1965 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1965. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1965 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the nineteenth time in 1965, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona State claimed the championship.[1]

1965 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (1st title)
Runners-upOhio State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBobby Winkles (1st title)
MOPSal Bando (Arizona State)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1965 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceMarylandNo Conference Tournament
Big Eight ConferenceMissouriNo Conference Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceOhio StateNo Conference Tournament
CIBAStanfordNo Conference Tournament
EIBLArmyNo Conference Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceOhioNo Conference Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington StateNo Conference Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi StateNo Conference Tournament
Southern ConferenceFurmanNo Conference Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Conference Tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceArizona State1965 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPhoenix, ArizonaArizona State
Yankee ConferenceConnecticut/Vermont1965 Yankee Conference Baseball PlayoffConnecticut

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1965 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Ohio State  y 112 .846  3013 .698
No. 15 Michigan   105 .667  105 .667
No. 21 Michigan State   96 .600  2811 .718
Iowa   75 .583  1312 .520
Illinois   86 .571  86 .571
Indiana   67 .462  2015 .571
Minnesota   57 .417  57 .417
Purdue   57 .417  1411 .560
Wisconsin   69 .400  69 .400
Northwestern   114 .067  114 .067
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Texas  y 114 .733  207 .741
No. 19 Texas A&M   105 .667  167 .696
Baylor   96 .600  187 .720
SMU   69 .400  617 .261
Rice   510 .333  1015 .400
TCU   411 .267  1116 .407
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 22 Utah   75 .583  2116 .568
Wyoming   75 .583  1622 .421
BYU   48 .333  2115 .583
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  y 93 .750  548 .871
No. 25 Arizona   75 .583  3713 .740
New Mexico   210 .167  1819 .486
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Connecticut  y 73 .700  169 .640
Vermont   73 .700  115 .688
Maine   64 .600  147 .667
UMass   64 .600  711 .389
New Hampshire      514 .263
Rhode Island      315 .167
Conference champion
Playoff champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1965 season marked the nineteenth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona State claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Ohio State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Ohio State 2  
  Florida State 1    
      Ohio State 14  
      Washington State 1    
  Washington State 12          
  Texas 5        
      Ohio State 4
      Arizona State 9
  Arizona State 14        
  Lafayette 1          
      Arizona State 13    
      Saint Louis 3  
  Saint Louis 2    
  Connecticut 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Florida State 3  
  Texas 2     Saint Louis 5
    Florida State 3
  Lafayette 4  
  Connecticut 6     Washington State 3
    Connecticut 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona State 6       Arizona State 2
  Saint Louis 2           Ohio State 1
      Arizona State 3    
      Ohio State 7  
  Ohio State 115    
  Washington State 0  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  3. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1965". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
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