1998 NCAA Division I baseball season

1998 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams273
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (12th title)
Runners-upArizona State (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMike Gillespie (1st title)
MOPWes Rachels (USC)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1998. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1998 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifty second time in 1998, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska, at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship for the twelfth time, and first since 1978.[1]

Realignment

Format changes

  • The Big East Conference dissolved its divisions after one season.
  • The Mid-American Conference divided into two divisions of six.
  • The Southland Conference dissolved its divisions after two seasons.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1998 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 10 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The five winners joined the other 19 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
America East Conference Delaware 1998 America East Conference baseball tournament Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE Delaware
Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC Wake Forest
Big 12 Conference Texas A&M 1998 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK Texas Tech
Big East Conference Rutgers 1998 Big East Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT Rutgers
Big South Conference Liberty 1998 Big South Conference baseball tournament Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC Liberty
Big Ten Conference Illinois 1998 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Illinois Field • Champaign, IL Minnesota
Big West Conference North - Nevada
South - Cal State Fullerton		 1998 Big West Conference baseball tournament Titan Field • Fullerton, CA Long Beach State
Colonial Athletic Association VCU 1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC Richmond
Conference USA Tulane 1998 Conference USA baseball tournament Zephyr Field • New Orleans, LA Tulane
Ivy League Gehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard		 1998 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Yale Field • New Haven, CT Harvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Northern - Le Moyne
Southern - Rider		 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY Le Moyne
Mid-American Conference East - Bowling Green
West - Ball State		 1998 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Warren E. Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Butler 1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Butler
Mid-Continent Conference Eastern - C. W. Post
Western - Oral Roberts		 1998 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts
Northeast Conference Monmouth/St. Francis 1998 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Cochrane Stadium • Jersey City, NJ Monmouth
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Stanford		 no tournament
Patriot League Navy 1998 Patriot League baseball tournament Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD Navy
Southeastern Conference Eastern - Florida
Western - LSU		 1998 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Golden Park • Columbus, GA Auburn
Southern Conference UNC Greensboro 1998 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC The Citadel
Southland Conference Northwestern State 1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA Nicholls State
Trans America Athletic Conference Eastern - Georgia State
Southern - FIU
Western - Troy State		 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, FL FIU
West Coast Conference Loyola Marymount No tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Florida State  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 4   .818 53 – 20   .726
No. 15 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9   .609 41 – 22   .651
No. 23 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9   .609 43 – 16   .729
NC State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 39 – 21   .650
No. 27 Wake Forest  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 10   .565 43 – 23   .652
No. 18 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 42 – 23   .646
Duke  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 38 – 20   .655
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 26 – 30   .464
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 28 – 26   .519
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 9 – 0   .700 46 – 20 – 0   .697
No. 28 Baylor  ‍‍‍y 18 – 10 – 0   .643 41 – 20 – 1   .669
No. 29 Texas Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11 – 0   .621 44 – 20 – 0   .688
No. 22 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 17 – 11 – 0   .607 42 – 20 – 0   .677
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12 – 0   .586 36 – 18 – 0   .667
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 12 – 0   .556 40 – 21 – 0   .656
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13 – 0   .435 24 – 20 – 0   .545
Texas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18 – 0   .379 23 – 32 – 1   .420
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18 – 0   .357 20 – 27 – 0   .426
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 19 – 0   .321 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20 – 0   .259 22 – 29 – 0   .431
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 30 Rutgers  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 3 – 0   .850 33 – 16 – 0   .673
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 15 – 4 – 0   .789 41 – 17 – 0   .707
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 28 – 17 – 1   .620
Providence  ‍‍‍ 14 – 8 – 1   .630 31 – 22 – 1   .583
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9 – 0   .591 37 – 17 – 1   .682
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10 – 0   .545 25 – 23 – 0   .521
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11 – 0   .522 25 – 17 – 0   .595
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15 – 0   .286 26 – 21 – 1   .552
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 12 – 27 – 1   .313
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 – 15 – 1   .225 17 – 23 – 1   .427
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19 – 0   .208 22 – 34 – 0   .393
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[5][6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Liberty  ‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 5   .722 32 – 29   .525
