Tuesday's Top Ten

Today First and Short is starting a new weekly column. Every Tuesday will feature a top ten list from something in the world of sports. This week's top ten list is: The Top Ten Reasons to Watch the College Baseball World Series.

The Top Ten Reasons to Watch the College Baseball World Series

10. It's in high definition. Every game of the College World Series will be aired on ESPN in high definition for stunning picture quality.

9. Six conferences are represented. There are eight teams total in the event, from six different conferences- from as small as the Big West and Conference-USA to powerhouse conferences the ACC and SEC.

8. There are new faces this year. Both Virginia of the ACC and Southern Miss. of Conference-USA are making their first appearances in Omaha.

7. There's lots of offense. Don't expect any no-hitters in this event, these teams have stars using aluminum bats and the balls fly out of Rosenblatt Stadium.

6. Everyone loves a Cinderella. Last year we saw Fresno State win it all without even hosting a regional. Can Southern Miss. or Virginia come through this year?

5. There's only two games a day. You can catch all of the games because only two are played each day, there are no noon weekday games in the event.

4. The stars are shining at the College World Series. The event features four MLB first round draft picks. North Carolina's Dustin Ackley went second overall to the Mariners; Arizona State's Mike Leake went eighth overall to the Reds; North Carolina pitcher Alex White went fifteenth to the Indians; and LSU's Jared Mitchell went twenty-third to the White Sox.

3. America's best are represented. Six of the eight teams in the event are ranked in the top 10 nationally, including all of the top five. The only two un-ranked teams left are making their first trips to the College World Series.

2. Be part of the tradition. Since 1950 the College World Series has decided College Baseball's National Champion. Every year there is new excitement to be watched.

1. What else is there to watch? Seriously, baseball is the only team sport going on right now besides soccer. And why watch MLB regular season baseball now? There's four months of that left.