1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

none August 2023 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament 1998 College World Series College World Series Southern California Arizona State Wes Rachels (Southern California) 1997 1999 The following polls make up the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. USA Today and ESPN began publishing the Coaches' Poll of 31 active coaches ranking the top 25 teams in the nation in 1992. Each coach is a member of the American Baseball Coaches Association. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961. USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll Currently, only the final poll from the 1998 season is available.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/D1.pdf NCAA Division I Baseball Records 42 2012-07-26 RankTeam1Southern California2Arizona State3Miami (FL)4LSU5Florida61998 Stanford Cardinal Stanford7Florida State81998 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State91998 Auburn Tigers Auburn101998 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State111998 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M121998 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama131998 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton141998 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State151998 Rice Owls Rice161998 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina171998 Washington Huskies Washington181998 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama191998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech201998 Tulane Green Wave Tulane21Clemson221998 Baylor Bears Baylor231998 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois241998 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina251998 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech Baseball America Currently, only the final poll from the 1998 season is available.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_RB/2010/D1.pdf NCAA Division I Baseball Records 41 2012-07-26 RankTeam1Southern California2Arizona State3Miami (FL)4LSU5Florida61998 Stanford Cardinal Stanford7Florida State81998 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State91998 Auburn Tigers Auburn101998 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State111998 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M121998 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama131998 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton141998 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State151998 Rice Owls Rice161998 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina171998 Washington Huskies Washington181998 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama191998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech201998 Tulane Green Wave Tulane21Clemson221998 Baylor Bears Baylor231998 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois241998 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina251998 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech Collegiate Baseball Currently, only the final six polls from the 1998 season are available. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Apr 27http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll4-27-98.htm NCAA DIV I Poll 4-27-98 Collegiate Baseball 2012-07-26 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027042024/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll4-27-98.htm dead May 4http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-4-98.htm NCAA DIV I Poll 5-4-98 Collegiate Baseball 2012-07-26 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027041740/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-4-98.htm dead May 11http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-11-98.htm NCAA DIV I Poll 5-11-98 Collegiate Baseball 2012-07-26 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027040801/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-11-98.htm dead May 18http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-18-98.htm NCAA DIV I Poll 5-28-98 Collegiate Baseball 2012-07-26 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027041204/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-18-98.htm dead May 25http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-25-98.htm NCAA DIV I Poll 5-25-98 Collegiate Baseball 2012-07-26 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027042211/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll5-25-98.htm dead June 8http://www.baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll6-8-98.htm NCAA DIV I Poll 6-8-98 Collegiate Baseball 2012-07-26 2010-10-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101027041426/http://baseballnews.com/polls/divI/archives/1998/ncaadivIpoll6-8-98.htm dead Miami (FL) (40–5) 1998 Stanford Cardinal Stanford (36–8–1) 1998 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina (38–10) Florida (35–12) LSU (37–13) 1998 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State (39–4) Clemson (40–8) Southern California (35–13) 1998 Rice Owls Rice (39–14) 1998 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton (36–12) 1998 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama (35–12) Arizona State (32–16) 1998 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M (37–15) Florida State (40–14) 1998 Auburn Tigers Auburn (34–11) 1998 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State (34–13) 1998 Baylor Bears Baylor (37–14–1) 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State (29–11) 1998 VCU Rams VCU (38–8) 1998 Washington Huskies Washington (29–13) 1998 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State (31–11–1) 1998 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (34–11) 1998 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (32–15) 1998 Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois (31–16) 1998 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama (34–14) 1998 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware (34–8) 1998 Tulane Green Wave Tulane (35–12) 1998 Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech (35–17) 1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State (31–15) 1998 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas (30–15) Stanford (40–8–1) u Miami (FL) (42–7) d LSU (40–13) u South Carolina (39–12) d Florida (37–13) d Wichita State (44–5) Southern California (37–13) u Cal State Fullerton (40–12) u Rice (39–14) Clemson (40–9) d Alabama (38–13) Florida State (42–15) u Texas A&M (40–16) Arizona State (33–20) d Auburn (36–13) Baylor (39–16–1) u Oklahoma (35–16) u Oklahoma State (36–15) d Washington (33–14) u Illinois (35–17) u South Alabama (37–14) u Mississippi State (34–16) u Ohio State (32–13) d Notre Dame (37–13) d Delaware (39–8) u Tulane (40–13) u Texas Tech (36–17) u VCU (41–11) d 1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota (37–12) npr 1998 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State (30–20) npr 21 Oregon State 30 Arkansas Stanford (41–9–1) Miami (FL) (44–8) Florida (41–13) u Wichita State (51–5) u LSU (41–15) d South Carolina (42–14) d Southern California (38–14) Cal State Fullerton (42–13) Rice (41–15) Florida State (45–16) u Alabama (40–14) Texas A&M (40–16) d Oklahoma (38–16) u Auburn (39–15) u 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech (37–18) npr Baylor (39–16–1) Arizona State (34–21) d Clemson (42–12) d Washington (37–15) Illinois (36–17) Tulane (43–13) u Minnesota (42–13) u South Alabama (37–15) d Delaware (40–8) u 1998 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts (42–18) npr Ohio State (36–14) d Texas Tech (39–17) Mississippi State (35–18) d VCU (42–11) d Oregon State (35–14–1) npr 18 Oklahoma State 24 Notre Dame 30 San Diego State Miami (FL) (46–9) u Stanford (41–12–1) d Wichita State (55–5) u Florida (42–15) d LSU (42–17) Southern California (40–15) u Rice (45–15) u Cal State Fullerton (44–15) South Carolina (42–16) d Florida State (49–18) Auburn (43–16) u Texas A&M (43–18) Alabama (43–16) d Oklahoma (40–18) d Washington (39–15) u Tulane (47–13) u Arizona State (34–21) Clemson (42–14) Georgia Tech (38–20) d 1998 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State (37–20–1) npr Baylor (40–18–1) d Minnesota (45–13) Oral Roberts (44–18) u Delaware (43–8) Texas Tech (43–18) u South Alabama (39–17) d 1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest (41–21) npr Arkansas (37–19) npr 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina (39–21) npr Illinois (39–19) d 26 Ohio State 28 Mississippi State 29 VCU 30 Oregon State Miami (FL) (50–10) Florida (46–16) u LSU (46–17) u Southern California (44–16) u Florida State (53–18) u Arizona State (38–22) u Long Beach State (41–21–1) u 1998 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State (41–21) npr Stanford (42–14–1) d Wichita State (56–7) d Cal State Fullerton (47–17) d Auburn (46–18) d Washington (41–17) u Texas A&M (46–20) d Georgia Tech (41–22) u Alabama (46–18) d Rice (46–17) d North Carolina (42–23) u South Carolina (44–18) d Illinois (42–21) u South Alabama (42–19) u Oklahoma (42–20) d Clemson (42–16) d 1998 Harvard Crimson Harvard (36–12) npr Tulane (48–15) d VCU (46–15) npr Wake Forest (43–23) Baylor (41–20–1) d Texas Tech (44–20) d 1998 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers (33–16) npr 22 Minnesota 23 Oral Roberts 24 Delaware 28 Arkansas Southern California (49–17) u Arizona State (41–23) u LSU (48–19) Long Beach State (43–23–1) u Miami (FL) (51–12) d Mississippi State (43–23) u Florida (46–18) d Florida State (53–20) d Stanford (42–14–1) Wichita State (56–7) Cal State Fullerton (47–17) Auburn (46–18) Washington (41–17) Texas A&M (46–20) Georgia Tech (41–22) Alabama (46–18) Rice (46–17) North Carolina (42–23) South Carolina (44–18) Illinois (42–21) South Alabama (42–19) Oklahoma (42–20) Clemson (42–16) Harvard (36–12) Tulane (48–15) VCU (46–15) Wake Forest (43–23) Baylor (41–20–1) Texas Tech (44–20) Rutgers (33–16) References Category:College baseball rankings in the United States