1998 NCAA Division I baseball season

1998 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	273
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions	USC (12th title)
Runners-up	Arizona State (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Mike Gillespie (1st title)
MOP	Wes Rachels (USC)
Seasons

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.

Realignment

• Marshall departed the Southern Conference and Northern Illinois departed the Midwestern Collegiate Conference to join the Mid-American Conference.
• UNC Greensboro and Wofford joined the Southern Conference. UNC Greensboro was in the Big South Conference, while Wofford joined from NCAA Division II.
• Marist and Rider left the Northeast Conference for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Marist joined the Northern Division, while Rider became a part of the Southern.
• Southeastern Louisiana left the Trans America Athletic Conference and joined the Southland Conference.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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