Washington noticed.
No matter how hard the Huskies try, it’s impossible to completely ignore outside noise. So ninth-seeded UW knew exactly how few experts were picking them to beat No. 8 seed Utah State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
There was one video, said senior Matisse Thybulle, where a bracketologist completely skipped over the Huskies to discuss how Utah State matched up with top-seed North Carolina. And if you scroll back far enough on ESPN.com, you’ll find Joe Lunardi confidently declaring that the Huskies would be one-and-done.
Forward Noah Dickerson said he honestly tries not to pay attention to the media, and he tends to ignore projections and analysis.