NCAA Softball Committee Chair explains why Texas A&M earned No. 1 seed

Texas A&M softball is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA softball tournament for the first time ever.

The Aggies finished third in the SEC standings during the regular season but reached the SEC Softball Tournament championship game against Oklahoma. However, with the game being washed out due to inclement weather, Texas A&M could not prove it could defeat the defending champions just yet.

Texas A&M finished the season ranked No. 1 in RPI and hoped that it would be enough to get them the No. 1 overall seed over the Sooners, who won the SEC regular season championship.

NCAA Softball Committee Chair Kurt McGuffin talked to ESPN’s Holly Rowe during the Selection Show to discuss why the Aggies earned the No. 1 seed.

‘I think what sets apart Texas A&M was 19 top 25 wins, which is No. 1 in the country,’ McGuffin said. ‘They also had two quality nonconference wins vs. Florida State and Texas Tech. I think those were the two pieces that set them for the No. 1 seed.’

Texas A&M will open the Bryan-College Station Regional by hosting Saint Francis (PA) at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 16. The Aggies will also host Marist and Liberty. If they advance, they are poised to play the winner of the Eugene Regional and No. 16 Oregon.