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
TCU

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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  0–0–0 –
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .400  0–0–0 –
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .364  14–15–0 .483
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–9–0 .182  9–14–0 .391
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .133  0–0–0 –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966[5][6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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

References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  2. "Tulane Mourns the Passing of Integration Pioneer Stephen Martin Sr" (Press release). Tulane Green Wave. May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  3. "Year-By-Year Record" (PDF). 2016 Tulane Baseball Media Guide. Tulane Green Wave. p. 134. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  4. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  5. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
  6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1966". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
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