Texas top seed for NCAA tourney

The University of Texas has been selected the top seed for the 64-team Division I baseball tournament.

The Longhorns are 41-13-1 and won the Big 12 tournament for the fourth time. They will host one of 16 four-team, double-elimination regionals that begin Friday.

The other national seeds, in order, are: Cal State Fullerton, LSU, North Carolina, Arizona State, UC Irvine, Oklahoma and Florida.

The 16 regional winners move on to the best-of-three super regionals, beginning June 5. The eight super regional winners advance to the College World Series, which begins June 13 in Omaha, Neb.

Defending national champion Fresno State will play UC Irvine in the first round of the Irvine, Calif., regional. UC Irvine is ranked No. 1 in most national polls.