UW, Gonzaga traveling in NCAA tournament

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By GREGG BELL, AP Sports Writer

Summary

Gonzaga will travel to Buffalo, N.Y., to face ninth-seeded Florida State, and Pac-10 tournament champion Washington will meet sixth-seeded Marquette in San Jose, Calif., in the NCAA tournament.

Story Published: Mar 14, 2010 at 3:17 PM PST

Story Updated: Mar 14, 2010 at 4:51 PM PST

UW, Gonzaga traveling in NCAA tournament

Washington head coach Lorenzo Romar reacts in the closing minutes of the NCAA college basketball game against California at the Pac-10 Conference tournament.

SEATTLE (AP) - Gonzaga is a No. 8 seed and will travel to Buffalo, N.Y., to face ninth-seeded Florida State on Friday in the first round of its 12th consecutive NCAA tournament.

And Pac-10 tournament champion Washington is an 11th seed in its second consecutive tournament. The surging Huskies will meet sixth-seeded Marquette in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday.

The NCAA announced Sunday that Gonzaga and Washington are again among the 65 teams in its tournament.

The Bulldogs lost a chance to play their first NCAA games at home in Spokane when they lost in the West Coast Conference finals to Saint Mary's.

The Huskies rallied after they spent January and February wondering how they could possibly make the field of 65.

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