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{| class="wikitable"
|+Seasons
|[[1997 Women's National Basketball Association season|1997]]
|'''1998'''
|[[1999 Women's National Basketball Association season|1999]]
|}

== Teams and Alignment ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!Primary Venue
!Municipality
|-
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Conference
|Charlotte Sting
|Charlotte Coliseum
|Charlotte, North Carolina
|-
|Cleveland Rockers
|Rocket Arena
|Cleveland
|-
|Detroit Shock
|The Palace of Auburn Hills
|Auburn Hills, Michigan
|-
|New York Liberty
|Madison Square Garden
|Manhattan, New York
|-
|Washington Mystics
|Capital One Arena
|Washington
|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Conference
|Houston Comets
|The Summit
|Houston
|-
|Los Angeles Sparks
|Kia Forum
|Inglewood, California
|-
|Phoenix Mercury
|Mortgage Matchup Center
|Phoenix
|-
|Sacramento Monarchs
|ARCO Arena (1988)
|Sacramento, California
|-
|Utah Starzz
|Delta Center
|Salt Lake City
|}

=== Changes ===

* Detroit Shock enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
* Houston Comets realigned from Eastern Conference to Western Conference.
* Washington Mystics enfranchised in Eastern Conference, playing at Capital One Arena in Washington.

== Regular Season Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Conference
!Team
!W
!L
!GB
|-
| rowspan="5" |Eastern Conference
|'''Cleveland Rockers'''
|'''20'''
|'''10'''
|
|-
|'''Charlotte Sting'''
|'''18'''
|'''12'''
|'''2'''
|-
|New York Liberty
|18
|12
|2
|-
|Detroit Shock
|17
|13
|3
|-
|Washington Mystics
|3
|27
|17
|-
| rowspan="5" |Western Conference
|'''Houston Comets'''
|'''27'''
|'''3'''
|
|-
|'''Phoenix Mercury'''
|'''19'''
|'''11'''
|'''8'''
|-
|Los Angeles Sparks
|12
|18
|15
|-
|Sacramento Monarchs
|8
|22
|19
|-
|Utah Starzz
|8
|22
|19
|}

== Postseason Results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
! colspan="2" |Team (Best-of-Three)
!Champions
|-
|'''Houston Comets'''
|'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''Houston Comets'''
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="4" |'''Houston Comets'''
|-
|Charlotte Sting
|0
|-
|Cleveland Rockers
|1
| rowspan="2" |Phoenix Mercury
| rowspan="2" |1
|-
|'''Phoenix Mercury'''
|'''2'''
|}

== Markets and Venues ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Combined Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Statistical Area
!Metropolitan Division
!County / Equivalent
!Municipality
!Venue
!Team / Event
!Regular
!Postseason
!Total
|-
|Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Metropolitan Statistical Ara
|Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
|Charlotte, North Carolina
|Charlotte Coliseum
|Charlotte Sting
|15
|One
|16
|-
|Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Cleveland, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Cuyahoga County, Ohio
|Cleveland
|Rocket Arena
|Cleveland Rockers
|15
|Two
|17
|-
|Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI Combined Statistical Area
|Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division
|Oakland County, Michigan
|Auburn Hills, Michigan
|The Palace of Auburn Hills
|Detroit Shock
|15
|
|15
|-
|Houston-Pasadena, TX Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Harris County, Texas
|Houston
|The Summit
|Houston Comets
|15
|Three
|18
|-
|Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division
|Los Angeles County, California
|Inglewood, California
|Kia Forum
|Los Angeles Sparks
|15
|
|15
|-
|New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
|New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division
|New York County, New York
|Manhattan, New York
|Madison Square Garden
|New York Liberty
|15
|
|15
|-
|Phoenix-Mesa, AZ Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Maricopa County, Arizona
|Phoenix
|Mortgage Matchup Center
|Phoenix Mercury
|15
|Two
|17
|-
|Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Sacramento County, California
|Sacramento, California
|ARCO Arena (1988)
|Sacramento Monarchs
|15
|
|15
|-
|Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT-ID Combined Statistical Area
| colspan="2" |Salt Lake City-Murray, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Salt Lake County, Utah
|Salt Lake City
|Delta Center
|Utah Starzz
|15
|
|15
|-
|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area
|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area
|Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division
| colspan="2" |District of Columbia
|Capital One Arena
|Washington Mystics
|15
|
|15
|-
| colspan="7" |'''Total'''
|'''150'''
|'''Eight'''
|'''158'''
|}
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[[Category:Women's National Basketball Association seasons]]

1998 Women's National Basketball Association season - Revision history