1998 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

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

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.[1][2]

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
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[3]; 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[4]; 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[5][6]; 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[7]; 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[8][9]; 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[10]; 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[11]; 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[12]; 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[13]; 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[14]; 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  ^x‍‍‍^y 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  ^x‍‍‍^y 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[15]; 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[16]; 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  ^x‍‍‍^y 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[17]; 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[18]; 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[19]; 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[20]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.[1]

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	12
						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

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