No. 1 Florida among record 4 SEC teams to nab national seeds

Texas A&M's players celebrate their win over Florida after the Southeastern Conference NCAA college baseball championship game at the Hoover Met, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) Texas A&M's players celebrate their win over Florida after the Southeastern Conference NCAA college baseball championship game at the Hoover Met, Sunday, May 29, 2016, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

By Associated Press May 30, 2016 1 min read

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Florida is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA baseball tournament, leading a record four Southeastern Conference teams among the eight national seeds.

The tournament’s 64-team field was announced Monday. Regional play begins Friday.

Florida (47-13) was ranked No. 1 in the polls for most of the season and finished runner-up to Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament. The Gators open against Bethune-Cookman in Gainesville.

The other SEC national seeds are No. 4 Texas A&M (41-16), No. 6 Mississippi State (41-16-1) and No. 8 LSU (42-18).

The Atlantic Coast Conference has three national seeds in No. 2 Louisville (47-12), No. 3 Miami (45-11) and No. 7 Clemson (42-18).