Blue roundup: Cougars a No. 13 seed?

By Jeff Call, Deseret News

Published: Friday, Feb. 10 2012 12:27 p.m. MST

Summary

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CBSSports.com's Jerry Palm has BYU a No. 13 seed in his latest NCAA Tournament projections.

Palm has the Cougars facing No. 13 Colorado State in a first-round matchup in Dayton.

Gonzaga knocked off No. 18 Saint Mary's in Spokane Thursday night, 73-59, keeping the Bulldogs' hopes alive for a 12th consecutive West Coast Conference championship.

The Gaels (22-3, 11-1) dropped their first league game. Gonzaga (19-4, 9-2) remains in second place, just ahead of BYU (20-6, 8-3). The Cougars and Bulldogs meet in Spokane on Feb. 23.

Former BYU star Jimmer Fredette, the No. 10 pick overall in last summer's NBA draft, is compared to the No. 2 selection, Derrick Williams.

Finally, the BYU women's team routed No. 19 Gonzaga Thursday night at the Marriott Center.

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Jeff Call

Jeff Call has been a sportswriter for the Deseret News since 1997. He is the BYU beat writer and has been covering Cougar sports since 1993, when he served as sports editor at the Daily Universe. Call has written several more ..

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