Utah Utes gymnasts: Team wants the title

"If it happens to not be enough, then it won't be enough, but it still doesn't change our journey and how hard we believed in that goal."

The Utes wear the shirts under their warmup suits when they travel, and they will wear them this weekend at practice in Seattle.

The "New Year, Our Year" slogan on the shirts is in yellow lettering, though Baskett and Kim wanted gold, for obvious reasons. It wasn't available.

They did prevail on Marsden to include gold designs on the new postseason leotards that arrived in the gym Monday, "and we're all wearing gold nail polish," Baskett said. "It just shows that we're really serious.

"We always have silver on our leos," she said, dismayed that it went so well with the three second-place finishes that are all she's seen in her career so far. "We were like, let's put gold on our leos" to remind themselves of what's important.

"It's just about our goal, and that's what we want to become," said Baskett.

"No, we're not sure that we're going to be national champions," said Kim. "We still have doubts. We work hard, and, I don't know — hopefully it will turn out the best."

NCAA West Regional Championship

No. 2 Utah, No. 11 Auburn, No. 14 Illinois, No. 19 Boise State, Washington and San Jose State

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Seattle