| Season | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 48 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southern California (12th title) |
| Runner-up | Arizona State (18th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Mike Gillespie (1st title) |
| MOP | Wes Rachels (Southern California) |
The 1998 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1998 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifty-second year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The fifty-second tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Mike Gillespie. The championship was the Trojans' record 12th, but their first since 1978, the last under coach Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was USC second baseman Wes Rachels.