Plenty of drama as UH enters final weekend of regular season Three-way tie atop the AAC should deliver drama-filled final weekend

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A look at what's at stake for the University of Houston baseball team entering the final weekend of the regular season.

The situation

Three-way tie for first place between the Cougars, South Florida and Central Florida, all 13-8 in league play. Connecticut is currently one game back at 12-9.

Tiebreaker

The Cougars do not hold the tiebreaker against USF and UCF based on dropping two of three games to each during the regular season.

Another title

The Cougars are in position for a second regular season title in three years, but they'll need some help.

First and foremost, UH must sweep a three-game series against Cincinnati, which runs Thursday through Saturday at Schroeder Park. At the same time, the Cougars will be scoreboard watching as UCF and USF play a three-game series in Orlando, Fla.

UH wins the regular season title if USF and UCF each lose a game this weekend. A sweep by either school, however, gives the title to the Knights or Bulls.

One other possibility

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A three-way tie between UH, USF and UConn. In that case, the league tiebreaker formula is series record against the fourth-place team, according to a league spokesman. In the event that team is Tulane, UH would win based on a 4-2 mark, while USF went 1-2 and UConn went 0-3.

Conference tournament: In terms of seeding, the Cougars could be anywhere from the No. 1 to No. 5 seed for the AAC tournament, which begins May 23 in Clearwater, Fla.

NCAA Tournament

The winner of the AAC tournament receives an automatic bid to the 64-team postseason tournament to be announced May 29. With an RPI at 22, the Cougars are guaranteed an at-large bid.

Other than league bragging rights, it's unlikely that winning the AAC regular season and tournament titles will do enough to move the needle in terms of the Cougars hosting a regional.

Baseball America and D1Baseball.com have the Cougars as the No. 2 seed in the Fort Worth Regional.