Arkansas (39-22)- The Razorbacks come to Omaha after knocking off the 5th-ranked Florida State Seminoles in dramatic fashion in the Super Regionals. Senior Andrew Darr started his first game in almost a month, staking his claim to the spot by collecting four hits, including a game-winning walk-off double in the bottom of the ninth. Darr also scored a solo homerun in the seventh, touching off a five-run inning.

They begin play Saturday in Omaha, facing off against second seed Cal State Fullerton.

Like many baseball teams, the Razorbacks have their fair share of superstitions they'll bring with them to Omaha. Check out this video highlighting the team's idiosyncrasies, which coach Dan Van Horn says is a product of too much extra time in baseball.

LSU (51-16)- Riding a Super Regional sweep of Rice into the World Series, LSU returns to Omaha for the second consecutive year, its 15th in program history. In his third year at LSU, head coach Paul Mainieri has led to Tigers to their most team wins since 2000, the last time they won the National Championship.

But winning it all will be far from easy. Manieri's squad will have to get past a worthy opponent in the first round--Virginia, headed by coach Brian O'Connor, Manieri's top assistant for nine years at Notre Dame. Manieri gave the young O'Connor, 23 at the time, his first big coaching job and while the two have remained close through the years, it should cause a competitive and exciting opening series.

Cal State Fullerton (47-14)- Returning to the World Series for the third time in four years and the 16th time in their history, the Titans are the No. 2 seed entering the Championship. Beating Louisville by a comfortable margin in the Super Regionals, 12-0, 11-2, Fullerton will look to earn their first National Championship since 2004.

One of the Titan's standouts spent the last year busing tables and has since found himself fielding .909 and batting .361 -- second best on the team -- with 39 hits, 19 runs and 21 RBIs in 43 at-bats. Joey Siddons, who has had to rehab from two major surgeries, understands the perseverance it takes in order to become a champion.

North Carolina (42-16)- The Tar Heels are heading to their fourth-straight World Series appearance after handling East Carolina in two games, 10-1, and, 9-3. Riding a five-game win streak, UNC is hoping to walk away with something the program has yet to attain: a National Championship.

With a team of pitching aces like Dustin Ackley and Alex White, both likely to be chosen in the first two rounds in tonight's MLB draft, this could be the year they achieve it. But the majors isn't for everyone, as teammate Matt Harvey proved in 2007 when he turned down a $1.4 million deal with the Angels right out of high school. Harvey instead chose a scholarship to UNC and has no regrets. "I wouldn't change my decision for anything," Harvey said. "If I could tell all the kids out there, based on my decision, I'd say go to college."

Paul Doyle reports on the Tar Heels' quest for a National Championship in the Hartford Courant.

For Tar Heels fans, this academic year may seem too good to be true. With the World Series berth, North Carolina became the first ACC school to reach the college World Series, a bowl game and the men's basketball Final Four in the same season. This milestone doesn't mention the rest of the university's bragging rights from the 2008-09 season: Women's Soccer National Championship, Men's Soccer National Runner-up, Women's Lacrosse National Runner-up and Men's Lacrosse Elite 8 appearance.

Virginia (48-13-1)- After dropping the first game of the Oxford Super Regional Championship to Ole Miss, Virginia rallied to win the next two games, 4-3, and, 5-1, and clinch the team's first appearance in the College World Series. Although new to the World Series, for head coach Brian O'Connor (who has been with the program for six years), the trip to Omaha, will be filled with familiar faces.

O'Connor, who grew up just across the border of Omaha in Council Bluffs, Iowa, knows Rosenblatt Stadium well, but may know his opposition on Saturday, LSU head coach Paul Mainieri, even better. O'Connor served under Mainieri as the top assistant at Notre Dame for nine years and the two developed a close relationship, one Mainieri describes as his best in baseball. After Mainieri took the helm at LSU the friends agreed to only face off in the NCAA tournament, a matchup it seems fate has dictated.

Check out Sean Ryan's complete story at baseballinsider.com

Southern Miss. (40-24)- This year's eight team field in Omaha is littered with new faces making it to the big dance for the first time, but not many as weathered as 12th year Southern Miss. head coach Corky Palmer. Palmer, who announced he will retire after this season in April, may not have realized just how long this season may last. His team has rallied since the announcement, winning 12 of their last 15 games while appearing in, and winning, their first ever Super Regional Championship with a come-from-behind upset over No. 8 Florida. Now on their way to Omaha, a lifelong dream for Palmer, USM is trying to send their coach out with the greatest parting gift of all, a National Championship.

Arizona St. (49-12)- Arizona State defeated Clemson, 8-2, on the shoulders of an unlikely ace. Junior Josh Spence has only thrown seven innings in the last 43 days for the Sun Devils after a slew of injuries including a line drive at his face early in the season. Spence's first eight pitches went for strikes as he earned 0-2 counts on five of the first six Tigers and ended the game with 10 strike outs, one walk and allowed only four hits.

While Spence's performance lifted his teammates, the post-season play of his squad lifted the local economy. Sellout crowds filled the Super Regional Series against Clemson and additional shopping in the Tempe--including ASU hats and shirts--have given local shops much needed business now that students have left for the summer.

Click here for more on Tempe, Arizona's baseball-driven economy.

Check out more coverage of Spence's performance and Arizona's World Series clinching game.

Texas (46-14-1)- Although TCU made it interesting by forcing No. 1 Texas to a decisive game three in the Super Regional Championship in Austin, the Longhorns took game three by a 5-2 victory to secure their 32nd trip to Omaha. It has been three years since their most recent trip, however, after earning the title in 2005.

This year's road to Omaha certainly hasn't been the easiest of the 32. Who can forget their record-breaking, 25-inning game in the Regional Finals against Boston College? Their pitching arguably carried them to victory in that game, and many would say it has carried them all the way to Omaha. Kirk Bohls from statesman.com points out that the pitching staff makes up over half of the Longhorn's scholarship grant money, which takes the edge off Austin Wood's 13-inning no-hitter relief performance in the historic BC game.