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The College World Series is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship which determines the NCAA Division I college baseball champion. It takes place in June of each year. Since 1950, the tournament has been held at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska; previous tournaments were held at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo, Michigan (1947-48) and Wichita, Kansas (1949). The name is derived from that of the Major League Baseball World Series championship.
The 2006 College World Series took place June 16-22 with championship games June 24-26. Participating teams included Cal State Fullerton, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, Oregon State, and Rice. Oregon State defeated North Carolina 2-1 in the best-of-three final.
The 8-team tournament concludes the NCAA baseball tournament. When the tournament had 48 teams, there were 8 six-team regionals, with the winners advancing to the College World Series. With the tournament's current size of 64 teams, adopted in 1999, there are 16 four-team double-elimination regionals. Regional winners advance to 8 head-to-head best-of-three super regionals, and super regional winners advance to the College World Series. Read More...
- Omaha is home to the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials
- Qwest Center played host to the 2006 College Volleyball championships and is hosting them again in 2008
- UNO Maverick Wrestling team recently competed for its fourth straight Division II national championship, they came just short finishing 3rd this year with two individual gold medalists
- Omaha hosted the College World Series for its 58th Consecutive year in 2007
- 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship
- Omaha is also home to:
- Cox Classic (PGA Nationwide Tour)
- Bob Gibson All-Star Golf Classic
- USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships
June
- 7-10 - Omaha Royals vs. Nashville Sounds
- 14 - Opening Ceremony for College World Series
- 15-25 - College World Series
- 16 - Omaha Beef vs. Sioux City Bandits
- 27-29 - Omaha Royals vs. New Orleans Zephyrs
- 30 - Omaha Beef vs. Bloomington Extreme
- 30 - Omaha Royals vs. Oklahoma RedHawks
July
- 1-3 - Omaha Royals vs. Oklahoma Redhawks
- 12-15 - Omaha Royals vs. Iowa Cubs
- 20-23 - Omaha Royals vs. Memphis Rebirds