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As disappointing as it was to finish the regular season with a loss, Utah's gymnastics team isn't going to dwell on its loss to Georgia.

The Utes have more important things to do, like defending their Pac-12 title when they host the conference championships Saturday.

The Pac-12 meet was set for Arizona State, then moved to Utah due to a scheduling conflict with ASU's women's basketball team possibly hosting NCAA Tournament games, which was made official on Monday night.

Utah, which wasn't supposed to host the championships for another five years according to the rotating schedule, gladly accepted the challenge of hosting the championships with less than five weeks' notice.

"It's going to be a great meet," Utah coach Greg Marsden said. "It's always fun to go for a championship in front of your own fans, and the fans and everyone have responded enthusiastically without much notice to get ready."

The Utes have around 10,000 tickets for the event, which will be held in two sessions starting at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Utah finished second to UCLA in the league's inaugural event in 2012. Then, they were the newcomers to league championships, having spent years as an independent. Now the Utes are the defending champions, the ones with the biggest target on their backs.

Competing at home is an advantage, but it adds pressure that Marsden says his team welcomes.

"Pressure is part of sports," he said. "It's about who deals with pressure the best, so that doesn't worry me. We look forward to it."

The Utes might be looking forward to it since they have done relatively well in pressure situations. Even in Saturday's loss to Georgia, the Utes proved solid under pressure.

Utah was ahead after the first two events, then suffered some inexplicable mistakes on floor, normally one of its best events.

But the Utes finished well on the balance beam, knowing there was an outside chance to win. They seemed oblivious to the loud Georgia crowd that made for the most hostile atmosphere they've faced all year.

"Beam hasn't been our strength the last few years but we have showed we are better on it this year," senior Georgia Dabritz said. "We've done great even under pressure."

Marsden agreed with his senior, noting Saturday's 49.35 might have been the Utes' best effort of the year on the beam.

"It salvaged the night for us," he said. "We stopped the bleeding and we finished on a high and that was a huge positive." —

Pac-12 Championships

P Saturday at the Huntsman Center

Afternoon session, 2 p.m. • Arizona, California, Washington, Arizona State.

Evening session, 7 p.m. • Utah, UCLA, Oregon State, Stanford.

Of note • The winner can come from either session, but it is expected the champion will be crowned from the teams in the evening session based on their regional qualifying scores, which were used to seed the teams.

TV • Pac-12 Networks —

The Top 25

1. Oklahoma 197.86

2. Florida 197.75

3. LSU 197.63

4. Utah 197.605

5. Alabama 197.425

6. Michigan 197.185

7. UCLA 197.13

8. Auburn 197.025

9. Georgia 196.875

10. Nebraska 196.865

11. Penn St. 196.555

12. Oregon St. 196.55

13. Stanford 196.53

14. Denver 196.455

15. Boise St. 196.375

16. Illinois 196.355

17. Arizona 196.29

18. Arkansas 196.275

19. Minnesota 196.25

20. California 196.19

21. Central Mich. 196.11

22. Washington 195.96

23. SUU 195.945

24. Iowa 195.79

25. Kentucky 195.735