1 thing to know about every team in the 2021 NCAA college baseball tournament field

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Alabama — Despite ending the season with back-to-back top-25 losses in the SEC tournament, the Crimson Tide is still dancing. The Tide were off to a scorching hot 16-1 start to the 2020 season, well on their way to their first NCAA regional since 2014. The wait is now officially over. If the Tide are in close ballgames, they have an edge with Chase Lee in the bullpen. He has seven wins and seven saves this year.

Arkansas* — The OmaHogs are the national No. 1 seed, winners of 46 games and the SEC tournament. In one of the most dominating seasons in recent history, Arkansas locked up its first SEC tourney title to become just the third team in SEC history to win both the regular-season and tournament title. The Hogs are looking to make their third-straight trip to Omaha, and having Kevin Kopps to close out games is a tremendous advantage.

Florida* — The Gators are hosting their 17th regional — and are the national 15 seed — but it's the first ever at the new Florida Ballpark. It's also their 13th consecutive regional appearance. The Gators made six College World Series appearances in the last decade, so they are looking to start this one off on the right foot. Watch out for the intriguing freshmen duo of Sterlin Thompson and Nathan Hickey. They combined to hit .312 with 14 home runs and 75 RBIs while each got on base at over a .400 lick.

LSU — Let the Paul Mainieri Farewell Tour begin. Mainieri, who has the most wins among active coaches and led LSU to the national championship in 2009, announced his retirement last week. Flashback to 2019 when the coach with the most wins in college baseball history announced his retirement. That season, an unlikely Florida State team got skipper Mike Martin, Sr. all the way to Omaha. It will be fun to watch if LSU can do the same.

Mississippi State* — The Diamond Dawgs are back in the postseason, this time as the No. 7 national seed. Mississippi State has made the super regionals in each year since 2016 and have made back-to-back trips to Omaha and the College World Series. Of course, the Mayor of Starkville, Jake Mangum, has moved on to the pros, but Tanner Allen is looking to keep up college baseball's all-time hit leader barrage on baseballs. Allen enters the tourney on an 18-game hitting streak.

Ole Miss* — The Rebels enter the tournament as the No. 12 national seed and will host its tenth regional in program history. Ole Miss was bounced from the SEC tournament by Arkansas but still posted an impressive 41-win season. Jacob Gonzalez and Kevin Graham lead the way in both average and home runs for the Rebels offense.

South Carolina* — The Gamecocks are hosting a regional despite coming in as the No. 2 seed in that part of the bracket. The previous time a No. 1 seed had to travel to its regional host was in 2010, when Florida State traveled to the Norfolk Regional. While this is rare, it is a big advantage to South Carolina with Founders Park not only being one of the nicest stadiums in baseball, but one of the toughest to play in as well.

Tennessee* — The Vols come in as the No. 3 national seed, hosting their first regional since 2005. Tony Vitello has done wonders recently, turning the Vols into a nightmare of a team for opposing coaches. Tennessee has one of the toughest first-round matchups against No. 4-seeded Wright State's offense. That's where Tennessee's pitching should come into play: the Vols put up a 3.44 ERA and 1.15 WHIP this season.

Vanderbilt* — The defending champs enter the tournament as the No. 4 national seed and are hosting a regional for the eighth time in program history. The Commodores open against the Blue Hose, a team that current skipper Tim Corbin once coached, for a nice little storyline. The 2019 national championship run was fueled by a big freshman breakout star in Kumar Rocker. This season, we may see the same from Jack Leiter. The only problem for opposing offenses? Rocker is still there.