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
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joined the
Southern Conference. UNC Greensboro was in the
Big South Conference
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, 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
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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 standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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
References
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