as few as five home wins over two weekends.

North Carolina received the No. 1 seed. After Vanderbilt, it was Oregon State, LSU, Cal-State Fullerton, Virginia, Florida State and Oregon garnering national seeds.

"I think everyone wants the 1 seed," Vanderbilt second baseman Tony Kemp said. "You work hard all year and you end up being a national seed, I think we've just got to be happy with that. We didn't get the 1 seed, but that's OK."

The 2007 team, led by 2012 AL Cy Young winner David Price, remains Vanderbilt's lone No. 1 national seed. These Commodores captured the SEC title with a league-record 26 wins during the regular season and finished runner-up to LSU in the SEC Tournament on Sunday, falling 5-4 in 11 innings.

Players and fans gathered at the Commodore Grille for the selection show cheered loudly for the ESPNU cameras as a live feed reflected the team's excitement to the nation.

"The last time we had (national TV for the selection show) was 2007," coach Tim Corbin said. "The guys earned that right to have that type of situation. That's fun. It's kind of a celebration of what we've done this season.

"Now that the celebration is over, it's back to brass tacks. We have to get moving forward and prepare for a tough East Tennessee State team."

The Commodores are 3-0 all-time against ETSU. The last meeting came in 2003. ETSU finished fourth in the A-Sun with a 17-10 record but beat Kennesaw State in the tournament final on Sunday to secure its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1981.

ETSU ace Kerry Doane (13-1, 1.99 ERA), the A-Sun pitcher of the year and the tournament MVP, figures to face Vanderbilt. The senior right-hander leads Division I-A in complete games (12) and innings (140), and his win total ranks second to Vanderbilt's Tyler Beede.

Vanderbilt has not faced Georgia Tech since 2006 and Illinois since 1915.

Corbin said Kevin Ziomek (10-2, 2.05) and Beede (14-0, 2.10) would be first two starters in the regional, in that order. He didn't commit to a No. 3 starter, but Walker Buehler (4-2, 2.68) and T.J. Pecoraro (4-1, 5.97) would be the top options.

"Right now it's a one-game tournament, and that's really all it is," Corbin said.

There is growing optimism left fielder Jack Lupo (groin) will be able to return from injury to play in the regional. If Lupo can go he will start, Corbin said.

The Nashville Regional is paired with the Louisville Regional, meaning the Commodores could face the Cardinals, Oklahoma State, Miami (Fla.) or Bowling Green in a super regional.

Vanderbilt beat Louisville 10-2 on April 23 in their annual weekday meeting. Former Commodores hitting coach Josh Holliday is in his first season as Oklahoma State's head coach.

Jeff Lockridge writes for The Tennessean, a Gannett property.