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T20 Blast Quarter-Finals Notts v Essex - Aug 8 Northants v Middlesex - Aug 9 Gloucestershire v Durham - Aug 10 Glamorgan v Yorkshire - Aug 11 Yorkshire progressed from their group for only the second time in nine seasons after half-centuries from Jack Leaning (64 from 29 balls) and Alex Lees (59 from 50) and impressive bowling from Tim Bresnan (3-15) propelled the side to a 14-run victory at Northants.Durham also advanced from the North Group following a 13-run triumph over Derbyshire, Calum MacLeod (83 from 50) and Mark Stoneman (82 from 56) putting on a Durham record 141 for the second wicket as the Jets pipped the Falcons to fourth spot in the table. Watch this brilliant catch from Chesney Hughes to dismiss Keaton Jennings during the game between Durham and Derbyshire Essex, meanwhile, landed the last qualification place from the South Group courtesy of the point they picked up from their washed out game at home to Glamorgan - the rain preventing the Eagles from replying to Glamorgans 184-5, in which Colin Ingram cracked 101 from 56 balls. Colin Ingram hit a century for Glamorgan Surreys Jason Roy plundered the highest score of the night, though - the England limited-overs opener biffing an unbeaten 120 from 62 balls, including 15 fours and three sixes, as the London side beat Kent by 37 runs at The Oval.Roy and Aaron Finch (79 from 51) thrashed 187 for the opening wicket in 17.2 overs as Surrey racked up 212-4 before restricting Kent to 175-7 in reply - but the rain in Chelmsford meant Gareth Battys men missed out on the quarter-finals. Jason Roy smashed an unbeaten 120 for Surrey Birmingham Bears hopes of progression were also dashed as they slipped up against reigning champions Lancashire Lightning, despite only being set 125 for victory at Emirates Old Trafford.Lancashire could only post 124-5 from their 20 overs, thanks mainly to an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 65 between Tom Moores (39no from 32) and Jordan Clark (31no from 18).But Birmingham ended on 94-8 - teenage pacer Saqib Mahmood the pick of the Lancashire attack with figures of 3-18 - to fall out of the top four positions in the North Group.North Group table toppers Nottinghamshire wrapped up their league campaign with a stunning eight-wicket win over rock-bottom Leicestershire Foxes on Duckworth-Lewis. Dan Christian faced 16 balls - and hit six of them for six! 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The committee was officially unveiled Wednesday. The College Football Playoff will replace the Bowl Championship Series. The selection committee will work similarly to the one that picks the teams for the NCAA basketball tournament, though instead of 68 teams it will choose and seed four to play in the semifinals. The winners of those games, played on a rotating basis at six bowl sites, will meet a week later for the national championship. "There will undoubtedly be people who disagree with the outcome," Rice said. Rice was a surprising pick to be part of the committee because she has never worked directly in college athletics, though when she was provost at Stanford the athletic department was under her supervision and she hired Tyrone Willingham as football coach. She called herself a "student of the game." "What I can hopefully bring to this committee is critical judgment and the willingness to work real hard ... to put the best four teams on the field," she said. Rice, who grew up in Alabama, said college football has been trying to come up with a way to crown a champion for years and mentioned how the 1966 championship was muddled when Notre Dame and Michigan State played to a tie. Notre Dame was voted champion by the coaches and AP polls, but Alabama went 11-0. "It enhances head-to-head competition," Rice said about the new system. She said Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott approached her about being part of the committee. "Condi definitely earned her spot on this committee," said Bill Hancock, the executive director of the BCS. "Obviously, part of this is going to be the ability to make judgments under scrutiny, and Condi has that." Rice is the only woman on the committee. Some, such as former Auburn coach Pat Dye and former Georgia star and ESPPN analyst David Pollack, have said they would prefer only those who have played football to be on the committee.dddddddddddd "Ive been in enough positions to respect people who have different views," Rice said. "I will work very hard reviewing film to make good judgments." She added: "I dont feel Im carrying the banner for anyone except those of us who love college football." The panel is made up of five current athletic directors, former players and coaches and college administrators, and a former member of the media. "Our work will be difficult, but rewarding at the same time," Arkansas athletic director and committee chairman Jeff Long said. "We have important judgments to make during that process. We realize we represent all of college football." The rest of the members are: --Barry Alvarez, athletic director, Wisconsin. --Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, former superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy. --Pat Haden, athletic director, Southern California. --Tom Jernstedt, former NCAA executive vice-president. --Oliver Luck, athletic director, West Virginia. --Dan Radakovich, athletic director, Clemson. --Steve Wieberg, former college football reporter, USA Today. --Willingham, former head coach of Notre Dame, Stanford and Washington. --Mike Tranghese, former commissioner of the Big East Conference. Hancock said term limits for committee members will eventually be three years, but that will not be the case for all the current members because they do not want to replace the entire committee at once. "We havent worked out the stagger yet," Hancock said. Committee members will recuse themselves when a team they have a direct relationship with comes up in meetings. "Its imperative for all committee members to check their loyalties and affiliations before entering the meeting room," Jernstedt said. Hancock said the committee members will be allowed to examine whatever data they believe is relevant. "No one single metric will be identified as paramount over all other data," Hancock said. Long said the committee likely will release four or five top 25 rankings during the season, starting around midseason, before the final decisions are made at the end of the regular season. "I know its going to have long hours involved," Alvarez said. "Obviously, criticism will be a part of it." ' ' '