Top 25 roundup: Boise State finishes unbeaten

NO. 3 TEXAS 13, NO. 21 NEBRASKA 12: At Arlington, Texas, Nebraska had already stormed the field in celebration, having seemingly pulled off a huge upset in the Big 12 championship.

Except, upon further review, Texas still had one more second. And that was all the No. 3 Longhorns needed to completely change Nebraska's emotions -- and keep the Cornhuskers from pulling off a BCS-changing shocker.

The clock showed :00 after Texas quarterback Colt McCoy scrambled and threw the ball out of bounds. But while Nebraska players threw up their arms in celebration and ran onto the field, officials waved their arms trying to gain control of what proved to be a premature celebration.

A second was put back on the clock after the play was reviewed. Hunter Lawrence then made a 46-yard field goal for a 13-12 Texas victory Saturday night.

Unless the polls and the computer rankings shift dramatically and unexpectedly to TCU or Cincinnati, the Longhorns will face unbeaten Southeastern Conference Alabama in the BCS title game Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl.

"We're excited to be Big 12 champs and we'll see you in Pasadena," head coach Mack Brown said.

The Longhorns survived almost catastrophic clock management by Brown, offensive coordinator Greg Davis and quarterback Colt McCoy in the final seconds.

McCoy was 20 of 36 for 184 yards with three interceptions. He was sacked nine times.

N0. 10 GEORGIA TECH 39, NO. 25 CLEMSON 34:

At Tampa, Fla., Georgia Tech's swift turnaround under Paul Johnson now includes its first Atlantic Coast Conference title in more than a decade.

Jonathan Dwyer's 15-yard touchdown run with 1:20 remaining gave the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets a 39-34 victory over No. 25 Clemson in Saturday night's ACC championship game.

Josh Nesbitt threw a 70-yard TD pass to DeMaryius Thomas and Scott Blair kicked a title game-record four field goals to help the Yellow Jackets (11-2) win the crown -- Tech's first since sharing it with Florida State in 1998 -- in their second season under Johnson.

ACC player of the year C.J. Spiller rushed for 233 yards and four touchdowns for Clemson (8-5), which has lost two straight following a six-game winning streak that revived its season after a slow start.

NO. 6 BOISE STATE 42, NEW MEXICO STATE 7 -- At Boise, Idaho, Doug Martin had four touchdown runs and Boise State finished unbeaten for the second consecutive season.

Kellen Moore threw for 272 yards and a score for the Broncos (13-0, 8-0 Western Athletic Conference), who finished 12-0 last year but were left out of the Bowl Championship Series.

The Broncos will have to wait until Sunday night to see if they make it into one of the big-money bowls this season.

ARIZONA 21, NO. 20 USC 17 -- At Los Angeles, Juron Criner stumbled into the end zone with a 36-yard touchdown pass from Nick Foles with 3:14 to play, and Arizona wrapped up its best regular season in a decade.

Foles passed for 239 yards for the Wildcats (8-4, 6-3 Pac-10), who finally beat USC for the first time in coach Mike Stoops' tenure by scoring the final TD in a defense-dominated game.

After Jordan Congdon made a 37-yard field goal with 7:13 left to put the Trojans (8-4, 5-4) ahead, Arizona converted three straight third downs on the decisive drive.

Criner then caught a long fade pass and fought through a tackle into the end zone.

EAST CAROLINA 38, NO. 18 HOUSTON 32 -- At Greenville, N.C., Dominique Lindsay and Giavanni Ruffin each ran for two touchdowns while East Carolina's defense hung in against Houston's powerful offense in the Conference USA championship game.

Dwayne Harris had a big day with 123 yards receiving and a 22-yard touchdown catch. He also had a 69-yard kickoff return to set up East Carolina's first touchdown, helping the Pirates (9-4) beat the mistake-prone Cougars (10-3) for their second straight league title.

WASHINGTON 42, NO. 19 CALIFORNIA 10 -- At Seattle, Jake Locker made what could be his Washington farewell a memorable one, throwing for three touchdowns and running for two more, and the Huskies closed out their redemptive first season under Steve Sarkisian with a 42-10 domination of No. 19 California.

Locker either elevated his position in the NFL draft or announced himself as a Heisman front-runner.

He started with a 40-yard TD pass to Jermaine Kearse on Washington's first drive, then added touchdown runs of 19 and 2 yards in the second quarter as the Huskies jumped to a 21-3 lead and were never challenged.