COLUMBUS, Ohio - Quarterback Troy Smith ran for 145 yards, Ted Ginn Jr. set school and Big Ten records with his fourth punt return touchdown of the season and the Ohio State Buckeyes upset No. 7 Michigan 37-21 on Saturday.

The loss kept the Wolverines (9-2, 7-1) from clinching an outright Big Ten title and ended their 13-game conference winning streak.

Ohio State's win was a rare bright spot in a tough fourth season for coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes started the Big Ten season with three straight losses, and two weeks ago former Ohio State star Maurice Clarett accused Tressel, his staff and Buckeyes boosters of giving him and other players improper benefits.

But it's never a bad day in Columbus when Ohio State (7-4, 4-4) beats Michigan.

Ginn, the freshman with a sprinter's speed, gathered a punt at his own 18 midway through the third quarter with the Buckeyes up 20-14. He broke a tackle and went into overdrive for an 82-yard touchdown.

Jason Campbell passed for 224 yards and Ronnie Brown and Carnell Williams ran for second-half touchdowns for the Tigers.Now the question is whether an impressive final 30 minutes will be enough to cancel out a 6-0 halftime deficit and lackluster start when this game is figured into the Bowl Championship Series standings?The Tigers (11-0, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) are third in the BCS behind second-place Oklahoma - which beat Baylor 35-0 - and Southern California.Even the nation's top scoring defense ran into a little trouble late. Alabama (6-5, 3-5) drove 84 yards on 11 plays in the final minutes, scoring on Spencer Pennington's 18-yard pass to D.J. Hall with 1:26 left.

Adrian Peterson ran for 240 yards, including three second-half touchdowns, and Oklahoma got the lopsided win it needed for the BCS standings.After a slow start, the Sooners (11-0, 8-0 Big 12) scored on four straight possessions. Jason White threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Travis Wilson just before halftime to make it 14-0, and Peterson had short TD runs on the first three drives of the second half.Peterson, who had 32 carries, tied the NCAA record for most 100-yard games by a freshman with his 10th. It came a week after he was held to 58 yards by Nebraska to snap his freshman record of nine straight 100-yard games.Even after last week's 30-3 win over Nebraska, Oklahoma was caught by Auburn in the latest AP poll. The Sooners remained second behind top-rated Southern California in the BCS standings, but their margin over Auburn was cut in half.

Utah beat rival Brigham Young to complete its first unbeaten season since 1930 and put the Utes one step closer to the first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series for a team from a mid-major conference.Receiver Steve Savoy ran for two touchdowns and caught a pass for another score to lead the fifth-ranked Utes (11-0, 7-0 Mountain West) and help offset the worst game of the season for Alex Smith. Utah's Heisman hopeful quarterback threw two interceptions - doubling his season total.But Smith had enough help around him to get Utah past the rival Cougars (5-6, 4-3) for the third straight year.

J.J. Arrington ran for 169 yards to set California's season rushing record and the Golden Bears recorded their biggest victory in the Big Game since 1930.Freshman Marshawn Lynch added 122 yards on just nine carries, including a spectacular 55-yard touchdown run. Lynch also threw a TD pass as the Bears racked up 474 total yards in coach Jeff Tedford's third straight victory over Stanford in the 107th edition of the rivalry.Aaron Rodgers passed for 120 yards and a score for the Bears (9-1, 6-1 Pac-10), who kept their Bowl Championship Series hopes thriving with their sixth straight victory.T.C. Ostrander passed for 148 yards for the Cardinal (4-7, 2-6), who finished their third straight losing season under coach Buddy Teevens with just 180 yards of total offense.

Stefan LeFors threw for 317 yards and three touchdowns, and Eric Shelton rushed for three more scores.The Cardinals (8-1, 6-0 Conference USA) scored the final 30 points of the game - in a little more than 10 minutes - to turn a close game into a rout. Perhaps trying to impress poll voters and improve its Bowl Championship Series standings grade, Louisville added a final touchdown on Deriontae Taylor's 6-yard run with 1:47 left.Ranked 10th in this week's BCS standings, Louisville has only a slim chance of getting an invite to one of the four big-money bowls. But as long as the Cardinals keep winning, they can keep dreaming. They have Cincinnati and Tulane remaining on their schedule.

Chris Leak threw a touchdown, Ciatrick Fason ran for a score and Florida upset No. 10 Florida State for the Gators first win in Tallahassee since 1986.It also gave fired coach Ron Zook a victory in his final regular-season game.Condemned since the day he replaced Steve Spurrier, Zook finally did something Spurrier never did in his 12 glorious seasons with the Gators - he won at Florida State.The Gators (7-4) ended any legitimate chance the Seminoles had of earning a third straight Bowl Championship Series berth. Florida State (8-3) still could finish tied for the Atlantic Coast Conference title but would likely lose all tiebreaker scenarios because of their BCS ranking, which is expected to drop Monday.

