The Gators entered the CWS this year for the 11th time in school history, and for the sixth time since 2010. In all those trips they have been the runner-up twice, in 2005 and 2011, but have never brought home a national championship. This year they entered the field as the No. 3 national seed, and they are the highest ranked seed in TCU’s side of the bracket.
Florida began the season ranked No. 2 and No. 3 overall by D1 Baseball and Baseball America, respectively. Going into SEC play they were 13-5, and their conference action by going 2-4.