LOGAN — The Aggies are back in the tournament — and with their highest ever seed.
Utah State (28-6) will play Washington (26-8) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
USU is returning to the tournament for the first time since 2011, when it fell 73-68 to Kansas State. The Aggies have only won one game in the tournament since 1970, a 77-68 overtime victory over Ohio State in 2001.
The Aggies punched their ticket to the Big Dance by beating San Diego State 64-57 in the Mountain West Conference tournament.
This is first NCAA appearance for first-year coach Craig Smith, who came to USU from South Dakota.