There is a new champion in the world of Southeastern Conference baseball, as the Florida Gators took home the SEC tournament trophy on Sunday with a 5-0 victory over Vanderbilt.

Widely considered the best two teams in the SEC, the top powerhouses met in a less than stellar matchup, as the No. 2 ranked Commandeers’ bats fell flat against Florida pitcher Alex Panteliodis and the Gator bullpen.

The University of Alabama was eliminated after going 1-2 in the SEC with a win against Arkansas and losses to Florida and Arkansas.

Alabama got a win in its first game against Arkansas, with Nathan Kilcrease leading the way, throwing a career-high 10 strikeouts over eight innings.

However, that is where the Tide’s luck ended. Alabama lost against Florida in the following game (6-0) and were eliminated on Friday in their second tournament meeting with Arkansas (4-1).

Next for the Crimson Tide is a spot in the NCAA tournament, as Alabama earned a No. 3 seed in the Tallahassee Regional. The Tide will start out against the University of Central Florida on Friday at 11:00 a.m. Alabama lost to UCF in its previous meeting with the Knights (12-4) during the South Alabama Tournament in February. Host Florida State will take No. 4 seeded Bethune-Cookman in the region’s other game. The Seminoles are the No. 5 team in the country and look to be a huge test for the Tide’s plans of a second straight Super Regional appearance.

“It feels good to see our name up there, but it’s a really tough regional,” UA head coach Mitch Gaspard said. “We played Central Florida earlier in the season, so we know they have a really good club, and Florida State is a tough place to play. We’re excited to be in, and we have a lot of guys back from last year that played extremely well and won a regional. I think we’re going to lean on that. We’re excited to still be playing, and this team deserves to continue on.”