What’s that? Feelings of school pride stirring? A bit of fairweather fandom in the spring air? That’s right. A fantastic weekend for the University of Washington Huskies, who won the Pac-10 tournament and picked up one of the top seeds in the NCAA tournament:

Washington (27-5) is the top team in the Albuquerque Regional, which keeps the Huskies in the West, potentially, through four rounds. They open NCAA play Thursday against 16th-seeded Montana (18-12) at Boise, Idaho. … it’s a 6-hour drive from Seattle to Boise, and the Huskies’ noisy students are sure to be there.[espn]

It’s probably great news for anyone who’s on the athletic department’s tutoring payroll. Finals week at the UW starts tomorrow and the players need to pass their classes to be eligible to play in the tourney. I expect that the best tutors are being called up for their very own big dance.

related:

• University of Washington | Men’s Basketball

• gear (embarrassing or otherwise) for the trek to Boise at GoHuskies

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