COLLEGE FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NATION : Huskies Could Face Hurricanes

The dream game that everyone wanted to see last season--undefeated Miami vs. undefeated Washington--could happen this season in the Fiesta Bowl.

It may sound far-fetched, but here’s how last year’s co-national champions could meet:

--Washington and UCLA both go 11-0 and tie for the Pacific 10 championship, sending the Bruins to the Rose Bowl under the league’s tiebreaker system. Since the teams don’t play this season, UCLA would get the bid because Washington went to the Rose Bowl last season.

--Miami also goes 11-0, and the Hurricanes and Huskies finish 1-2 in the Associated Press poll.

--Under the new bowl coalition, which includes the Big East (Miami’s conference) and the second pick in the Pac-10, the nation’s top two teams are paired in the Fiesta Bowl.

Mickey Holmes, executive director of the Sugar Bowl, said that even though his bowl wouldn’t be involved, a Miami-Washington showdown would “be tremendous for college football and the coalition.