It probably didn't hurt that we beat the sh*t out of FSU 10-2 in 1 game, and won another 5-4, in our 2-1 series win with them. The only game they won against us was a weather-shortened (5 innings) 2-3 loss. We also went 2-2 against Ole Miss; and since LSU was already going to be a seed from the West, we probably got the nod as a rep from the East. And Rice didn't win its conference or get to 40 wins, either, in a terrible conference (C-USA).

Most of us thought it'd be really close with only 1 win in the tourney, but our resume isn't much different than anybody else's in the running for the seed; and our record against at least 1 of them (FSU) head-to-head can't be denied. shanksta's probably right, too. Ole Miss failing in the SEC Tourney likely was the deciding factor. UF had been 2 and out in the tourney the last 2 seasons; but beating Ole Miss (who tied for the SEC title) that bad probably pushed us over the top.