1966 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

The 1966 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twentieth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 28 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The twentieth tournament's champion was Ohio State, coached by Marty Karow. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Arlin of Ohio State.

1966 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament
Season1966
Teams28
Finals site
ChampionsOhio State (1st title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachMarty Karow (1st title)
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Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams.[2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

District 1 at Boston, MA
Semifinals Finals
      
Boston College 8
Massachusetts 5
Boston College 2
Northeastern 10
Northeastern 5
Colby 4

District 2 at Princeton, NJ
 
                             
St. John's 9  
Rutgers 4  
  St. John's 2  
  Lafayette 0  
Lafayette 15
Colgate 0  
  St. John's 8 —
  Lafayette 3 —
Rutgers 3  
Colgate 2  
  Lafayette 4
  Rutgers 3  

District 3 at Gastonia, NC
 
                             
Mississippi State 4  
Florida State 3  
  Mississippi State 4  
  North Carolina 5  
North Carolina 7
East Carolina 1  
  North Carolina 5 6
  Florida State 6 4
Florida State 6  
East Carolina 4  
  Mississippi State 0
  Florida State 7  

District 4 at Columbus, OH
 
                             
Ohio State 13  
Valparaiso 3  
  Ohio State 10  
  Western Michigan 3  
Western Michigan 18
Southern Illinois 4  
  Ohio State 14 —
  Western Michigan 7 —
Valparaiso 4  
Southern Illinois 3  
  Western Michigan 5
  Valparaiso 2  

District 5 at Stillwater, OK
Finals
     
Oklahoma State 4 4 —
Saint Louis 3 3 —

District 6 at Houston, TX
Finals
     
Texas 4 9 8
Houston 5 3 5

District 7 at Tucson, AZ

Preliminary rounds at Greeley, CO and Laramie, WY.

  Greeley, CO Greeley, CO
                     
Idaho 3  
Colorado State College ^ 1  
    Idaho 2 4 –
  Air Force 1 2
Air Force 7
Colorado State College ^ 6  


  Laramie, WY     Tucson, AZ
                         
    Arizona 3 8 –
  Arizona 10 4 –     Idaho 2 5
  Wyoming 2 0  

^ Note: Colorado State College of Education became Northern Colorado University in 1970.

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Southern California 11*  
Cal Poly Pomona 7*  
  Southern California 5  
  Washington State 2  
Washington State 5*
Fresno State 2*  
  Southern California 7 —
  Washington State 4 —
Fresno State 5  
Cal Poly Pomona 4  
  Washington State 2*
  Fresno State 1*  

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
ArizonaWAC39–13 (8–4)Frank Sancet7
(last: 1963)		2nd
(1956, 1958, 1960)		16–14
North CarolinaACC21–11 (12–2)Walt Rabb1
(last: 1960)		7th
(1960)		0–2
Northeastern18–6 (n/a)John Connelly0
(last: none)		none0–0
Ohio StateBig 1022–5–1 (6–0)Marty Karow2
(last: 1965)		2nd
(1965)		4–4
Oklahoma StateBig 818–9 (13–7)Chet Bryan5
(last: 1961)		1st
(1959)		15–9
Southern CaliforniaCIBA42–7 (16–4)Rod Dedeaux9
(last: 1964)		1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963)		26–13
St. John'sMetropolitan23–7 (7–3)Jack Kaiser2
(last: 1960)		4th
(1949)		1–4
TexasSWC20–7–1 (9–6)Bibb Falk9
(last: 1965)		1st
(1949, 1950)		19–15

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Texas 5  
  Arizona 1    
      Texas 0  
      St. John's 2    
  St. John's 5          
  Northeastern 3        
      St. John's 7
      Ohio State 8
  Southern California 6        
  North Carolina 2          
      Southern California 2    
      Ohio State 6  
  Ohio State 4    
  Oklahoma State 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Arizona 8  
  Northeastern 1     Southern California 8
    Arizona 4
  North Carolina 1  
  Oklahoma State 5     Texas 1
    Oklahoma State 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Ohio State 1       Ohio State 8
  Southern California 5           Oklahoma State 2
      Ohio State 1    
      Southern California 0  
  St. John's 1    
  Oklahoma State 6  

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 13Game 1Texas5–1Arizona
Game 2St. John's5–3Northeastern
Game 3Southern California6–2North Carolina
Game 4Ohio State4–2Oklahoma State
June 14Game 5Arizona8–1NortheasternNortheastern eliminated
Game 6Oklahoma State5–1North CarolinaNorth Carolina eliminated
Game 7St. John's2–0Texas
Game 8Ohio State6–2Southern California
June 15Game 9Southern California8–4ArizonaArizona eliminated
Game 10Oklahoma State6–1TexasTexas eliminated
Game 11Ohio State8–7St. John's
June 16Game 12Southern California5–1Ohio State
June 17Game 13Oklahoma State6–1St. John'sSt. John's eliminated
Game 14Ohio State1–0Southern CaliforniaSouthern California eliminated
June 18FinalOhio State8–2Oklahoma StateOhio State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherSteve ArlinJuniorOhio State
John StewartSeniorSouthern California
CatcherChuck BrinkmanSeniorOhio State
First basemanRuss NagelsonSeniorOhio State
Second basemanMatt GalanteJuniorSt. John's
Third basemanBob ToneyOklahoma State
ShortstopJoe RussoSeniorSt. John's
OutfielderBo ReinJuniorOhio State
Ray ShoupJuniorOhio State
Wayne WeatherlySophomoreOklahoma State

Notable players

References
  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 196. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
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