The tournament was expanded to 64 teams for 1999, adding a Super Regional.
Sixteen regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event, with each winner advancing to a best of three series against another regional champion for the right to play in the College World Series.
[1] The fifty-third tournament's champion was Miami (FL), coached by Jim Morris.
The Most Outstanding Player was Marshall McDougall of Florida State University.
Hosted by Rice at the Astrodome The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.