Utah State excited for NCAA Tournament despite ‘absolutely atrocious’ seed

March 16, 2026

By Jeff Hunter, Deseret News: While the Utah State Aggies are headed to the city widely considered to have the best year-round weather in the country, a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament left some dark clouds lingering above an otherwise joyous occasion for the team Sunday afternoon.

The Mountain West Conference regular-season and postseason tournament champion Aggies (28-6) were given a 9 seed and a first-round matchup with No. 8 seed Villanova (24-8) Friday in San Diego, California, by the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

Obviously very familiar with Viejas Arena from playing Mountain West rival San Diego State, the Aggies will tip it off against the Wildcats at 2:10 p.m. MT.

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Utah State excited for the NCAA Tournament despite receiving an ‘absolutely atrocious’ seed

The Utah State Aggies will play the Villanova Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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