1998 NCAA Division I softball season

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Defending ChampionsArizona
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMargie Wright (1st title)
1998 NCAA Division I softball season
Defending ChampionsArizona
Tournament
Women's College World Series
ChampionsFresno State (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (11th WCWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMargie Wright (1st title)
WCWS MOPAmanda Scott (Fresno State)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →

The 1998 NCAA Division I softball season, play of college softball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I level, began in February 1998. The season progressed through the regular season, many conference tournaments and championship series, and concluded with the 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament and 1998 Women's College World Series. The Women's College World Series, consisting of the eight remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and held in held in Oklahoma City at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium, ended on May 25, 1998.

1998 Big 12 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Nebraska ‍†‍‡‍y 16–0–0 1.00048–12–0 .800
No. 11 Oklahoma ‍‍‍y 12–5–0 .70649–15–0 .766
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍y 11–5–0 .68849–16–0 .754
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 10–7–0 .58845–19–0 .703
No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y 9–7–0 .56342–19–0 .689
Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38928–34–0 .452
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 6–10–1 .38232–25–2 .559
Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31316–27–0 .372
Missouri ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .27836–20–0 .643
Baylor ‍‍‍ 2–14–1 .14720–36–1 .360
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[1]
1998 Big Ten Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y 22–1–0 .95756–7–0 .889
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62534–19–0 .642
No. 16 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 14–9–0 .60948–21–0 .696
No. 19 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 14–9–0 .60938–20–0 .655
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45834–20–0 .630
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41733–23–0 .589
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8–14–0 .36421–28–1 .430
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33329–30–0 .492
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–16–0 .33319–31–1 .382
Indiana ‍‍‍ 7–16–0 .30413–31–1 .300
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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As of June 1998[12]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1998 Pacific-10 Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 27–1 .96467–4 .944
No. 3 Washington  ‍‍‍y 19–9 .67952–15 .776
No. 12 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 17–11 .60741–18 .695
No. 22 California  ‍‍‍y 12–14 .46235–27 .565
No. 20 Oregon  ‍‍‍y 10–18 .35740–31 .563
No. 15 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 9–19 .32138–27 .585
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8–18 .30818–27 .400
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28627–28 .491
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1998[13]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today
1998 Southland Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern Louisiana  ‍†‍‍y 23–3–0 .88540–18–0 .690
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 23–4–0 .85243–16–0 .729
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 17–8–0 .68031–20–0 .608
Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 13–13–0 .50031–27–0 .534
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 11–15–0 .42316–29–0 .356
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 11–16–0 .40723–37–0 .383
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 10–15–0 .40015–40–0 .273
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 10–16–0 .38524–30–0 .444
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 7–17–0 .29213–34–0 .277
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 4–22–0 .15414–35–0 .286
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 20, 1998[14]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1998 Western Athletic Conference softball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Fresno State  ‍†‍‍ 28–2–0 .93352–11–0 .825
No. 14 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ 22–8–0 .73346–15–1 .750
Utah  ‍‍‍ 19–13–0 .59436–21–0 .632
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 16–13–0 .55230–21–0 .588
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 14–17–0 .45224–35–0 .407
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 13–19–0 .40621–30–0 .412
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 11–21–0 .34426–33–0 .441
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26720–36–0 .357
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 8–24–0 .25023–40–0 .365
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[15][16]

Women's College World Series

The 1998 NCAA Women's College World Series took place from May 21 to May 25, 1998 in Oklahoma City.[17]

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
             
Arizona 1
Oklahoma State 0
Arizona 85
Washington 0
Washington 1
UMass 0
Arizona 5 —
Oklahoma State 0 —
Oklahoma State 6
UMass 0
Michigan 1
Oklahoma State 3
Arizona 0
Fresno State 1
Michigan 7
Texas 2
Michigan 0
Fresno State 85
Nebraska 1
Fresno State 6
Fresno State 1 6
Washington 3 1
Texas 1
Nebraska 2
Washington 3
Nebraska 1

Season leaders

Batting

Pitching

Records

Freshman class runs: 94 – Kelly Kretschman, Alabama Crimson Tide[18]

Senior class runs: 97 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats

Senior class hits: 117 – Alison McCutcheon, Arizona Wildcats

Team stolen bases: 368 – Alabama State Hornets

Awards

All America Teams

References

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