1998 Women's National Basketball Association season

Seasons

1997

1998

1999

Teams and Alignment

Conference	Team	Primary Venue	Municipality
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
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

Conference	Team	W	L	GB
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
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

Team (Best-of-Three)		Team (Best-of-Three)		Champions
Houston Comets	2	Houston Comets	2	Houston Comets
Charlotte Sting	0
Cleveland Rockers	1	Phoenix Mercury	1
Phoenix Mercury	2

Markets and Venues

Combined Statistical Area	Metropolitan Statistical Area	Metropolitan Division	County / Equivalent	Municipality	Venue	Team / Event	Regular	Postseason	Total
Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area	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	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	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	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	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	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	District of Columbia		Capital One Arena	Washington Mystics	15		15
Total							150	Eight	158