little bit.NOTABLESWyoming junior cornerback Rico Gafford had his first interception as a Cowboy and returned it 32 yards to set up Wyomings second touchdown of the game. Defensive end Carl Granderson had a sack and a forced fumble and has now recorded a sack in each of the three games this season. He is the first defensive lineman at Wyoming to record a sack in his first three games since 1986.UP NEXTWyoming: The Cowboys spend the next two weekends on the road, beginning with a non-conference visit to Eastern Michigan. It will be Wyomings second game this season against a member of the Mid-American Conference. In the first game this season, the Cowboys beat Northern Illinois 40-34 in triple overtime.UC Davis: The Aggies open Big Sky Conference play at home next Saturday when they host Weber State. The Aggies and Wildcats are 2-2 in their all-time series with Weber State winning 23-3 last season.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '