Florida (35-18, 13-14 SEC) has won five straight series, including against a top-five Arkansas last month, and has all but locked up a 17th straight NCAA Tournament bid. Before heading to Austin, the Gators were projected to be a No. 3 regional seed by D1Baseball.com. They were No. 13 in the RPI Monday and close at home against Alabama.

Texas dropped two spots to No. 3 in the latest USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll released Monday, following a week that saw LSU surge to the top of the rankings. The Longhorns, who held the No. 1 spot last week, now sit behind new No. 1 LSU and second-ranked Florida State.