<p>NEW YORK (AP) -- Florida beat Michigan on Sunday in the only game that mattered.</p>
<p>The Gators, who lobbied hard for this victory, were picked to play No. 1 Ohio State for college football's national championship, ending any chance for the Wolverines to get the rematch they so desired and thought they deserved.</p>
<p>But Florida got in by a whisker -- just a hundredth of a point in the Bowl Championship Series standings.</p>
<p>The Gators had a BCS average of .944, and the Wolverines were just behind at .934. The teams were tied in the computer ratings, but Florida had a 38-point lead in the Harris poll and a 26-point advantage in the coaches' poll.</p>
<p>All these factors were sure to set off renewed calls to scrap the BCS and go to a playoff. Count Florida coach Urban Meyer as supporter of that plan.</p>
<p>"We're beyond the fact of do we need a playoff," he said. "It's now, can we get one."</p>
<p>Of course, Southern California could have made things simpler by beating UCLA on Saturday. Instead, the second-ranked Trojans were upset 13-9, dropping in the standings and clearing the way for Florida (12-1) or Michigan (11-1).</p>
<p>The Gators leapfrogged idle Michigan by winning the Southeastern Conference championship game, 38-28, over Arkansas.</p>
<p>"It's well deserved, and I'm proud of it," Meyer said of the Gators' selection.</p>
<p>The championship game is Jan. 8 in Glendale, Ariz.</p>