1998 NCAA Division I baseball season

1998 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 273
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Southern California
Runners-up Arizona State
MOP Wes Rachels (Southern California)
Seasons

← 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.[1]

Realignment

Format changes

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 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
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
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Stanford 		No Tournament
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
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
#8 Florida State †y 18 – 4   .818     53 – 20   .726
#15 Georgia Tech y 14 – 9   .609     41 – 22   .651
#23 Clemson y 14 – 9   .609     43 – 16   .729
NC State y 12 – 9   .571     39 – 21   .650
#27 Wake Forest ‡y 13 – 10   .565     43 – 23   .652
#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
#14 Texas A&M †y 21 – 9 – 0   .700     46 – 20 – 0   .697
#28 Baylor y 18 – 10 – 0   .643     41 – 20 – 1   .669
#29 Texas Tech ‡y 18 – 11 – 0   .621     44 – 20 – 0   .688
#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
#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 Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Illinois †y 5 – 39   .114     19 –   1.000
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[7][8]; 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
Souuthern
#11 Cal State Fullerton x 25 – 5   .833     47 – 17   .734
#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[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Conference USA baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#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[10]; 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[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
#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
#9 Stanford xy 22 – 8   .733     42 – 14   .750
#1 Southern California y 21 – 9   .700     49 – 17   .742
#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[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1998 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
#7 Florida xy 21 – 8   .724     46 – 18   .719
#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
#3 LSU xy 21 – 9   .700     48 – 19   .716
#16 Alabama y 19 – 10   .655     43 – 16   .729
#12 Auburn ‡y 16 – 12   .571     46 – 18   .719
#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
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1998[13]; 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[14]; 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947–2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ 2013 Big 12 Baseball Media Guide (PDF). Big 12 Conference. p. 54. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  5. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 61. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  7. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
  12. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  14. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1998". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
NCAA college baseball seasons
Pre-regulation
  • 1859
  • 1860
  • 1861
  • 1862
  • 1863
  • 1864
  • 1865
  • 1866
  • 1867
  • 1868
  • 1869
  • 1870
  • 1871
  • 1872
  • 1873
  • 1874
  • 1875
  • 1876
  • 1877
  • 1878
  • 1879
  • 1880
  • 1881
  • 1882
  • 1883
  • 1884
  • 1885
  • 1886
  • 1887
  • 1888
  • 1889
  • 1890
  • 1891
  • 1892
  • 1893
  • 1894
  • 1895
  • 1896
  • 1897
  • 1898
  • 1899
  • 1900
  • 1901
  • 1902
  • 1903
  • 1904
  • 1905
IAAUS
  • 1906
  • 1907
  • 1908
  • 1909
NCAA Pre-Tournament Era
  • 1910
  • 1911
  • 1912
  • 1913
  • 1914
  • 1915
  • 1916
  • 1917
  • 1918
  • 1919
  • 1920
  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1923
  • 1924
  • 1925
  • 1926
  • 1927
  • 1928
  • 1929
  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1936
  • 1937
  • 1938
  • 1939
  • 1940
  • 1941
  • 1942
  • 1943
  • 1944
  • 1945
  • 1946
NCAA Tournament Era
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.