The Associated Press

Ohio State might be headed for the BCS national title game in the Fiesta Bowl, but Miami still sits atop the Bowl Championship Series standings.

The defending national champion Hurricanes increased their lead over the Buckeyes to 1.32 points Monday from the slimmest margin of 0.01 points last week when they moved ahead of Ohio State for the first time.

Miami, ranked No.1 in the AP media and coaches' polls, has 2.89 points, 0.80 points better than last week's total. Ohio State has 4.21 points, with Oklahoma moving up to third with 9.09 points.

The Buckeyes (13-0) completed their regular season with a 14-9 victory over Michigan on Saturday. As one of only two unbeaten teams remaining - Miami (10-0) is the other - Ohio State assured itself of at least a second-place finish when the final BCS standings are released Dec.8.

The top two teams in the final rankings head to Tempe, Ariz., for the Fiesta Bowl on Jan.3.

If the Hurricanes win their final games against Syracuse (4-7) on Saturday and Virginia Tech (8-3) on Dec.7, they will play the Buckeyes for the national championship.

A loss by Miami, and Oklahoma (10-1) stands the best chance of the one-loss teams to move into the title game. The Sooners, who beat Texas Tech 60-15, benefited most by Washington State's 29-26 triple-overtime loss to Washington. The Cougars tumbled to eighth from third in the latest BCS standings.

Ohio State dropped farther behind Miami primarily because of Washington State's loss. The Buckeyes only received a 0.3 bonus-point deduction for an earlier win over the Cougars. Last week, the deduction was 0.8.

Commemorative footballs that celebrate Ohio State's 13-0 season are being marketed this week to raise $30,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. To order, call 1-800-345-2868.

BOISE STATE: The 19th-ranked Broncos (11-1), champions of the Western Athletic Conference, will play in the Humanitarian Bowl. It will be Boise State's third trip to the Dec.31 game in Boise.

FLORIDA STATE: Sophomore quarterback Adrian McPherson was dismissed from the team amid reports that police planned to question him in the theft and forgery of a blank check. McPherson will remain in school and on scholarship through the end of the semester.

MICHIGAN: Linebacker Carl Diggs will miss the Wolverines' yet-to-be-determined bowl game with a broken leg, leaving the team thin at the position.

TEXAS A&M: Freshman defensive tackle Brandon Fails, 18, died Monday after complaining to his roommate he was having trouble breathing. Cause of death wasn't released by the school or hospital.

UTAH: The Utes fired coach Ron McBride, two days after they finished with their second losing record in three seasons. McBride coached Utah for 13 seasons and won 88 games, second only to Ike Armstrong's 141 from 1925-49.