Arizona probably cares about ASU. Utah probably cares about Utah State. I’ve said it a dozen times but Utah comes out a winner if it can get Utah State into the PAC. Aside from that it’s each for themselves. None of them are doing anything based on UConn
Utah could have made the Mountain West accept Utah State last decade if that was the hill they wanted to die with. I’m not sure what their thought process is, but I doubt it involves Utah State.