No Surprise: Cajuns Headed to Baton Rouge
For many UL fans, heading to LSU for the Baton Rouge regional was a foregone conclusion.
Today it was made official.
The Cajuns are the #2 seed in Baton Rouge, and will face Sam Houston State in their first game. Sam Houston was an at-large selection out of the Southland Conference.
Jackson State, the SWAC champion, is the #4 seed.
LSU (52-9) was awarded the #4 national seed after winning the Southeastern Conference tournament final yesterday. North Carolina, Vanderbilt and Oregon State were seeded higher than the Tigers.
The Cajuns (41-18) are the #2 seed in a regional for the first time since 2007. it's their first regional appearance since 2010 when they were the #3 seed in the Austin Regional.
Sam Houston State (37-20) was the Southland regular season champion. Jackson State (34-20) earned the automatic bid from the SWAC.
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