Alley Broussard ran for a school-record 250 yards with three touchdowns for No. 14 LSU.Broussard broke the previous mark of 246 yards that Kevin Faulk set against Houston Sept. 7, 1996. Joseph Addai rushed for 107 yards on 14 carries for LSU.With LSU trailing 24-20 in the fourth quarter, the Tigers drove 61 yards, with Broussard rushing for 27, Addai adding 19 and a pass interference call netting 15 more. Broussard gave LSU the lead with a 7-yard run with 10:51 left in the game.

Drew Tate threw three touchdown passes and Iowa's defense forced four turnovers and earned a share of the Big Ten title.The Hawkeyes (9-2, 7-1) won their second league title in three years, splitting it this time with Michigan. But the Wolverines claimed the invitation to the Rose Bowl thanks to their 30-17 victory over Iowa earlier this season.For the Badgers (9-2, 6-2), a promising season crumbled the last two weeks with losses by a combined 79-21.After a rocky start, Tate settled down and finished 15-of-24 for 186 yards. He threw two TD passes to Clinton Solomon, including a 51-yarder late in the first half, and another to Scott Chandler late in the third quarter.

Brock Berlin threw for a career-best 361 yards and four touchdowns in just over a half and Miami stayed in contention for the Atlantic Coast Conference title.Berlin threw scoring passes to four different receivers, completed 13 of 19 passes and continued his push for ACC player of the year honors. In his last seven games, Berlin has completed 55.9 percent of his passes for 1,894 yards with 19 touchdowns and only two interceptions - none in his last 153 attempts.Frank Gore rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown for Miami (8-2, 5-2), and Rashaun Jones recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for another Hurricanes score. Miami outgained Wake Forest 579-193.

Jon Helmandollar rushed for a school-record five touchdowns and Boise State clinched at least a share of its third straight Western Athletic Conference title.Boise State (10-0, 7-0) extended the nation's longest winning streak to 21 games and tied BYU's record for the most consecutive conference wins at 25. The Broncos' last WAC loss was Nov. 3, 2001, a 48-42 setback at Louisiana Tech.The Broncos can claim the WAC title outright by beating Nevada next week. They are the first WAC team to start 10-0 since Wyoming in 1996.

Cedric Houston ran for three touchdowns and No. 15 Tennessee clinched the Southeastern Conference's Eastern Division title with its 22nd straight victory over Vanderbilt.Tennessee (8-2, 6-1) will play No. 2 Auburn in the SEC championship game in Atlanta on Dec. 4 regardless of what happens in the Vols' game next week against Kentucky. It will be Tennessee's fourth trip to the title game since 1997.Jay Cutler was 22-of-33 for 314 yards and three touchdowns for Vanderbilt (2-9, 1-7), which finished with the same record as last year despite returning 21 starters and entering the season with bigger hopes.

Alvin Pearman scored two touchdowns and Virginia came up with four key turnovers.Virginia kept alive its hopes of at least sharing the Atlantic Coast Conference title, though the Cavaliers (8-2, 5-2) are still a long shot to claim the league's spot in the Bowl Championship Series.Pearman scored Virginia's first touchdown on a 6-yard run late in the first quarter, and he finished off the Yellow Jackets (6-4, 4-4) with a 1-yard plunge in the opening minute of the fourth. Pearman set up his second TD by going 45 yards with a short pass, getting knocked out of bounds just shy of the end zone.

L.V. Whitworth ran for 151 yards and two touchdowns, and Boston College took another step closer to its first BCS berth in Temple's final game before being booted from the Big East.The 19th-ranked Eagles (8-2, 4-1) pulled into a first-place tie in the conference with No. 21 West Virginia (8-2, 4-1). The Eagles are bolting for the Atlantic Coast Conference next year.The Owls (2-9, 1-5) are getting kicked out of the Big East for failing to meet minimum requirements for membership, most notably in attendance, facilities and fielding a competitive team. Temple finished with its 13th straight losing season and had only 14 Big East wins in 14 conference seasons. The Owls begin life next year as an independent.

Jordan Palmer threw for 339 yards and five touchdowns and Texas-El Paso clinched a bowl berth in coach Mike Price's first season running the formerly downtrodden program.UTEP (8-2, 6-1 Western Athletic Conference) secured second place in the conference, which has two guaranteed bowl spots.The Miners had to rally against SMU (3-8, 3-5), which came in on a three-game winning streak.The Mustangs went up 20-10 on a 49-yard touchdown pass from Jerad Romo to Reynaldo Pellerin midway through the second quarter before UTEP scored five straight touchdowns. UTEP took a 24-20 halftime lead, then scored three touchdowns in the first 4:35 of the second half.