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Nick Kyrgios rained down 23 aces as he beat David Goffin in a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 comeback to win the Japan Open and claim his third title of the season on Sunday.The Australian added the Japanese event to the first two trophies of his career, which he won earlier in 2016 in Marseille and Atlanta.Kyrgios spent two hours on court against his Belgian opponent, saving 11 of a dozen break points while breaking Goffin twice - including in the penultimate game which set up victory.He put his big game on display for eager Japanese fans, who adopted the 21-year-old as a favourite after the early elimination of national tennis hero Kei Nishikori.Kyrgios put in a massive effort to start turning the momentum after dropping the first set to the fifth-seeded Goffin.The 15th-ranked Kyrgios saved five break points to hold for 2-1 in the second set and then broke in the next game on his way to levelling at a set each.In the third, his break of Goffin for 6-5 made the different as he served out the win a game later.Victory helped Kyrgios in the points chase to the season-ending finals next month in London, with the Australian moving to provisional 12th for the eight-man World Tour Finals.Kyrgios now stands 38-14 for the season and he becomes just the fifth mens player this year to win three titles or more. 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There appears to be a caveat in the College Football Playoff selection committees protocol that could keep Ohio State in the top four even if Penn State -- which beat the Buckeyes -- goes on to win the Big Ten.According to the protocol, strength of schedule, head-to-head competition and championships won must be specifically applied as tie-breakers between teams that look similar.Heres the catch: As of right now, the committee doesnt think No. 2 Ohio State and No. 7 Penn State look similar.Does the selection committee see a small margin of separation this week between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 7 Penn State? We do not, selection committee chair Kirby Hocutt told reporters on Tuesday evening.The committee already has shown it thinks the Buckeyes are a better team by keeping them ranked ahead of Penn State in spite of the Nittany Lions 24-21 win over Ohio State on Oct. 22, but because Penn State also lost to Pitt, their résumés arent comparable.Head-to-head is a factor, Hocutt said, but its one among many others as we continue to go further along in the season and in our evaluation of teams.The question is if Penn State can close that gap by winning the Big Tens East Division this weekend and then the Big Ten title on Dec. 3. In order for Penn State to win the division, the Nittany Lions have to beat Michigan State on Saturday AND Michigan has to lose to Ohio State. In 2014, TCU dropped from No. 3 to No. 6 in the final ranking because it lost the head-to-head result to Baylor.This week the committee members didnt put Penn State ahead of Ohio State, CFP Executive Director Bill Hancock said. So obviously the head-to-head was not the sole deciding factor in the case of those teams this week. As usual, the committee is making no statement about the future.The committees raankings are a weekly snapshot of each teams body of work to that point, so theres still the possibility that there would be committee members in the room who would value Penn States conference championship and head-to-head win more than Ohio States impressive résumé, which would include four wins against CFP top-25 opponents.ddddddddddddIts up to each individual selection committee member as to how they prioritize those measurements, Hocutt said.It could all be a moot point if that scenario doesnt unfold, but it also would be a situation the committee hasnt had to deal with yet, as there has not been a team worth considering that didnt win a conference title. If Ohio State wins Saturday but doesnt win the East, it would still have road wins against No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 6 Wisconsin, and home wins against No. 16 Nebraska and then No. 3 Michigan. Its possible no other team in the country could rival that résumé, save for an undefeated Alabama.The committees job is to pick the four best teams -- not the four most deserving -- but its one of this systems greatest debates. A Big Ten champ in Penn State would no doubt be deserving.But it is really one of the four best?Yes, thats what we do for hours and hours and hours over the course of two days each week is we focus on who is the best college football team, and as we analyze those teams and their performances, obviously were watching, were looking at the film if were not watching the games live, and then were also studying the statistics and analyzing all the data in front of us, Hocutt said. You know, we always have a focus on who are the best football teams up to this point in the season. 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