1998 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

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

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 ConferenceDelaware1998 America East Conference Baseball TournamentFrawley StadiumWilmington, DEDelaware
Atlantic Coast ConferenceFlorida State1998 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentDurham Bulls Athletic ParkDurham, NCWake Forest
Big 12 ConferenceTexas A&M1998 Big 12 Conference Baseball TournamentAT&T Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, OKTexas Tech
Big East ConferenceRutgers1998 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentSenator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial StadiumNorwich, CTRutgers
Big South ConferenceLiberty1998 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentKnights StadiumFort Mill, SCLiberty
Big Ten ConferenceIllinois1998 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentIllinois FieldChampaign, ILMinnesota
Big West ConferenceNorth - Nevada
South - Cal State Fullerton
1998 Big West Conference Baseball TournamentTitan FieldFullerton, CALong Beach State
Colonial Athletic AssociationVCU1998 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentGrainger StadiumKinston, NCRichmond
Conference USATulane1998 Conference USA Baseball TournamentZephyr FieldNew Orleans, LATulane
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Princeton
Rolfe - Harvard
1998 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesYale FieldNew Haven, CTHarvard
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Le Moyne
Southern - Rider
1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentDutchess StadiumWappingers Falls, NYLe Moyne
Mid-American ConferenceEast - Bowling Green
West - Ball State
1998 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentWarren E. Steller FieldBowling Green, OHBowling Green
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceButler1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILButler
Mid-Continent ConferenceEastern - C. W. Post
Western - Oral Roberts
1998 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentJ. L. Johnson StadiumTulsa, OKOral Roberts
Northeast ConferenceMonmouth/St. Francis1998 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentCochrane StadiumJersey City, NJMonmouth
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington
South - Stanford
No Tournament
Patriot LeagueNavy1998 Patriot League Baseball TournamentMax Bishop StadiumAnnapolis, MDNavy
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Florida
Western - LSU
1998 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentGolden ParkColumbus, GAAuburn
Southern ConferenceUNC Greensboro1998 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentJoseph P. Riley, Jr. ParkCharleston, SCThe Citadel
Southland ConferenceNorthwestern State1998 Southland Conference Baseball TournamentFair Grounds FieldShreveport, LANicholls State
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEastern - Georgia State
Southern - FIU
Western - Troy State
1998 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentOsceola County StadiumKissimmee, FLFIU
West Coast ConferenceLoyola MarymountNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Florida State  y 184 .818  5320 .726
No. 15 Georgia Tech  y 149 .609  4122 .651
No. 23 Clemson  y 149 .609  4316 .729
NC State  y 129 .571  3921 .650
No. 27 Wake Forest  y 1310 .565  4323 .652
No. 18 North Carolina  y 1310 .565  4223 .646
Duke   815 .348  3820 .655
Maryland   518 .217  2630 .464
Virginia   518 .217  2826 .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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 14 Texas A&M  y 2190 .700  46200 .697
No. 28 Baylor  y 18100 .643  41201 .669
No. 29 Texas Tech  y 18110 .621  44200 .688
No. 22 Oklahoma  y 17110 .607  42200 .677
Missouri   17120 .586  36180 .667
Oklahoma State  y 15120 .556  40210 .656
Nebraska   10130 .435  24200 .545
Texas   11180 .379  23321 .420
Iowa State   10180 .357  20270 .426
Kansas State   9190 .321  20320 .385
Kansas   7200 .259  22290 .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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 30 Rutgers  y 1730 .850  33160 .673
Notre Dame   1540 .789  41170 .707
St. John's   1470 .667  28171 .620
Providence   1481 .630  31221 .583
West Virginia   1390 .591  37171 .682
Seton Hall   12100 .545  25230 .521
Connecticut   12110 .522  25170 .595
Villanova   6150 .286  26211 .552
Pittsburgh   5160 .238  12271 .313
Boston College   4151 .225  17231 .427
Georgetown   5190 .208  22340 .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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Liberty  y 135 .722  3229 .525
Coastal Carolina   117 .611  3129 .517
UNC Asheville   108 .556  2732 .458
Winthrop   108 .556  3522 .614
Charleston Southern   99 .500  2429 .453
Radford   711 .389  1735 .327
UMBC   315 .167  1037 .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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Illinois  y 195 .792  3919 .672
Minnesota  y 199 .679  4313 .768
Ohio State   189 .667  3616 .692
Penn State   1511 .577  2824 .538
Indiana   1414 .500  2927 .518
Iowa   915 .375  1927 .413
Michigan   915 .375  2127 .438
Northwestern   1018 .357  2726 .509
Purdue   918 .333  2329 .442
Michigan State   816 .333  2527 .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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Nevada  x 1710 .630  3122 .585
