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Huskies #9 seed, Zags #1 in the big dance

FILE - In this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo, Washington head coach Mike Hopkins, second left, smiles and holds his arms wide as he looks on against Colorado late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Seattle. Washington begins the 2018-19 season with the kind of optimism that has been missing from the program since the early part of this decade and the last time they were in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies were No. 25 in the preseason AP Top 25 and picked to finish third in the preseason Pac-12 poll. Photo: Associated Press/Elaine Thompson

The Washington Husky basketball team received the #9 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament. They’ll play the #8 seed Utah State Friday at 3:50 in Columbus, Ohio. The Huskies have a 26-8 record. Utah State is 28-8.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are the #1 seed in the West. They’ll play in Salt Lake City, Utah Thursday at 4:25 against the winner of Tuesday night’s game between Fairleigh Dickinson and Prairie View A & M.

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