The NCAA Baseball Tournament selection show is noon Monday on ESPN2.
3 reasons South Carolina gets in
1. The Gamecocks have an RPI of 31, which is seventh-best in the SEC, and have the No. 7 strength of schedule in the nation. Carolina also has 11 top 50 RPI wins and 22 top 100 RPI wins. Those numbers are tied for 21st-best and 14th-best in the country.
2. USC finished the season strong with an impressive performance in the SEC tournament, knocking off RPI No. 26 Vanderbilt, No. 49 Missouri and No.