1.   Only one goal separated the teams, and what a strike it turned out to be.

2.   And all that separated the teams for the chance to play for the national title in the Rose Bowl was five-hundredths of a point.

3.   And little separates the teams just below the top tier.

4.   And that ultimately is what separated the teams.

5.   At this point, the chief thing separating the teams was turnovers.

6.   A couple of gifts from the gods were all that separated the teams through two periods.

7.   A large sum of money continues to separate the teams.

8.   Only three games separated the teams last season.

9.   That faith is part of what separates playoff teams from the pack, offensive coordinator Jim Fassel said.

10.   The difference between the Atlanta Braves and the Colorado Rockies is what separates teams in all sports.