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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After starting season 4-0 -- all four wins at home -- No. 25 Florida States first road trip of the season ended 1-1.And by the time they take the floor Monday night for the ACC/Big Ten Challenge against Minnesota, the Seminoles could be out of the poll as quickly as they got in.That will be up to the AP Top 25 voters, who placed Florida State (5-1) among the countrys elite for the first time since the 2012 season last Monday. But the Seminoles were upset by a 2-2 Temple team in the semifinals of the NIT Season Tip-Off on Thanksgiving, despite leading by as many as 18 points in the second half.They rebounded in a big way a day later, handily beating Illinois in the third-place game, despite some noticeable errors in their play.Right now, were going through some growing pains. We have guys missing assignments, not quite sure where to be, said Florida State head coach Leonard Hamilton, whose top two scorers are a sophomore and freshman. But Im hoping we can continue to win as we grow up.Florida State and Minnesota (6-0) met 11 times previously -- five of those ACC/Big Ten Challenge -- with the Seminoles owning a 3-2 edge in the Challenge, which is in its 18th year this season. The Golden Gophers, however, won the last two meetings, the most recent of which was a 71-61 victory Dec. 3, 2013.Florida State sophomore guard Dwayne Bacon leads the team in scoring at 18.2 points per game while true freshman forward Jonathan Isaac -- the crown jewel of the Seminoles 2016 recruiting class -- is every bit as good advertised to start his career, averaging 15.3 points.Isaac and Bacon are the only two players to reach double figures in all six of the Seminoles six games.The Golden Gophers are paced by guard Amir Coffey at 15.9 points.Mondays contest will mark Minnesotas first game away from home, and head coach Richard Pitino hopes his team is ready for it.It gets a lot tougher now going on the road, so well see how we look with more adversity, I guess, Pitino said following their 57-45 win Saturday night against Southern Illinois.It remains to be seen if Minnesota will have the services of starting center Reggie Lynch. The 6-foot-10 Lynch, who averages nine points and 3.6 blocks, sat Saturday with an ankle injury.Florida State will wear turquoise uniforms against Minnesota on Monday to raise awareness for bringing sport to Native American and Aboriginal youth. It marks the seventh time -- but the first time this season -- the Seminoles will wear the special uniforms.The Seminole Tribe of Florida approached us about this program and we are honored and excited to wear these unique uniforms, Hamilton said. The color is significant as it is deeply symbolic of friendship and community in the Native American culture.Florida State first wore the turquoise uniforms in their 89-61 win over UT-Martin in Tallahassee on November 17, 2013.New York Mets Gear . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. Cheap Mets Jerseys . 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Barcelonas entertaining victory ensured the defending Spanish champions retained their share of the league lead with Atletico Madrid two rounds ahead of their meeting in the capital. Real Madrid needed a late goal by substitute Jese Rodriguez to earn a 3-2 victory at Valencia to stay in third place and three points behind its title rivals.BLACKSBURG, Va. -- No starting quarterback? No problem for Georgia Tech.With Justin Thomas on the sideline with an injury, backup quarterback Matthew Jordan rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 30-20 upset of No. 14 Virginia Tech on Saturday.Thomas dressed for the game, but didnt play after an undisclosed injury last week at North Carolina. The Yellow Jackets (6-4, 3-4 ACC) didnt miss a beat, and Jordan, who made his first career start, repeatedly gashed the Hokies defense. He carried the ball 32 times and scored on runs of 53 and 3 yards.I really didnt know until warm-ups to be honest, Jordan said. I think I was a little bit nervous when we first started off. Once the game went along, I think I settled down.Marcus Marshall added 143 yards rushing and a score for the Yellow Jackets, who rushed for 309 yards. They also became bowl eligible.I told our kids after that game that 6-6 is not what were after, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson said. Once we were out of the conference race, I challenged our team to try and win nine games. If you go back and look at the last 50 years here, it hasnt been done a lot.Georgia Techs win was just the third road win over a ranked team in Johnsons tenure as coach. He took over in 2008.Virginia Tech (7-3, 5-2, No. 18 AP), which was looking to clinch the ACCs Coastal Division crown, played its worst game of the season. The Hokies turned the ball over four times, botched a short field-goal attempt, and had a terrible snap rigght before halftime that ultimately led to Jordans 3-yard touchdown run.dddddddddddd That score gave them a 20-0 halftime lead.The Hokies Jerod Evans threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores -- the latter two coming with the game already decided.In the end, we didnt play well enough, Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente said. We didnt deserve to win the ball game. Credit to them.THE TAKEAWAYGeorgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets defense gave up 636 yards of offense in a 48-20 loss at North Carolina a week ago, but the group held Virginia Tech to 437 yards and sacked Evans five times.I think our defensive players were probably tired of hearing how bad they were, Johnson said.Virginia Tech: The Hokies -- who hadnt turned the ball over in their previous three games -- need to find their groove on offense. They only mustered a field goal in the second half against Duke a week ago, didnt score in the first half against Georgia Tech, and had 182 of their yards on their final two drives when trailing 30-7.POLL IMPLICATIONSVoters could drop Virginia Tech down or out of the AP Top 25 when the new list comes out Sunday.UP NEXTGeorgia Tech: Returns home for the final home game of the season and takes on Virginia, the last-place team in the ACCs Coastal Division.Virginia Tech: Travels to South Bend, Indiana, to take on Notre Dame in the first meeting between the two programs. ' ' '