The Alabama Crimson was chosen as a host for the NCAA Baseball Tournament as the 16th overall seed. Everyone around the country except for the committee, chaired by Tuscaloosa native and Auburn Athletic Director, John Cohen, thought the Tide would be anywhere from the 9th to the 12th seed.
Alabama will be the number one seed in their Regional and host 2nd-seeded Boston College, 3rd-seeded Troy, and 4th-seeded Nicholls. The Tide has defeated Troy twice this season in two tries, but has not faced the other two visitors. Boston College is presumably the 17th seed, as the number two seed in the 16th seeds Regional.