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 31 – 29   .517
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 27 – 32   .458
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 35 – 22   .614
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 24 – 29   .453
Radford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 17 – 35   .327
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 10 – 37   .213
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 39 – 19   .672
Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 9   .679 43 – 13   .768
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 18 – 9   .667 36 – 16   .692
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 28 – 24   .538
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14   .500 29 – 27   .518
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 19 – 27   .413
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 21 – 27   .438
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 27 – 26   .509
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 23 – 29   .442
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 25 – 27   .481
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[8][9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Nevada  x‍‍‍ 17 – 10   .630 31 – 22   .585
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 19   .441 23 – 25   .479
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 12 – 17   .414 25 – 22   .532
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21   .276 23 – 29   .442
Southern
No. 11 Cal State Fullerton  x‍‍‍ 25 – 5   .833 47 – 17   .734
No. 4 Long Beach State  ‍‍‡‍ 23 – 7   .767 37 – 20   .649
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 11 – 18   .379 18 – 30   .375
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 7 – 21   .250 16 – 42   .276
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1985[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 26 VCU  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 2 – 0   .900 46 – 15 – 0   .754
Richmond  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 6 – 0   .714 41 – 17 – 1   .703
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11 – 8 – 0   .579 27 – 29 – 0   .482
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 30 – 29 – 0   .508
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 28 – 29 – 0   .491
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 26 – 28 – 0   .481
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 21 – 34 – 0   .382
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16 – 0   .200 24 – 28 – 0   .462
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Tulane  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 5   .815 48 – 15   .762
Houston  ‍‍‍ 21 – 6   .778 34 – 25   .576
UNC Charlotte  ‍‍‍y 19 – 8   .704 43 – 19   .694
UAB  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 29 – 24   .547
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 31 – 24   .564
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 30 – 28   .517
Memphis  ‍‍‍ 12 – 15   .444 10 – 24   .294
South Florida  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 21 – 36   .368
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 10 – 38   .208
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 15 – 38   .283
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y –   – 51 – 12   .810
Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍ –   – 37 – 19   .661
Elon  ‍‍‍ –   – 26 – 22   .542
Belmont  ‍‍‍ –   – 23 – 21   .523
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ –   – 22 – 26   .458
Hawaii–Hilo  ‍‍‍ –   – 16 – 34   .320
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  x‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 25 – 14 – 0   .641
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 18 – 18 – 1   .500
Penn  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 14 – 21 – 1   .403
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 10 – 31 – 0   .244
Red Rolfe
Harvard  x‍‍‡‍y 16 – 4 – 0   .800 36 – 12 – 0   .750
Yale  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 21 – 21 – 0   .500
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 23 – 18 – 0   .561
Brown  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 12 – 34 – 0   .261
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Le Moyne  x‍‍‡‍y 20 – 6   .769 26 – 15   .634
Marist  ‍‍‍ 18 – 8   .692 30 – 17   .638
Siena  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 17 – 32   .347
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 17 – 23   .425
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19   .269 10 – 30   .250
Southern
Rider  x‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 25 – 25   .500
Iona  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 22 – 26   .458
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538 20 – 21   .488
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 19 – 25   .432
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 6 – 20   .231 7 – 34   .171
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
C.W. Post  x‍‍‍ 12 – 2   .857 21 – 21   .500
Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6   .455 17 – 31   .354
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 24 – 22   .522
Pace  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 14 – 26   .350
NYIT  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 13 – 28   .317
West
Oral Roberts  x‍‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 45 – 20   .692
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 31 – 23   .574
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 15 – 28   .349
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 19 – 21   .475
Northeastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208 10 – 33   .233
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Bowling Green  x‍‍‡‍y 17 – 10 – 0   .630 34 – 21 – 0   .618
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 12 – 0   .586 27 – 28 – 0   .491
Miami  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 33 – 26 – 0   .559
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 31 – 24 – 0   .564
Akron  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18 – 0   .357 20 – 31 – 0   .392
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 18 – 35 – 0   .340
West
Ball State  x‍‍‍ 23 – 8 – 0   .742 39 – 18 – 0   .684
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 23 – 9 – 0   .719 34 – 25 – 0   .576
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 16 – 0   .500 26 – 29 – 0   .473
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 27 – 27 – 0   .500
