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Rashid Khan produced a round of 5-under 65, taking his total to 2-under 138 and tied-39th position, which put him in the best place to make the cut at the European Masters in Crans Montana, Switzerland on Friday. Among the five other Indians in the fray, Arjun Atwals 1-under 69 took him to level-par and in best place to make the cut, which was set at level par. But Chiragh Kumar, Himmat Rai, SSP Chawrasia and Jyoti Randhawa all looked set to miss the cut.Richard Green of Australia was leading with 10-under 130 with three holes still to play.Rashid was the first among the Indians to tee off, and he began with four birdies and just one bogey on the back nine. After gaining a shot on the 402-yard par-four 18th, he dropped one on the 540-yard par-five 1st, only to shoot his fifth birdie of the day on the 446-yard par-four 2nd. He bogeyed the par-four 5th and then shot successive birdies on the par-four 6th and the par-four 7th. Rashid capped his round off with his eight birdie of the day on the 649-yard par-five 9th.Atwal began from the back nine and registered his first birdie of the day on the 559-yard par-four 14th, before dropping one shot each on the 347-yard par-four 16th and the 394-yard par-four 17th. He brought himself back to level-par overall with birdies on the par-four 2ndand the par-three 3rd. After bogeys on the next two holes, Atwal finished his round with birdies on the 324-yard par-four 6th and the 649-yard par-five 9th.Chiragh, who was the only Indian to go under-par on Thursday, started from the back nine with bogeys on the 406-yard par-four 10th and the 216-yard par-three 11th. He dropped further shots on the par-four 18th and the par-four 1st and only recorded his first birdie on the last hole of the day, the par-five 9th.Himmat began well on the back nine, with a birdie on the 516-yard par-five 15th, but ended up dropping shots on the 540-yard par-five 1st, 324-yard par-four 6th, 175-yard par-three 8th, and the 649-yard par-five 9th to finish at a total of 5-over 145.Chawrasia, who recorded 9-over on Thursday, registered a much-improved performance in the second round, scoring birdies on the par-four 2nd, the par-four 6th, the par-four 7th and the par-five 14th, when reports last came in.Randhawa started with a birdie on the 446-yard par-four 2nd, but followed up immediately with a bogey on the 191-yard par-three 3rd. He dropped a further stroke on the par-five 9th. He dropped three further shots on the back nine, including a double bogey on the par-four 17th, which saw his overall score fall to 7-over 147. 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Well find out a lot more about where things stand in the race for the College Football Playoff when the official rankings come out next week. Leading up to the big reveal, our college football experts narrowed the field to the 10 teams with the best shot at the national title.Heres a look at Louisvilles title chances; to vote for who you think will win it all, go to our poll page or scroll to the bottom of this feature:The case for LouisvilleDespite Louisvilles one loss to Clemson, the Cardinals have been dominant in their wins -- tied with Alabama for third in the nation in average in-game win probability.Louisville leads the nation in offensive efficiency, and Lamar Jackson leads the FBS in Total QBR.Jackson has been responsible for 34 TDs this season, more than 108 FBS schools have combined as a team.-- ESPN Stats & InformationThe case against LouisvilleWith a loss to Clemson, ESPNs Football Power Index projects Louisville to have only a 10 percent chance at winning the ACC Atlantic Division. No team that failed to win its division has made it to the playoff.ACC-leading Clemson has a 78.2 percent likelihood to win out (up from 76.5 percent last week).-- ESPN Stats & InfoTalking pointsJacksons 91.6 Total QBR is on pace to be the fourth-best single-season Total QBR in the past decade.?-- ESPN Stats & InfoVegas odds:?Louisville has 7-1 odds to win the national title, better than Clemsons 8-1 odds despite the Tigers head-to-head win, according to the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook.What the FPPI says:?The FPI gives Louisville at least an 80 percent chance to win each remaining game, and favors the Cards on a neutral field against every team in the country except Alabama and Michigan.dddddddddddd But their FPI chance to win the Atlantic Division is low -- and even lower when it comes to winning the ACC championship game (9 percent).ESPN senior writer Heather Dinich: The most direct route for Louisville would be for Clemson to lose Saturday to Florida State, then lose in the ACC championship game. Under that scenario, the selection committee would at least debate whether Louisville is more worthy to be included among the top four -- despite the Tigers win in the head-to-head matchup.ESPN senior writer Todd McShay:?The toughest remaining game on Louisvilles schedule is at Houston. And while thats no cupcake, it certainly doesnt look as daunting as it did a few weeks ago, before the Cougars lost to Navy and SMU. Louisville has a tough road to the ACC title game, sitting a game behind Clemson (and having lost their head-to-head game). But if the Cardinals finish 11-1 and their only loss is a six-point defeat on the road to Clemson, theyll have a real case to be included in the playoff, depending on how the other conferences end up.Now that youre stuffed with numbers and analysis, are you convinced the Cardinals are going all the way? Cast your vote below. ' ' '