Florida Gators draw No. 2 seed in Conway Regional, will face ECU

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Gators earned their 17th-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth Monday as the No. 2 seed in the Conway Regional, as announced by the NCAA Selection Committee on ESPN2. UF faces East Carolina on Friday in the first round of the regional at 12 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

Joining the Gators (38-20, 15-15 SEC) in Conway is host Coastal Carolina (48-11, 26-4 Sun Belt), the No. 13 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, along with No. 3-seed ECU (33-25, 13-14 AAC) and No. 4-seed Fairfield (39-17, 21-8 MAAC). The winner of the Conway Regional will face the winner of the Auburn Regional.

Florida earned a spot in an NCAA Regional for the 40th time in school history, and the 17-straight postseason appearances under head coach Kevin O’Sullivan is the second-longest streak in the country.

The Gators enter the NCAA Tournament on a six-series winning streak, which is twice as long as the next-closest team in the SEC. Florida had series victories over No. 2 overall seed Texas and No. 3 overall seed Arkansas.

UF, which hasn’t missed the postseason since 2007, has won 18 of its last 24 games, including 15 of 20 against league opponents.

The Field of 64 will compete across 16 NCAA Regional sites from May 30-June 2 and 16 teams will advance to NCAA Super Regionals, scheduled for June 6-8.

Here’s the full NCAA Tournament bracket:

NCAA Tournament Bubble

Listed alphabetically

Last Four In: Arizona State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, USC
First Four Out: SE Louisiana, Troy, UConn, Virginia

Nashville Regional

1. Vanderbilt (1)*
2. Louisville
3. East Tennessee State*
4. Wright State*

Winner will face winner of Hattiesburg Regional

Hattiesburg Regional

1. Southern Miss (16)
2. Alabama
3. Miami
4. Columbia*

Winner will face winner of Nashville Regional

Tallahassee Regional

1. Florida State (9)
2. Northeastern*
3. Mississippi State
4. Bethune-Cookman*

Winner will face winner of Corvallis Regional

Corvallis Regional

1. Oregon State (8)
2. TCU
3. USC
4. Saint Mary’s*

Winner will face winner of Tallahassee Regional

Chapel Hill Regional

1. North Carolina (5)*
2. Oklahoma
3. Nebraska*
4. Holy Cross*

Winner will face winner of Eugene Regional

Eugene Regional

1. Oregon (12)
2. Arizona*
3. Cal Poly*
4. Utah Valley*

Winner will face winner of Chapel Hill Regional

Conway Regional

1. Coastal Carolina (13)*
2. Florida
3. East Carolina*
4. Fairfield*

Winner will face winner of Auburn Regional

Auburn Regional

1. Auburn (4)
2. NC State
3. Stetson*
4. Central Connecticut*

Winner will face winner of Conway Regional

Austin Regional

1. Texas (2)
2. UTSA
3. Kansas State
4. Houston Christian*

Winner will face winner of Los Angeles Regional

Los Angeles Regional

1. UCLA (15)
2. UC Irvine
3. Arizona State
4. Fresno State*

Winner will face winner of Austin Regional

Oxford Regional

1. Ole Miss (10)
2. Georgia Tech
3. Western Kentucky*
4. Murray State*

Winner will face winner of Athens Regional

Athens Regional

1. Georgia (7)
2. Duke
3. Oklahoma State
4. Binghamton*

Winner will face winner of Oxford Regional

Baton Rouge Regional

1. LSU (6)
2. Dallas Baptist
3. Rhode Island*
4. Little Rock*

Winner will face winner of Clemson Regional

Clemson Regional

1. Clemson (11)
2. West Virginia
3. Kentucky
4. USC Upstate*

Winner will face winner of Baton Rouge Regional

Knoxville Regional

1. Tennessee (14)
2. Wake Forest
3. Cincinnati
4. Miami (OH)*

Winner will face winner of Fayetteville Regional

Fayetteville Regional

1. Arkansas (3)
2. Kansas
3. Creighton*
4. North Dakota State*

Winner will face winner of Knoxville Regional