SALT LAKE CITY — Utah will be well represented in this year's NCAA men's college basketball tournament as both BYU and Utah State earned invitations to March Madness.
In the pairings announced Sunday, BYU learned it would take on VCU as a sixth seed in the first round on Thursday in Denver, while tenth seeded Utah State will face UCLA in Lexington on Thursday.
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The Cougars (24-9) were one of the hottest teams in college basketball heading into the conference tournaments, eventually falling to Houston in the Big 12 conference semifinals.
BYU will play in its 32nd NCAA postseason tournament, having last received an invite in 2024 when the Cougars fell to Duquesne in the second round.
After losing to Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Friday, the Aggies (26-7) still earned an invitation to their 25th NCAA Tournament and will look to better their second round ousting from a season ago.