Sacramento State   1519 .441  2325 .479
Pacific   1217 .414  2522 .532
New Mexico State   821 .276  2329 .442
Southern
No. 11 Cal State Fullerton  x 255 .833  4717 .734
No. 4 Long Beach State   237 .767  3720 .649
UC Santa Barbara   1118 .379  1830 .375
Cal Poly   721 .250  1642 .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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 26 VCU  y 1820 .900  46150 .754
Richmond  y 1560 .714  41171 .703
James Madison   1180 .579  27290 .482
East Carolina   10110 .476  30290 .508
Old Dominion   9120 .429  28290 .491
George Mason   8120 .400  26280 .481
UNC Wilmington   6140 .300  21340 .382
William & Mary   4160 .200  24280 .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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 Tulane  y 225 .815  4815 .762
Houston   216 .778  3425 .576
UNC Charlotte  y 198 .704  4319 .694
UAB   1512 .556  2924 .547
Louisville   1413 .519  3124 .564
Southern Miss   1215 .444  3028 .517
Memphis   1215 .444  1024 .294
South Florida   918 .333  2136 .368
Saint Louis   420 .167  1038 .208
Cincinnati   420 .167  1538 .283
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Princeton  x 1370 .650  25140 .641
Cornell   1280 .600  18181 .500
Penn   9110 .450  14211 .403
Columbia   5150 .250  10310 .244
Red Rolfe
Harvard  xy 1640 .800  36120 .750
Yale   1190 .550  21210 .500
Dartmouth   7130 .350  23180 .561
Brown   7130 .350  12340 .261
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Le Moyne  xy 206 .769  2615 .634
Marist   188 .692  3017 .638
Siena   1115 .423  1732 .347
Niagara   1115 .423  1723 .425
Canisius   719 .269  1030 .250
Southern
Rider  x 1610 .615  2525 .500
Iona   1511 .577  2226 .458
Manhattan   1412 .538  2021 .488
Fairfield   1214 .462  1925 .432
Saint Peter's   620 .231  734 .171
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Bowling Green  xy 17100 .630  34210 .618
Kent State   17120 .586  27280 .491
Miami   17130 .567  33260 .559
Ohio   13170 .433  31240 .564
Akron   10180 .357  20310 .392
Marshall   9210 .300  18350 .340
West
Ball State  x 2380 .742  39180 .684
Central Michigan   2390 .719  34250 .576
Western Michigan   16160 .500  26290 .473
Eastern Michigan   14160 .467  27270 .500
Toledo   13170 .433  20320 .385
Northern Illinois   8230 .258  10301 .256
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
St. Francis   1050 .667  26121 .679
Monmouth  y 1050 .667  30210 .588
Long Island   960 .600  24140 .632
Mount St. Mary's   690 .400  9280 .243
Fairleigh Dickinson   690 .400  15240 .385
Wagner   4110 .267  10351 .228
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 13 Washington  xy 177 .708  4117 .707
Oregon State   159 .625  3514 .714
Washington State   1212 .500  2524 .510
Portland State   420 .167  1734 .333
Southern
No. 9 Stanford  xy 228 .733  4214 .750
No. 1 Southern California  y 219 .700  4917 .742
No. 2 Arizona State  y 1811 .621  4123 .641
Arizona   1218 .400  3323 .589
UCLA   1119 .367  2333 .411
California   524 .172  2232 .407
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Navy   155 .750  2617 .605
Bucknell   137 .650  3117 .646
Army   128 .600  2629 .473
Lafayette   812 .400  1026 .278
Lehigh   713 .350  1326 .333
Holy Cross   515 .250  729 .194
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1998[17]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida  xy 218 .724  4618 .719
No. 19 South Carolina  y 1910 .655  4216 .724
Kentucky   1218 .400  2631 .456
Tennessee   1117 .393  3620 .643
Georgia   821 .276  2430 .444
Vanderbilt   624 .200  2528 .472
Western Division
No. 3 LSU  xy 219 .700  4819 .716
No. 16 Alabama  y 1910 .655  4316 .729
No. 12 Auburn  y 1612 .571  4618 .719
No. 6 Mississippi State  y 1415 .483  3720 .649
Arkansas  y 1314 .481  3719 .661
Ole Miss   1315 .464  3023 .566
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[18]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro   225 .815  4018 .690
The Citadel  y 215 .808  3724 .607
Western Carolina   206 .769  4215 .737
Furman   1212 .500  2127 .438
Wofford   1012 .455  1532 .319
Georgia Southern   915 .375  2230 .423
Davidson   816 .333  1338 .255
East Tennessee State   818 .308  1831 .367
VMI   717 .292  1435 .286
Appalachian State   617 .261  1328 .317
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[19]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State   158 .652  4020 .667
Northeast Louisiana   139 .591  3322 .600
McNeese State   1310 .565  3026 .536
Nicholls State  y 1311 .542  2834 .452
Southwest Texas State   1311 .542  2828 .500
Sam Houston State   1211 .522  2928 .509
Texas–Arlington   913 .409  2029 .408
Southeastern Louisiana   914 .391  2927 .518
Texas–San Antonio   717 .292  2328 .451
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[20]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
South
FIU xy 1550 .750  41240 .631
UCF  1470 .667  41210 .661
Stetson  9120 .429  30311 .492
Florida Atlantic  6140 .300  29300 .492
East
Georgia State x 1190 .550  23290 .442
College of Charleston  10110 .476  31260 .544
Campbell  10110 .476  28300 .483
Mercer  7130 .350  27261 .509
West
Troy State x 1370 .650  37210 .638
Jacksonville State  1380 .619  34200 .630
Centenary  9120 .429  21360 .368
Samford  6140 .300  13430 .232
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[21]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 12  
  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

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