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MADISON, Wis. -- The East Division is best in the Big Ten going into conference play.Top to bottom, the league was tested in Week 3, though some outcomes were more surprising than others. Ohio State and Michigan State secured tough road wins, while Michigan sped past Colorado in the second half to win at the Big House.Youve got to?be?able?to?make?big?plays?when?the?lights?come?on,?big?time, Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said after his teams 36-28 win at Notre Dame.?The Easts three top contenders emerged undefeated after three weeks, their playoff hopes firmly intact. They helped preserve the leagues overall reputation following a mainly rough day out West.Iowa got bumped out of the AP Top 25 on Sunday after losing to FCS power North Dakota State. Wisconsin nearly had its season upended by Georgia State before backup quarterback Alex Hornibrook helped give the Badgers a second-half lift .It was good to find a way to win. Its hard to win and appreciate that, Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst said in recounting the message to his squad after the 23-17 victory.One team is already 2-0 against Big Ten teams.Too bad for the league that Western Michigan plays in the Mid-American Conference.Two weeks after beating Northwestern on the road, the Broncos embarrassed Illinois with a 34-10 win in Champaign. It was the fourth time that a MAC program had beaten two Big Ten foes in the same season, and the second straight season after Bowling Green beat Maryland and Purdue in 2015.This will not be a relaxing bye week for Illini coach Lovie Smith.Were not where we need to be, and the bye week is coming at an ideal time for us to fix some things, and as a football team decide exactly how we want this football season to play out, Smith said.Other notes as the Big Ten begins league play in Week 4:HEAD OF THE CLASSThe Buckeyes strengthened their standing as a top challenger to dethroning Alabama in the College Football Playoff after a convincing 45-24 win at Oklahoma.We know what were capable of, receiver Noah Brown said. Were 3-0 with a chance to go 4-0. Keep it grooving.Ohio State has a bye next week before hosting Rutgers on Oct. 1. Michigan State faces a challenge next week with a visit from Wisconsin.TESTEDMichigan rallied from a two-touchdown deficit in the first quarter to beat Colorado 45-28 and stay unbeaten. The Wolverines open Big Ten play next week by hosting Penn State, which held on to beat Temple, 34-27 at Beaver Stadium. After losing to Pittsburgh in Week 2, another loss to an in-state rival could have turned up the heat on Nittany Lions coach James Franklin.OH IOWAThe Hawkeyes could still win the West Division, but the stunning 23-21 loss at home to North Dakota State crippled their playoff hopes.Yes, the Bison have won the last five FCS national titles. But Iowa was supposed to be the class of the West.This will hurt for a while, and well get back to work tomorrow and see what we can do about moving forward, coach Kirk Ferentz said. The Hawkeyes get a chance to regroup next week with a trip to Rutgers.HAPPY `HUSKERSWhile Iowa lost and Wisconsin struggled, Nebraska beat then-No. 22 Oregon 35-32 to raise its stock in the West and improve to 3-0. This will boost the confidence of the Cornhuskers going into its Big Ten opener next week at Northwestern.Well have to keep putting an exclamation point on it week after week, to make it real. Its obviously a really good start, Nebraska coach Mike Riley said.POLL POSITIONSBig Ten schools in the AP Top 25 poll released on Sunday:No. 2 Ohio StateNo. 4 MichiganNo. 8 Michigan StateNo. 11 WisconsinNo. 20 NebraskaDropped out: Iowa.---Online:AP College Football: http://collegefootball.ap.org---Follow Genaro Armas at: https://twitter.com/GArmasAPDonte DiVincenzo Bucks Jersey . 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"The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said.Darren Wassall praised his Derby team after their second-leg performance against Hull and hit back at the recent critics of his side.The Rams produced a much-improved display after looking lacklusture at the iPro Stadium in the first leg on Saturday, and did win the game 2-0.Johnny Russell put the visitors ahead after just seven minutes and the comeback looked on after Andrew Robertson turned the ball into his own net just before half-time, but Derby couldnt find another killer blow to take the tie all the way. Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship play-off semi-final second leg Hull saw out the game to win 3-2 on aggregate and set up a play-off final with Sheffield Wednesday, but Wassall was full of praise for his team following Tuesdays game. Were certainly very disappointed after Saturday, but I cant stress how proud I am of all the players tonight, the Rams head coach told Sky Sports. Derby Countys Johnny Russell celebrates his opening goal with Craig Bryson Thats how Derby County should turn up. Thats how I want a team representing me to turn up and we certainly turned up tonight. The play did the talking for them, I shouldnt have to say too much.We didnt lose the tie tonight, we lost it on Saturday and we know that but everybody who was questioning our attitude and our courage, our application and desire and what were all about, tonight we showed what Derby Countty is all about and Im very proud of the performance tonight.dddddddddddd Cyrus Christie makes progress for Derby at the KC Stadium. The Midlands outfit had beaten Hull twice in the regular season and had a good record against other play-off sides, and Wassall believes if Derby can continue to perform next season, they can make it to the Premier League.He said: The damage was done on Saturday and we had to put that to bed very quickly, but that performance is the type of performance weve been having consistently since Ive been in charge and unfortunately, when it mattered on Saturday, we didnt get that performance for whatever reason.Wed beaten Hull twice this year, we have now beaten them three times so its a funny old game that we beat them three times and didnt get to Wembley. Will Hughes and Johnny Russell were frustrated not to get the third goal Were very disappointed that were out of the tie because I think everybody saw that we deserved to go through on that performance, but credit to Hull, they won the tie and we wish them luck in the final. At least weve ended the season on a high and Ive said to the players, if they continue to perform like that on a consistent basis for 46 games next season, they will get out of his league.Also See:Hull scrape past brave DerbyAs it happened ' ' '