No. 2 Alabama found its championship form in the nick of time. Outplayed most of the game, the Crimson Tide stayed unbeaten with a 26-21 victory Friday over Auburn, taking the lead with a nearly perfect drive that was capped by Greg McElroy's 4-yard touchdown pass to Roy Upchurch with 1:24 left.

For the second time in three years, ESPN has successfully scheduled an unofficial WAC championship game.

Pac-10 picks of the week are back after a one-week hiatus. With Southern California enjoying another bye week, I did not feel inclined to pick the rest of the Pac-10 contests last weekend.

Usually, it is the home team that has to worry about rival hijinks and shenanigans leading up to game time; however, in the case of the USC-UCLA rivalry, all bets are off.

In this Oct. 17, 2009, file photo, TCU coach Gary Patterson celebrates his team's 44-6 win over Colorado State in an NCAA college football game in Fort Worth, Texas.

Boise State fans hold tight on any thoughts of a BCS appearance or another unbeaten regular season, at least for the moment. All focus for Friday night’s game against Nevada is on the WAC championship.

Rennie Curran has no answer for the statistic which has helped to sink Georgia's season: Eleven games.

Colt McCoy threw four touchdown passes and No. 3 Texas overcame a huge game by Texas A&M quarterback Jerrod Johnson to wrap up an undefeated regular season with a 49-39 win over the Aggies on Thursday night.

B.J. Holmes scored 20 points to help Texas A&M upset No. 19 Clemson 69-60 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.

Manny Harris had 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds to lead No. 15 Michigan to an 83-76 overtime win over Creighton at the Old Spice Classic on Thursday.

Jason Fox has started 47 games in his career at left tackle for the Hurricanes, but it is doubtful he'll play in his last regular season game Saturday when UM takes on the University of South Florida.

It could have been one of those days Eric Moncur would remember forever. He was supposed to be playing his final regular-season game Saturday for the Miami Hurricanes.

Neither a cranky hamstring nor No. 25 Oklahoma was able to slow down Brandon Johnson and San Diego.

LAHAINA, Hawaii - A.J. Ogilvy had 20 points and seven rebounds, and Jermaine Beal added 18 points and five assists to lead No.

Connecticut's Stanley Robinson gets a rebound over LSU's Storm Warren, left, and Eddie Ludwig during the first half of a semifinals game at the NIT Season Tip-Off Tournament on Wednesday night in New York.

Unlike recent years in which Southern California dominated the rivalry game against the UCLA Bruins , expectations are being cast aside as no one really knows what to expect from either team on Saturday.

The third-ranked Texas Longhorns got 20 points from Damion James and downed Pittsburgh 78-62 to win the CBE Classic title in Kansas City, Mo.

Once John Wall gained his footing, not even a warped court could slow down Kentucky.

Led by Matt Bouldin's 18 points, four players scored in double digits and Gonzaga advanced to the championship game of the Maui Invitational with a convincing 74-61 victory over Wisconsin on Tuesday night.

Demetri McCamey scored 21 points and No. 20 Illinois used a second-half run to beat Wofford 78-64 in the Las Vegas Invitational on Tuesday night.