1.   The top two have left the rest trailing well behind.

2.   The top two go up, the next four fight it out in the play-offs.

3.   Although the top two in each event qualify for the World Championships next weekend in Lisbon, Portugal, Greene said he will decline the trip.

4.   And the top two rated razors?

5.   Belfour ranks in the top two in goals against, victories and shutouts.

6.   Acquiring Tandem moves Compaq closer to the ranks of the top two, IBM and Hewlett-Packard.

7.   All the U.S. team needs to do is finish in the top two in group play to reach the single-elimination quarterfinals.

8.   All three are in the top two or three for average ticket price, yet the talent is lagging behind.

9.   But DirecTV and EchoStar are the top two in a market, satellite television, that includes no other major players.