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]
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- 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.
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]
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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 |
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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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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]
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| First round
| | | Second round
| | | Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| 1
| Florida
| 13
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| 8
| Mississippi State
| 14
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| | 8
| Mississippi State
| 8
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| LSU
| 10
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| 4
| Southern California
| 10
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| 5
| LSU
| 12
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| | 5
| LSU
| 4
| 3
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| | | 4
| Southern California
| 5
| 7
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| 1
| Florida
| 10
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| 4
| Southern California
| 1211
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| | 8
| Mississippi State
| 1
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| | | 4
| Southern California
| 7
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| | 4
| Southern California
| 21
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| | | 6
| Arizona State
| 14
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| 2
| Miami (FL)
| 3
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| 7
| Long Beach State
| 1
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| | 2
| Miami (FL)
| 2
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| | | 6
| Arizona State
| 9
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| 3
| Florida State
| 10
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| 6
| Arizona State
| 11
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| | 6
| Arizona State
| 14
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| | | 7
| Long Beach State
| 4
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| 7
| Long Beach State
| 7
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| 3
| Florida State
| 4
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| | 2
| Miami (FL)
| 3
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| | | 7
| Long Beach State
| 6
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