Auburn baseball got the news it was hoping for Monday morning.

Thirty minutes before the NCAA tournament selection show began, the NCAA announced on X (formerly Twitter) that Auburn would be a top four national seed, making the Tigers one of eight teams with home field advantage through the regional and super regional rounds. It’s also the first time Auburn has been a national seed since 2003.

While it took away from the big surprise reaction in front of the cameras, it created a joyful mood inside the 984 Club at Plainsman Park as the team waited to see who it would face in its regional.

The Auburn regional will consist of Central Connecticut State, Stetson and NC State alongside the No. 4 overall seed Tigers. Auburn’s region is paired with the Conway regional, hosted by No. 13 overall seed Coastal Carolina. That regional also includes Fairfield, East Carolina and Florida.

Peter Rauterkus covers Auburn sports for AL.com. You can follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus or email him at [email protected]m