The Associated Press

LEXINGTON - Tennessee did all it could do Saturday, but it won't be enough to land the Volunteers in the Southeastern Conference title game.

Cedric Houston ran for 87 yards and a touchdown, and No. 7 Tennessee used a dominating defense to hold Kentucky to 187 yards in a 20-7 victory.

With their 19th straight win over Kentucky, the Volunteers (10-2, 6-2 SEC) clinched their 18th 10-win season and a share of the SEC East division title with Georgia and Florida.

But under the SEC's final tiebreaker - a combination of Bowl Championship Series rankings and head-to-head results - it appears Georgia, a 34-17 winner over Georgia Tech on Saturday, will be the division representative in the league title game next Saturday against LSU.

"It wasn't easy, and it's never easy when Tennessee and Kentucky play," Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer said. "Defensively, I thought we played really well in the ballgame. We're ... looking forward to whatever comes next."

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.

Tennessee wasn't an offensive juggernaut, as the Volunteers finished with 270 yards of offense.

Kentucky capped a 14-play, 66-yard drive with a fourth-down, 1-yard touchdown run by Arliss Beach with 2:24 left in the first quarter.

A blown call early in the second quarter kept Kentucky from possibly expanding its lead. Tennessee's William Revill lost the ball while struggling for extra yards after catching a pass, and Kentucky's Dustin Williams returned it to the Tennessee 3. However, officials ruled that Revill didn't fumble until after he was down. Replays showed Revill appeared to fumble while still upright.

Lorenzen finished his career with 862 completions, second-best in SEC history. Peyton Manning had 863 completions for Tennessee from 1994-97.

Tennessee	0	3	7	10-20
Kentucky	7	0	0	0-7

First Quarter

Kent-Beach 1 run (Begley kick), 2:24.

Second Quarter

Tenn-FG Wilhoit 25, 1:24.

Third Quarter

Tenn-Jones 18 pass from Clausen (Wilhoit kick), 13:30.

Fourth Quarter

Tenn-FG Wilhoit 47, 10:51.

Tenn-Houston 10 run (Wilhoit kick), 1:27.

A-65,733.

	Tenn	Kent
First downs	16	14
Rushes-yards	38-160	25-51
Passing	110	136
Comp-Att-Int	11-27-1	19-43-2
Return Yards	21	120
Punts-Avg.	6-45.0	8-38.4
Fumbles-Lost	0-0	2-1
Penalties-Yards	6-53	6-65
Time of Possession	33:44	26:16

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-Tennessee, Houston 12-87, Davis 14-56, Riggs 4-13, Tinsley 1-8, Fleming 2-3, Jones 1-2, Clausen 4-(minus 9). Kentucky, Beach 14-33, Davis 2-11, Bernard 1-8, Johnson 2-5, Bwenge 1-0, Boyd 1-(minus 1), Lorenzen 4-(minus 5).

PASSING-Tennessee, Clausen 11-27-1-110. Kentucky, Lorenzen 17-39-1-121, Boyd 2-3-1-15, Cook 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING-Tennessee, Fleming 4-30, Jones 3-36, Banks 2-28, Houston 1-10, Revill 1-6. Kentucky, Bernard 5-43, Cook 5-37, Burton 3-3, Holt 2-28, Drobney 2-20, Boyd 1-16, Lorenzen 1-(minus 11).