Miami Holds No. 1 Spot

Miami Coach Jimmy Johnson said that being the top-ranked college football team in the nation is becoming a distraction as the Hurricanes prepare for tomorrow night's regular-season finale against East Carolina.

Miami, 10-0, and hoping for a victory that would put it in the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 2 for a national championship showdown with Penn State, got all but four first-place votes yesterday in The Associated Press poll.

"It's been very difficult to concentrate on this game because most teams have finished their seasons and the majority of the talk is about playing Penn State in the Fiesta Bowl," Johnson said.

In addition to Miami, which did not play last week, No. 2 Penn State and No. 3 Oklahoma retained their places in this week's poll.

Penn State, second in the poll five of the past six weeks, finished its regular season at 11-0 for the second straight year, routing Pitt 34-14. The Nittany Lions received the other four first-place votes and 1090 points.