<h3 class="bTitle">
<?php // link the title to the permalink if there is no other url
if( $Item->get('url') ) {
	$Item->title();
	} else { ?>
	<a href="<?php $Item->permalink() ?>" title="<?php echo T_('Permanent link to full entry') ?>"><?php $Item->title( '', '', false ); ?></a>
	<?php } ?>
</h3>

If you use the link to url field then the title will go there. If not it'll go to the permalink page.

Thank you for your reply. Worked just as I had hoped for. Thanks so much.

Will this work for 1.8 as well? I ask because I can't seem to make it work. I'm trying to automatically make the title of each post be linked to the permalink for that post unless I've designated a link already.

I use this in 1.8

<?php $Item->permanent_link( '#title#','The ALT-text when clicking on the title' ); ?>