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10 things to know about the College World Series

Omaha's annual summer party, the College World Series, begins Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park. Familiar faces like LSU and North Carolina, along with newcomer Indiana and quasi-newcomer North Carolina State, are among the eight teams vying for the national championship of Division I baseball. Here are 10 things to talk about while you tailgate in the parking lot, sit in the stands or watch at home.1. BUSTED BRACKET: The way the NCAA tournament has played out so far, it's anyone's guess which team will raise the championship trophy on June 25 or 26. Only three of the eight national seeds reached the CWS — No. 1 North Carolina, No. 3 Oregon State and No. 4 LSU. That's tied for the fewest since the NCAA went to the current tournament structure in 1999. The five other teams that made it to Omaha won super regionals on the road, the most ever.2. PRIDE OF THE BIG TEN: No pressure, Indiana, but it's been awhile — three decades, actually — since the Big Ten has made it this far. The 1984 Michig...

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