LSU's SEC Tournament run put them firmly in the NCAA Tournament, but it also may have made life harder for the Tigers.
LSU went from being a fringe 3-seed to being named the No. 2-seed in the Corvallis, Oregon Regional on Monday (May 28), lining the Tigers up with top-ranked Oregon State, the No. 3 overall seed in the country.
LSU will open the tournament 3 p.m. CT Friday against No. 3-seed San Diego State, while Oregon State will play fellow Louisiana school Northwestern State.
Yes, LSU coach Paul Mainieri admits being a low 2-seed set the Tigers up for a tougher 1-seed, but he said the challenge would have been daunting no matter who LSU played.