Chief among those great stories, of course, is the three-man team from Pennsylvania. Recently-crowned for the fourth time as the champion of the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship, Nathan Smith leads the group from Penn. Interestingly enough, he'll be joined by Sean Knapp, who Smith defeated en route to his fourth title this past week. The two friends were on the 2009 championship team from Pennsylvania.

Texas won two straight State Team events in 2005 and 2007 but returns in 2012 with a brand new trio. This year, Clarke Kincaid, Aaron Hickman and Lucas Boyd will represent Texas.

Recent U.S. Mid-Am medalist Brad Valois will lead Rhode Island at Galloway National. The former URI golfer will be joined by Bobby Leopold and Charlie Blanchard, who knocked off Valois in the match play portion of the U.S. Mid-Am, on a formidable squad from the Ocean State.

The California trio of Andrew Biggadike, Paul Misko and John McClure brings plenty of experience and tournament talent to New Jersey. Could this be the year California breaks through?

Red-hot Michael Miller joins Max Buckley and Joe Saladino on a team from New York that may find itself near the top of the leaderboard.

For the full field and groupings, visit the link below and be sure to follow round-by-round coverage of the 2012 State Team Championship on amateurgolf.com