A capsule look at the eight teams competing in the College World Series, which starts Saturday at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. (coaches' records at current schools through Super Regionals):

MIAMI (52-9)

CWS seed: 1

Coach: Jim Morris (694-254-2, 15th season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 3-3 (1-2 vs. UNC; 2-1 vs. Florida State)

Last CWS appearance: 2006

All-time record in CWS: 46-36 (22 appearances, 4 titles)

All-Star alumni: Ryan Braun, Pat Burrell, Alex Cora, Danny Graves, Neal Heaton, Aubrey Huff, Charles Johnson, Orlando Palmeiro, Greg Vaughn

Noteworthy: Hurricanes trying to become first No. 1 national seed to win CWS since they won it all in 1999.

NORTH CAROLINA (51-12)

CWS seed: 2

Coach: Mike Fox (449-188-1, 10th season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 4-3 (2-1 vs. Miami; 2-2 vs. Florida State)

Last CWS appearance: 200.

All-time record in CWS: 15-14 (six appearances)

All-Star alumni: Russ Adams, Scott Bankhead, Scott Bradley, Archibald "Moonlight" Graham, Andrew Miller, Paul Shuey, George "Snuffy" Stirnweiss, B.J. Surhoff, Walt Weiss

Noteworthy: Fox is one of 11 to play in and coach in CWS, and one of only seven to coach alma mater. Was 2B on Tar Heels' 1978 CWS team.

FRESNO STATE (42-29)

CWS seed: 3

Coach: Mike Batesole (214-163, sixth season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 0-0

Last CWS appearance: 1991

All-time record in CWS: 4-6 (three appearances)

All-Star alumni: Mark Gardner, Dan Gladden, Tom Goodwin, Bobby Jones, Terry Pendleton, Dick Ruthven, Jeff Weaver, Jimy Williams

Noteworthy: Bulldogs became first No. 4 regional seed to make it to CWS since NCAA expanded field to 64 in 1999.

FLORIDA STATE (54-12)

CWS seed: 4

Coach: Mike Martin (1,538-518-4, 29th season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 4-5 (1-2 vs. Miami; 2-2 vs. North Carolina; 1-1 vs. Georgia)

Last CWS appearance: 2000

All-time record in CWS: 25-36 (18 appearances)

All-Star alumni: Luis Alicea, Matt Diaz, J.D. Drew, Stephen Drew, Dick Howser, Terry Kennedy, Marshall McDougall, Doug Mientkiewicz, Eduardo Perez, Deion Sanders, Paul Wilson

Noteworthy: Buster Posey leads nation in batting, HRs and RBIs, and can join Indiana's Mike Smith (1992) as only Division I Triple Crown winners since 1965.

STANFORD (39-22-2)

CWS Seed: 5

Coach: Mark Marquess (1,324-667-7, 32nd season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 0-0

Last CWS appearance: 2003

All-time record in CWS: 38-27 (15 appearances, 2 titles)

All-Star alumni: Mike Aldrete, Bob Boone, Steve Buechele, Ryan Garko, Jack McDowell, Mike Mussina, Kyle Peterson, Carlos Quentin, Ed Sprague

Noteworthy: Marquess, like North Carolina's Fox and Georgia's David Perno, is one of only seven to both play in and then coach alma mater in CWS.

RICE (47-13)

CWS seed: 6

Coach: Wayne Graham (787-297, 17th season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 0-0

Last CWS appearance: 2007

All-time record in CWS: 10-11 (six appearances, 1 title)

All-Star alumni: David Aardsma, Matt Anderson, Lance Berkman, Norm Charlton, Bubba Crosby, Jose Cruz Jr., Philip Humber, Jeff Niemann

Noteworthy: Owls back in Omaha for third straight year, and fifth time in seven seasons. ... After having 10-game winning streak end with two straight losses in Conference USA tournament, Owls are 5-0 in NCAA tourney.

LSU (48-17-1)

CWS seed: 7

Coach: Paul Mainieri (77-43-2, second season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 0-2-1 (vs. Georgia)

Last CWS appearance: 2004

All-time record in CWS: 29-17 (13 appearances, 5 titles)

All-Star alumni: Joe Adcock, Albert Belle, Paul Byrd, Alvin Dark, Mike Fontenot, Mark Guthrie, Aaron Hill, Ben McDonald, Warren Morris, Russ Springer, Todd Walker

Noteworthy: Tigers making first CWS appearance under Mainieri, who led Notre Dame to Omaha in 2002..

GEORGIA (41-23-1)

CWS seed: 8

Coach: David Perno (247-182-1, seventh season)

2008 record vs. CWS teams: 3-1-1 (1-1 vs. Florida State; 2-0-1 vs. Georgia)

Last CWS appearance: 2006

All-time record in CWS: 6-9 (five appearances, 1 title)

All-Star alumni: Cris Carpenter, Spud Chandler, Glenn Davis, Dave Fleming, Jeff Keppinger, Derek Lilliquist, Jeff Treadway

Noteworthy: Bulldogs have made NCAA tournament nine times in program history and advanced to Omaha six of those years.

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