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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mountain West Conference champion Utah is headed to Florida over spring break.
The Utes learned Sunday that they are the No. 5 seed in the Midwest regional and will open the NCAA tournament against Arizona on Friday in Miami. The fifth seed is one spot higher than the Utes had the last time they were in the tournament, which was in 2005.
BYU is headed to Philadelphia for the opening round against Texas A&M in the West regional. It's a rematch of last year's opening round, which Texas A&M won 67-62. The Cougars and Aggies play Thursday and the winner likely gets top-seeded Connecticut in the second round.
Western Athletic Conference champion Utah State will be going to Boise for the first round. The Aggies are seeded No. 11 in the West and play Marquette on Friday.
