1966 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1966 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 1966. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1965 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twentieth time in 1966, 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. Ohio State claimed the championship.[1]

1966 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsOhio State (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMarty Karow (1st title)
MOPSteve Arlin (Ohio State)
Seasons

Season headlines

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1966 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 11 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 17 teams earned at-large selections.[1][4]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State
CIBASouthern California
EIBLArmy
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington State
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State
Southern ConferenceEast Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas
Baylor
Texas A&M
TCU
Western Athletic ConferenceArizona

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Division
No. 11 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 15–1–0 .938  35–8–1 .807
Oregon ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .471  21–18–0 .538
Washington ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  20–16–0 .556
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .235  18–17–0 .514
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 3 USC ‍†‍‍y 16–4–0 .800  42–9–0 .824
California ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  32–14–0 .696
Stanford ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  26–12–2 .675
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .550  27–17–0 .614
UCLA ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .500  35–24–0 .593
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .300  15–27–0 .357
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1966 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 1 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 6–0–0 1.000  27–6–1 .809
No. 16 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 11–2–0 .846  27–10–2 .718
No. 21 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–3–0 .769  22–11–0 .667
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–5–0 .615  24–13–0 .649
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .545  17–15–0 .531
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .417  14–14–0 .500
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  9–18–0 .333
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .364  14–15–0 .483
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–9–0 .182  9–14–0 .391
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .133  7–21–3 .274
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1966 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 6 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 9–6–0 .600  24–9–2 .714
Baylor  ‍†‍‍ 9–6–0 .600  18–10–0 .643
Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍ 9–6–0 .600  20–8–0 .714
TCU  ‍†‍‍ 9–6–0 .600  21–9–0 .700
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .333  14–11–0 .560
SMU  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .267  11–16–0 .407
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1966 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  26–25 .510
BYU  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  22–16 .579
Utah  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  19–20 .487
Southern
No. 5 Arizona  ‍†‍‍y 8–4 .667  40–15 .727
No. 17 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  41–11 .788
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  23–17 .575
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1966 College World Series

The 1966 season marked the twentieth 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 Ohio State claiming their first championship with an 8–2 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

  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  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1966 College Baseball All-America Team

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