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 20 – 32 – 0   .385
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 23 – 0   .258 10 – 30 – 1   .256
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
St. Francis  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 26 – 12 – 1   .679
Monmouth  ‍†‍‡‍y 10 – 5 – 0   .667 30 – 21 – 0   .588
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 0   .600 24 – 14 – 0   .632
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9 – 0   .400 9 – 28 – 0   .243
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9 – 0   .400 15 – 24 – 0   .385
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 10 – 35 – 1   .228
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 13 Washington  x‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 41 – 17   .707
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 35 – 14   .714
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 25 – 24   .510
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 17 – 34   .333
Southern
No. 9 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 22 – 8   .733 42 – 14   .750
No. 1 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 49 – 17   .742
No. 2 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 18 – 11   .621 41 – 23   .641
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 33 – 23   .589
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19   .367 23 – 33   .411
California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 24   .172 22 – 32   .407
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy  ‍†‍‡‍ 15 – 5   .750 26 – 17   .605
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7   .650 31 – 17   .646
Army  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 26 – 29   .473
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 10 – 26   .278
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350 13 – 26   .333
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 7 – 29   .194
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1998[19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida  x‍†‍‍y 21 – 8   .724 46 – 18   .719
No. 19 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10   .655 42 – 16   .724
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 26 – 31   .456
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 36 – 20   .643
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 21   .276 24 – 30   .444
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24   .200 25 – 28   .472
Western Division
No. 3 LSU  x‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 48 – 19   .716
No. 16 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 19 – 10   .655 43 – 16   .729
No. 12 Auburn  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 12   .571 46 – 18   .719
No. 6 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 14 – 15   .483 37 – 20   .649
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13 – 14   .481 37 – 19   .661
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 13 – 15   .464 30 – 23   .566
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Greensboro  ‍†‍‍ 22 – 5   .815 40 – 18   .690
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍y 21 – 5   .808 37 – 24   .607
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 20 – 6   .769 42 – 15   .737
Furman  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 21 – 27   .438
Wofford  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455 15 – 32   .319
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 22 – 30   .423
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 13 – 38   .255
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 18   .308 18 – 31   .367
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 14 – 35   .286
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 13 – 28   .317
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[21]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 8   .652 40 – 20   .667
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 33 – 22   .600
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 30 – 26   .536
Nicholls State  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 11   .542 28 – 34   .452
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 28 – 28   .500
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 29 – 28   .509
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 20 – 29   .408
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 29 – 27   .518
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 23 – 28   .451
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[22]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
South
FIU x‍†‍‡‍y 15 – 5 – 0   .750 41 – 24 – 0   .631
UCF ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 41 – 21 – 0   .661
Stetson ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 30 – 31 – 1   .492
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 29 – 30 – 0   .492
East
Georgia State x‍‍‍ 11 – 9 – 0   .550 23 – 29 – 0   .442
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 31 – 26 – 0   .544
Campbell ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 28 – 30 – 0   .483
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7 – 13 – 0   .350 27 – 26 – 1   .509
West
Troy State x‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 37 – 21 – 0   .638
Jacksonville State ‍‍‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 34 – 20 – 0   .630
Centenary ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 21 – 36 – 0   .368
Samford ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 13 – 43 – 0   .232
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[23]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1998 College World Series

The 1998 season marked the fifty second NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Southern California claiming their record twelfth championship with a 21–14 win over Arizona State in the final.[1]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Florida 13
8 Mississippi State 14
8 Mississippi State 8
5 LSU 10
4 Southern California 10
5 LSU 12
5 LSU 4 3
4 Southern California 5 7
1 Florida 10
4 Southern California 1211
8 Mississippi State 1
4 Southern California 7
4 Southern California 21
6 Arizona State 14
2 Miami (FL) 3
7 Long Beach State 1
2 Miami (FL) 2
6 Arizona State 9
3 Florida State 10
6 Arizona State 11
6 Arizona State 14 —
7 Long Beach State 4 —
7 Long Beach State 7
3 Florida State 4
2 Miami (FL) 3
7 Long Beach State 6

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1998 College Baseball All-America Team

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