FORT WORTH, Texas — Bring on any opponent for TCU. The undefeated Horned Frogs are going to bust into the BCS for the first time. The only question left is where are they headed and who will they play.

"We can play with anybody," coach Gary Patterson said after TCU wrapped up its first undefeated regular season in 71 years. "We're going to look forward to the challenge, we'll find out what that's going to be and we're going to get ready for it. ... This team can play with a lot of people, and not just this year."

Hard to argue after the fourth-ranked Horned Frogs improved to 12-0 with a 51-10 victory over New Mexico yesterday — their seventh straight win by at least 27 points, a stretch including BYU and Utah, last year's BCS buster.

While there should be no question about if TCU (12-0, 8-0 Mountain West Conference) will be part of the Bowl Championship Series, the Frogs have to wait another week to make travel plans.

Representatives from the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls were in attendance.

"They're sure way up there," said Alan Young, the Fiesta Bowl board chairman. "It's an easy sell to our board of directors. ... TCU is right in the middle of our mix."

After some near-misses in the past, including a 10-0 start in 2003 and a one-loss season two years after that, TCU is higher in the BCS standings than any team from a conference without an automatic bid has ever been this late in the season. The Frogs are fourth behind Florida, Alabama and Texas.

"Well, we finally did it," Patterson said to open his postgame news conference.

Andy Dalton matched a career high with four touchdown passes, two to Antoine Hicks in a 12-second span that put the Horned Frogs up 30-0 early in the second quarter. Dalton had already run for a score.

GEORGIA 30, NO. 7 GEORGIA TECH 24

The visiting Bulldogs (7-5) took a page out of the Yellow Jackets' (10-2) playbook, rushing for 339 yards to put a real damper on the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game.

Washaun Ealey rushed for 183 yards, while Caleb King rambled for 166 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs (7-5) reclaimed state bragging rights.

Georgia Tech's loss completed a dismal day for the two teams that will meet next week in Tampa, Fla., for the ACC title. Earlier, Clemson was blown out by South Carolina, 34-17.

OKLAHOMA 27, NO. 11 OKLAHOMA STATE 0

DeMarco Murray ran for two touchdowns, Ryan Broyles returned a punt 88 yards for a score and the host Sooners (7-5, 5-3 Big 12) knocked the Cowboys (9-3, 6-2) out of contention for their first appearance in the Bowl Championship Series.

With representatives of the Fiesta and Orange bowls watching on, the Cowboys were shut out for the first time since 2005.

NO. 14 VIRGINIA TECH 42, VIRGINIA 13

Ryan Williams ran for 182 yards and four touchdowns and the Hokies (9-3, 6-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) beat the Cavaliers (3-9, 2-6) in what was likely Al Groh's last game as Virginia's coach.

Groh, who has a contract clause requiring that the school inform him by Nov. 30 if it plans to add a year, is expected to instead be fired. Virginia ended its worst season since it finished 2-9 in 1982.

SOUTH CAROLINA 34, NO. 15 CLEMSON 17

Stephen Garcia threw three touchdown passes and the host Gamecocks (7-5) slowed down C.J. Spiller in an upset of the Tigers (8-4).

Spiller returned the opening kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown, an NCAA record-setting seventh of his career. But the Gamecocks bottled up Spiller after that to end the Tigers' six-game win streak. Spiller finished with 18 yards rushing and 19 receiving.

NO. 17 LSU 33, ARKANSAS 30

Josh Jasper drilled a 41-yard field goal with 4 seconds to go to force overtime, then made a 36-yarder in overtime to lift the host Tigers (9-3, 5-3 Southeastern Conference) over the Razorbacks (7-5, 3-5).

Alex Tejada missed a 36-yard field goal that could have forced a second OT, and Arkansas just missed a remarkable comeback bid, highlighted by Ryan Mallet's fourth-down touchdown pass to Joe Adams with 1:18 left, which gave the Razorbacks a 30-27 lead.

NO. 18 BYU 26, NO. 22 UTAH 23

Max Hall threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Andrew George in overtime, lifting the host Cougars (10-2, 7-1 Mountain West) over the Utes (9-3, 6-2).

Hall found George open for a quick dump-off over the middle and George had nobody between him and the goal line. Utah had taken a 23-20 lead when Joe Phillips kicked a 29-yard field goal.

NO. 19 MIAMI 31, SOUTH FLORIDA 10

Javarris James rushed for two touchdowns, Jacory Harris threw for two more, and the host Hurricanes (9-3) ran out to a 21-3 halftime lead to cap its first nine-win regular season since 2005 with a victory over the Bulls (7-4).

A 12-play, 81-yard drive on the opening series set the tone, fueled by a gutsy call and Damien Berry's 6-yard run on 4th-and-1 from the USF 17. On the next play, Hankerson made a juggling catch in the right side of the end zone.

MISSISSIPPI STATE 41, NO. 20 MISSISSIPPI 27

Little-used backup quarterback Chris Relf accounted for three touchdowns, Anthony Dixon set the school single-season rushing record as the host Bulldogs (8-4, 4-4 SEC) upset the Rebels (5-7, 3-5) in the Egg Bowl.

Ole Miss couldn't stop the one-two combination of Relf and Dixon, who finished with 133 yards and a touchdown. Dixon has 1,390 yards in 11 games, breaking James Johnson's school record by seven yards.

N.C. STATE 28, NO. 23 NORTH CAROLINA 27

Russell Wilson threw four touchdown passes and Alan-Michael Cash blocked a field-goal attempt with about 5 minutes left to help the host Wolfpack (5-7, 2-6 ACC) rally past the Tar Heels (8-4, 4-4).

Wilson connected twice with Owen Spencer for scores, including the go-ahead 38-yard touchdown two plays into the fourth quarter as the Wolfpack rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit.

NO. 24 USC 21, UCLA 7

Malcolm Smith returned one of Southern California's three interceptions 62 yards for an early touchdown, and the Trojans (8-3, 5-3 Pac-10) regained their defensive pride while maintaining their city dominance with a victory over the Bruins (6-6, 3-8).

Matt Barkley's 48-yard touchdown pass to Damian Williams with 44 seconds left led to an ebullient USC celebration that nearly set off an all-out fight between the teams.

The Trojans followed Williams' score by jumping and yelling on their sideline before moving onto the field in unison. They appeared to be taunting the Bruins, who then came across midfield to challenge them before coaches and officials kept them apart.

NO. 25 HOUSTON 73, RICE 14

Case Keenum threw for 323 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another in the first half as the host Cougars (10-2, 6-2) cruised past the Owls (2-10, 2-6) to capture the Conference USA West division title.

Tyron Carrier returned the opening kickoff 99 yards for a score and Houston tied a school record with 59 first-half points to get its place in next Saturday's title game at East Carolina. With this one wrapped up at halftime, Keenum and many of Houston's other starters didn't play after the break.