College Football: Big Ten Race Ends in 3-Way Tie

The Big Ten race won't officially be decided until Dec. 5 when the final BCS standings come out.

No. 5 Wisconsin, No. 8 Ohio State and No. 11 Michigan State all finished 11-1 and 7-1 in conference play. The BCS standings will be used to break the tie.

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Montee Ball rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns as Wisconsin earned a share of the Big Ten championship with a 70-23 win over Northwestern.

The Badgers made it four straight wins by 20 points or more - and it wasn't even the most lopsided game in that stretch, because Wisconsin beat Indiana 83-20 on Nov. 13. It also was the third time this season the Badgers scored 70 points or more.

No. 4 TCU 66, New Mexico 17

At Albuquerque, New Mexico, Andy Dalton threw three touchdown passes before leaving with an elbow injury as No. 4 TCU capped its second straight undefeated regular season with a 66-17 win over New Mexico for its second consecutive Mountain West championship.

The next stop for the BCS-busting Horned Frogs could very well be the Rose Bowl.

No. 12 Arkansas 31, No. 6 LSU 23

At Little Rock, Arkansas, Ryan Mallett threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns as Arkansas put itself in position to land the school's first BCS bid.

Mallett finished 13 of 23 passing and had touchdown passes of 85, 80 and 39 yards for the Razorbacks (10-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference), who won their sixth straight game and finished second in the SEC West.

No. 7 Stanford 38, Oregon State 0

At Stanford, California, Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes to set a single-season school record as Stanford stated its case for a berth in the Bowl Championship Series.

Stepfan Taylor ran for 115 yards and a touchdown and Doug Baldwin caught two TD passes for the Cardinal, who set a school record for wins with an emphatic close to the regular season.

No. 8 Ohio State 37, Michigan 7

At Columbus, Ohio, Jordan Hall broke the game open with an 85-yard kickoff return as the Buckeyes defense shut down Michigan's high-powered offense for their seventh straight win in the rivalry.

The Buckeyes picked up two celebration penalties after touchdowns but had a lot to celebrate: A share of a record-tying sixth Big Ten title and, most likely, a Bowl Championship Series bid.

No. 14 Oklahoma 47, No. 10 Oklahoma State 41

At Stillwater, Oklahoma, Landry Jones matched the school record with 468 yards passing and threw two long touchdown passes in a wild finish to the Bedlam game as Oklahoma forged a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South.

Jones threw an 86-yard touchdown pass to Cameron Kenney then answered Justin Gilbert's kickoff return score for Oklahoma State with a 76-yarder to James Hanna 29 seconds later as the Sooners survived to likely earn a spot in the Big 12 title game.

No. 11 Michigan State 28, Penn State 22

At State College, Pennsylvania, Michigan State claimed at least a share of its first Big Ten title since 1990 after winning at blustery Beaver Stadium.

Edwin Baker ran for 118 yards and a touchdown, and Keshawn Martin's 35-yard reverse deep in Penn State territory set up another early score for Michigan State.

No. 15 Missouri 35, Kansas 7

At Kansas City, Missouri, Blaine Gabbert directed scoring drives on the Tigers' first two possessions and later scored on a 1-yard run in the 119th edition of college football's second-oldest rivalry.

No. 13 Virginia Tech 37, Virginia 7

At Blacksburg, Virginia, Ryan Williams ran for two touchdowns as No. 13 Virginia Tech won its 10th consecutive game and seventh in a row over Virginia.

No. 18 South Carolina 29, Clemson 7

Stephen Garcia threw for two touchdowns, Alshon Jeffery had his seventh 100-yard receiving game and South Carolina posted the third nine-win season in program history.

In a season of milestones, this was likely one of the sweetest for the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division winners, who beat the Tigers in consecutive games for the first time since 1968-70.

In 117 seasons of football, the Gamecocks (9-3) have only reached nine wins in 1984 and in 2001. And their passing game, led by Garcia and star wipeout Jeffery, gave Aruba's secondary something to worry about for next week's SEC championship.

Jeffery had four catches for 126 yards by halftime, including a 37-yard touchdown throw from Garcia.

Clemson (6-6) was held scoreless for the game's final 58 minutes.

Maryland 38, No. 21 North Carolina State 31

At College Park, Maryland, Danny O'Brien threw for a career-high 417 yards and four touchdowns, all to Torrey Smith, as Maryland denied North Carolina State a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game.

No. 22 Florida State 31, Florida 7

At Tallahassee, Florida, the Seminoles not only put the brakes on a six-year losing streak against archrival Florida , they also slipped into next week's Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

No. 23 Utah 17, BYU 16

At Salt Lake City, Brandon Burton blocked a last-second field goal to lift Utah to a wild victory against BYU in their final game as Mountain West Conference rivals.

Minnesota 27, No. 24 Iowa 24

At Minneapolis, Duane Bennett's touchdown run with 4:31 left lifted Minnesota to its first victory against Iowa in four years.

DeLeon Eskridge had 95 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries for Minnesota.

No. 25 Mississippi State 31, Mississippi 23

At Oxford, Mississippi, Chris Relf threw for a career-high 288 yards and three touchdowns as Mississippi State won the Egg Bowl.

The Bulldogs dominated for most of the game, with a 498-326 advantage in total yards.