The 1998 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held from May 21 through June 6, 1998

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. Forty-eight NCAA

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 Division I college baseball

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 teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with eight teams competing in the 1998 College World Series

1998 College World Series

The 1998 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from May 29 to June 6. The fifty-second tournament's champion was the University of Southern California, coached by Mike Gillespie. The championship was the Trojans' record 11th, but their first since 1978, the...

 at historic Rosenblatt Stadium

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 in Omaha, Nebraska

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Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. Regional games were schedules for Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 24; however, one final Sunday game had to be played the next day due to rainout. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.

In the final year of the 48-team tournament, six of the eight regionals required the full 11 games. Only Florida State

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 and LSU

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 advanced to the CWS unscathed.

Bold indicates winner.

East Region at Clemson, SC

Atlantic I Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Atlantic II Regional at Tallahassee, FL

Central Regional at College Station, TX

Midwest Regional at Wichita, KS

South I Regional at Gainesville, FL

South II Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

West Regional at Stanford, CA

College World Series

Southern Cal, Miami, Florida State, Mississippi State, Arizona State, Florida, Louisiana State, and Long Beach State reached the College World Series.

See also

• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
  The NCAA Division I Baseball Championship tournament is held each year from May through June and features 64 college baseball teams in the United States, culminating in the College World Series....