Top 25 Capsules



Top 25 Capsules
By The Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia did its part. Now, the Bulldogs have to hope it's good enough to get them back to the Southeastern Conference championship game.
Freshman center Nick Jones fell on a fumble in the end zone, Bryan McClendon blocked a punt to set up another touchdown and No. 5 Georgia defeated Georgia Tech for the third year in a row, 34-17 Saturday.
The Bulldogs (10-2) came into the day needing two things to happen. They had to beat Georgia Tech, which they did convincingly, and Tennessee had to knock off Kentucky to force a three-way tie for the SEC East title with Georgia and Florida.
Tennessee won 20-7, leaving Georgia in excellent position to defend its SEC championship next Saturday against West champion LSU.
Georgia Tech (6-6) trailed 20-3 at halftime, their hopes of a comeback essentially snuffed out when freshman quarterback Reggie Ball trotted to the locker room with a possible concussion.
No. 7 Tennessee 20, Kentucky 7
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) -- Cedric Houston ran for 87 yards and a touchdown, and Tennessee (10-2, 6-2) used a dominating defense to hold Kentucky to 187 yards and clinch a share of the SEC East division title with Georgia and Florida.
Kentucky (4-8, 1-7) led 7-3 at halftime but recorded only five first downs in the second half in the final game of its first season under coach Rich Brooks. Four of Tennessee's last five opponents have scored seven points or fewer.
Tennessee finished with 270 yards of offense in cold, windy conditions. But the offense turned in a 13-play, 66-yard touchdown drive in the final minutes to seal the win on Houston's 10-yard run with 1:27 left.
Tennessee's only touchdown to that point came on an 18-yard pass from Casey Clausen to Mark Jones 90 seconds into the second half.
Virginia 35, No. 21 Virginia Tech 21
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Wali Lundy ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for another, helping Virginia end its four-year losing streak against Virginia Tech.
The Cavaliers (7-5) scored 21 straight points in the second half, twice converting on fourth down from the 1. Lundy caught a 1-yard pass for the tying touchdown, and ran for a score to make it 28-14.
Virginia Tech (8-4) got two touchdown runs from Kevin Jones and a 43-yard scoring pass from Bryan Randall to Mike Imoh.
No. 24 West Virginia 45, Temple 28
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) -- Jason Colson rushed for two touchdowns in his first career start and West Virginia clinched a share of its first Big East title since 1993.
Lance Frazier returned a punt for a touchdown and set up another score with an interception for West Virginia (8-4, 6-1 Big East), which won its seventh straight game and is expected to head to the Gator Bowl to play Maryland.
Quarterback Walter Washington ran for 117 yards and four scores for Temple (1-11, 0-7).