"It's a good regional. You look at these regionals around the country and (Baseball America's) Will Kimmey said some words about our regional that I completely disagree with. I felt that was unfair and kind of a slap in the face to anyone else who was participating in this regional." Corbin said.

Despite Corbin's pleas for respect of his opponents, the Commodores are still the landslide favorite to advance. Corbin's 51-11 and consensus top-ranked squad is perhaps the most talented team in the field. Earlier in the week, Louisville Slugger named pitchers David Price (also LS's co player of the year) and Casey Weathers as first-team all-Americans, and right fielder Dominic de la Osa joined them as well. And many think that third baseman Pedro Alvarez, a second-team honoree and the SEC Tournament MVP, should have joined them as well.

It doesn't stop there. No. 2 starter Mike Minor was named SEC Freshman of the Year by SEBaseball.com, and shortstop Ryan Flaherty, also a second-team all-league honoree, sports a 30-game hitting streak and a solid glove. For good measure, Alex Feinberg was an honorable mention all-SEC selection at second

Still not enough to convince you? The Commodores went 31-2 at Hawkins Field, where they'll be playing all weekend, this year. And if adversity becomes an issue, Vandy faced plenty at the SEC Tournament last week, where after losing the first game, the Commodores became the first team ever to win five in a row and capture the tournament.

First up, though, they'll face an Austin Peay team that led them 1-0 at APSU in April before a four-run ninth bailed Vandy out. Last year, the Commodores had to go to extra innings to defeat the Governors at APSU, though Vandy won a pair of home games against APSU with relative ease, one each of the last two years.

But pitching and defense can keep a team competitive, and APSU has both. Its .973 fielding percentage is tops in the Regional, and a pitching staff that issues few free passes is headed by No. 1 starter Shawn Kelley, who'll face off against Price tonight. Kelley was the Ohio Valley Conference's pitcher of the year.

In the day game, It's Michigan--whom Vandy beat twice in the Atlanta Regional last year--facing a Memphis team that many didn't think should be in the tourney. Memphis is an amazing story, as third-year coach Darren Schoenrock took a team that was 13-42 in 2005 into a regional already.

The Tigers score runs in bunches, and are led by seven seniors and two juniors in their lineup. First baseman Adam Amar is the school's all-time RBI leader, and second baseman Bill Moss got all-American consideration.

Pitching is a problem for Memphis, as the Tigers don't even have a No. 3 starter, and each of the first two have ERAs over 5.50. The Tigers are also the regional's worst defensive team.

Michigan is led by by a pair of two-way stars in Adam Abraham and Zach Putnam. Putnam is the Wolverines' No. 1 guy on the mound and also their cleanup hitter, and made all-Big Ten both ways. Abraham is the team's No. 5 hitter and mans third when he's not closing on occasion.

The Wolverines threatened to host in early-May, as they climbed all the way to No. 13 in one national poll. But a sweep at the hands of Penn State in mid-May, and a two-and-out showing in the Big Ten Tournament have the Big Ten Champs perhaps needing a little confidence.

Still, the Wolverines stand the best chance of knocking off Vandy. They have three solid starters, a decent bullpen and a lineup that hits from top to bottom (every Wolverine hitter in the starting lineup has an on-base percentage of at least .385). Watch out for No. 3 hitter Nate Recknagel, who competes with Memphis's Moss for title of best hitter in the tourney outside of Alvarez and de la Osa.