1998 NCAA Division I baseball season

Baseball season August 2023 July 2026 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season NCAA primary logo 1980 reserved.svg 273 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament NCAA tournament 1998 College World Series College World Series USC 12th Arizona State 18th Mike Gillespie 1st Wes Rachels USC 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947–2003 W.C. Madden Patrick J. Stewart amp McFarland & Co. 2004 41–43 9780786418428 February 2, 2015 Realignment Southeastern Louisiana left the Trans America Athletic Conference and joined the Southland Conference. Troy State joined the Trans America Athletic Conference from the Mid-Continent Conference. Oral Roberts joined the Mid-Continent Conference from the NCAA Division I independent ranks. 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 had been 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. Norfolk State joined the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference from NCAA Division II. UAPB joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference from the NAIA. New Hampshire dropped baseball following the 1997 season. 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA February 2, 2015 7 2009 ConferenceRegular season winnerConference TournamentTournament Venue • CityTournament Winner America East Conference 1998 Delaware Fighting Blue Hens Delaware 1998 America East Conference baseball tournament Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE 1998 Delaware Fighting Blue Hens Delaware Atlantic Coast Conference Florida State 1998 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Bulls Athletic Park • Durham, NC 1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Big 12 Conference 1998 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 1998 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament AT&T Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech Big East Conference 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 1998 Big East Conference baseball tournament Senator Thomas J. Dodd Memorial Stadium • Norwich, CT 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Big South Conference 1998 Liberty Flames Liberty 1998 Big South Conference baseball tournament Knights Stadium • Fort Mill, SC 1998 Liberty Flames Liberty Big Ten Conference 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois 1998 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Illinois Field • Champaign, IL 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Big West Conference North - 1998 Nevada Wolf Pack NevadaSouth - 1998 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 1998 Big West Conference baseball tournament Titan Field • Fullerton, CA 1998 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Colonial Athletic Association 1998 VCU Rams VCU 1998 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC 1998 Richmond Spiders Richmond Conference USA 1998 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 1998 Conference USA baseball tournament Zephyr Field • New Orleans, LA 1998 Tulane Green Wave Tulane Ivy League Gehrig - 1998 Princeton Tigers PrincetonRolfe - 1998 Harvard Crimson Harvard 1998 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Yale Field • New Haven, CT 1998 Harvard Crimson Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Northern - 1998 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne College Le MoyneSouthern - 1998 Rider Broncs Rider 1998 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament Dutchess Stadium • Wappingers Falls, NY 1998 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne College Le Moyne Mid-American Conference East - 1998 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling GreenWest - 1998 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 1998 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Warren E. Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH 1998 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1998 Butler Bulldogs Butler 1998 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Les Miller Field • Chicago, IL 1998 Butler Bulldogs Butler Mid-Continent Conference Eastern - 1998 C. W. Post Pioneers C. W. PostWestern - 1998 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 1998 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK 1998 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts Northeast Conference 1998 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth/1998 St. Francis Terriers St. Francis 1998 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Cochrane Stadium • Jersey City, NJ 1998 Monmouth Hawks Monmouth Pacific-10 Conference North - 1998 Washington Huskies WashingtonSouth - 1998 Stanford Cardinal Stanford no tournament Patriot League 1998 Navy Midshipmen Navy 1998 Patriot League baseball tournament Max Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MD 1998 Navy Midshipmen NavySoutheastern Conference Eastern - FloridaWestern - LSU 1998 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Golden Park • Columbus, GA 1998 Auburn Tigers Auburn Southern Conference 1998 UNC Greensboro Spartans UNC Greensboro 1998 Southern Conference baseball tournament Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park • Charleston, SC The Citadel Southland Conference 1998 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State 1998 Southland Conference baseball tournament Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA 1998 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Trans America Athletic Conference Eastern - 1998 Georgia State Panthers Georgia StateSouthern - 1998 FIU Golden Panthers FIUWestern - 1998 Troy State Trojans Troy State 1998 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Osceola County Stadium • Kissimmee, FL 1998 FIU Golden Panthers FIU West Coast Conference 1998 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount No tournament Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings: College World Series 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 Award winners All-America team 1998 College Baseball All-America Team References