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.

Probability says Texas A&M players were grieving the loss of a season that most expected would end in a return trip to the College World Series, or even the national championship that escaped their grasp a season prior.

Instead of celebrating an SEC championship, Texas baseball turns its attention to a final three-game series at Oklahoma that begins on Thursday.