SALT LAKE CITY โ The University of Utah and Southern Utah University have both qualified for the women's NCAA Tournament.
SUU will make their debut in the tournament after winning the Western Athletic Conference Tournament championship. The Thunderbirds were given the 14th seed in the "Greenville 1" region, and they will face #3 seed Notre Dame on Friday.
selection sundayโ ๐ #AlwaysUs x #TBirdNation x #RaiseTheHammer pic.twitter.com/wKUhmN6GFZ
— SUU Womenโs Basketball (@SUUWBasketball) March 13, 2023
Utah fell short in the Pac-12 women's championship game, but with an impressive season, they were in the running for one of the coveted #1 seeds in the tournament. They were ultimately seeded #2 in the "Greenville 2" region, where they will play 15th-seed Gardner-Webb in the first round on Friday.
The U of U will host their first-round game at the Huntsman Center, along with the game between North Carolina State and Princeton. The winners of those two games will face off Sunday, also on the Utes' home court. Tickets can be purchased here.
๐ซ๐จ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ถ๐น ๐ป๐ฏ๐ฌ 2๐ต๐ซ ๐๐ฌ๐จ๐น ๐ฐ๐ต ๐จ ๐น๐ถ๐พ๐#GoUtes | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/VUDRUjeO1v
— Utah Womenโs Basketball (@UTAHWBB) March 13, 2023
Earlier on "Selection Sunday," the Utah State Aggies qualified for the men's NCAA Tournament as well.
