How does the College World Series format work?

UNC fans know the math is simple when its basketball teams reach the Elite Eight. But the eight baseball teams in Omaha are divided into two four-team double-elimination brackets, meaning a team must lose twice to get eliminated in bracket play. The two bracket winners advance to a best-of-three championship series beginning Saturday, June 20. (Tar Heel Tribune)

2026 College World Series Preview: Opposing Coaches Share Strengths & Weaknesses For All 8 Teams

Opposing coaches came away from North Carolina with a simple conclusion: The Tar Heels make games feel shorter than they actually are. UNC enters many weekends already knowing exactly how it wants the last 12 outs to look. Between Caden Glauber and Walker McDuffie, the Tar Heels possess two of the most trusted relievers in the country. (Baseball America)

The Omaha Diaries, Day 2: Autographs

As I walked onto the field for the College World Series media day Thursday, one of the first things I noticed was UNC pitcher Caden Glauber signing autographs along one of the foul lines. Glauber, recently named the ACC’s Freshman of the Year, is barely removed from being on the other side of that picture. "Looking at those kids, I see myself." (Chapelboro.com)

Former UNC Running Back Elijah Green Building Mental Health Blueprint for College Athletics

"Everybody talks about mental health," Elijah Green said. "You see the awareness campaigns. But we’re not giving athletes the tools they need. We’re not making it accessible. We’re not teaching them how to take care of their minds." That gap between conversation and care prompted the former UNC running back to launch The Mind Over Muscle Foundation. (Inside Carolina)

Video: UNC Basketball To Host Butler, Diamond Heels In Omaha

UNC Basketball's home-and-home series with Butler finally has a date for its 2026 matchup in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels and Bulldogs will square off Sunday, Dec. 6. The College World Series starts Friday in Omaha with the Tar Heels taking on Ole Miss. The Rebels shockingly are not going with their ace, Hunter Elliott. (View Video)

Tar Heels Embrace College World Series Experience, Focus on Lengthy Stay

When UNC had its first team meeting Aug. 17, there was no mistaking where the Tar Heels wanted to be 10 months later: Omaha. For most, it’s a town in eastern Nebraska. But for baseball romantics, it’s the Mecca of college baseball, the location of legends, and the object of dreams. On days like Thursday at Charles Schwab Field, its easy to see why. (On3.com)

Video: UNC Baseball - Caden Glauber's Freshman Success

North Carolina freshman pitcher Caden Glauber and the Tar Heel coaches discuss Glauber's early graduation from high school and transition to college baseball, his maturation process, relationship and guidance from his father, and more. (View Video)

Omaha Was Always the Plan, Now The Diamond Heels Want the Trophy

Exactly 128 days before North Carolina's plane landed in Omaha for the 2026 College World Series, Scott Forbes stood at the podium for media day. He previewed the season. He broke down specific players and uttered the word "Omaha" four times. It didn't need to be said, though. For UNC Baseball, Omaha wasn't just the goal. It was the expectation. (TarHeel247)

Video: Carolina Insider - Interview With UNC Baseball's Owen Hull

Owen Hull from the Diamond Heels joins the Carolina Insider Podcast upon arrival in Omaha to look back on UNC Baseball's walk-off win in the Super Regional, and look ahead towards the Tar Heels' 13th appearance in the College World Series. (View Video)

Built to reload: UNC Baseball’s portal formula helps deliver another College World Series trip

Six of the Tar Heels’ starters are newcomers from the transfer portal and another is a freshman. Yet UNC Baseball is the only program in the country to reach the College World Series twice in the last three seasons. That's not an accident. Coach Scott Forbes said it is not a matter of grabbing as many portal players as possible and hoping the pieces fit. (Tar Heel Tribune)

2026 College World Series: Picks, predictions for every opening-round game and CWS Finals

While UNC does not feature the kind of potent offense often associated with national champions, the Tar Heels get by at the dish because they do not have any holes in their lineup. Combine that with arguably the best stable of arms in the sport, and you're looking at a team with the tools to get through the lighter of the two College World Series brackets. (CBS Sports)

Diamond Heels Set For 13th Trip To College World Series

The Diamond Heels return to Omaha for their 13th trip to the College World Series. It is a second trip in three years for coach Scott Forbes, who is the first coach in UNC history to earn a CWS berth twice in his first six seasons. The Tar Heels have gone nine times with him on staff. UNC is the only team to have made it to Omaha twice in the last three years. (GoHeels.com)

Veteran Tar Heels Help UNC Newcomers Navigate Omaha Return

When the University of North Carolina arrived in Omaha for the College World Series in 2024, the experience seemed to pass in a blur. After entering the event with national title aspirations, the Tar Heels lost two of their first three games and were quickly headed back to Chapel Hill. Now, Carolina is back in Omaha for the second time in three years. (TarHeel247)

What you need to know about the College World Series

Whether you’ve been to many College World Series tournaments here or are in Omaha for the first time, here’s a primer on what to know about CWS 2026. Local businesses have been preparing for CWS teams, families, and fans for some time and are ready to shine. Several downtown Omaha restaurants have expanded operations and hired extra staff. (WOWT.com)

Ex-UNC soccer player Sebastian Berhalter turned his father’s tough truth into World Cup breakthrough

Sebastian Berhalter’s path to the World Cup is not that of a young prodigy who had an easy way onto the U.S. men’s national team — despite what some might think of the son of storied former player and coach Gregg Berhalter. The midfielder will tell you his father was the one to tell him four years ago, before the 2022 World Cup, that he wasn’t good enough. (NBC News)

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