BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: SEC champ will face … who?

At least one spot in the BCS national championship game is reserved for the SEC champion.

A Big 12 South team is probably first in line for the other spot —- but which one?

No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Florida cruised into their league title showdown next week with resounding victories against rivals Saturday.

No. 3 Oklahoma forged a three-way tie atop the Big 12 South with fellow national title contenders Texas and Texas Tech by beating Oklahoma State 61-41 Saturday.

The opponent will be determined next week, but it is unclear which teams would be playing for a shot.

No. 7 Texas Tech rallied behind Graham Harrell from a 14-point deficit to beat Baylor 35-28 and keep the Red Raiders in the hunt for a Big 12 South title.

The Red Raiders kept No. 4 Texas from clinching the South and a berth in the conference title game against Missouri next week.

When Oklahoma beat its in-state rival, the decision of which team wins the South was handed over to the BCS poll voters and computer ratings.

The team with the highest ranking when the BCS standings come out today plays in the Big 12 title game.

“Everything we did tonight kind of says why we should be there. It’s out of our hands now,” Sooners quarterback Sam Bradford said. “We’ll see how it ends up.”

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, whose team was way behind the Sooners and Longhorns in the last BCS standings, had a unique idea for breaking the tie.

“I think they should break that three-way tie based on a graduation rate,” Leach said.

A NCAA report last month had Texas Tech with the best graduation rate in the Big 12.