Buckeyes ranked second in BCS

Ohio State moved past USC into second place in the BCS standings Monday. Even so, the Buckeyes might need more than a win at Michigan to defend their championship.\nThe Buckeyes edged ahead of Southern California by 0.19 points following their 16-13 overtime win over Purdue. The Trojans lost ground in the computers and strength of schedule after winning 45-0 at Arizona (2-9).\n"That's great, I guess, but it doesn't really mean anything until we go up and play Michigan," Ohio State defensive end Will Smith said. "After we play Michigan and hopefully come out with a win, then we can see where we're ranked then."\nOklahoma (10-0) remained the runaway leader in the standings that will determine which two teams will play for the national championship in the Sugar Bowl.\nThe Sooners have a 1.0 for poll average, 1.0 for computer-rank average, 0.40 for strength of schedule, zero for losses and 0.6 bonus points for beating fifth-place Texas for a 1.8.\nOhio State was second with 7.52 points, followed by USC at 7.71 and LSU at 12.21.\n"I wasn't concerned about it last week and I am not concerned about it this week," USC coach Pete Carroll said. "We have a big game coming up against UCLA. We're just trying to take care of business this week."\nTCU, the only undefeated team in Division I-A along with Oklahoma, fell from sixth to eighth. The Horned Frogs, who finish the season against Southern Mississippi and SMU, need to be in the top six to guarantee an at-large berth in a BCS bowl.\n"The only thing we can control is how we play in the last two games of the season," coach Gary Patterson said. "We understand with the system that's currently in place, we need to win our last two games to have a chance for a BCS bowl."\nThe biggest development this week was Ohio State's move to second, although it might just be temporary.