1966 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

1966 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season 1966
Teams 29
Finals site
Champions Ohio State (1st title)
Runner-up Oklahoma State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Marty Karow (1st title)
MOP Steve Arlin (Ohio State)

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 29 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The twentieth tournament's champion was Ohio State, coached by Marty Karow. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Arlin of Ohio State.

Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. 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

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
St. John's 9
Rutgers 4
St. John's 2
Lafayette 0
Lafayette 15
Colgate 0
St. John's 8 —
Lafayette 3 —
Lower round 1 Lower final
Lafayette 4
Rutgers 3 Rutgers 3
Colgate 2

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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
Lower round 1 Lower final
Mississippi State 0
Florida State 6 Florida State 7
East Carolina 4

District 4 at Columbus, OH

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Ohio State 13
Valparaiso 3
Ohio State 10
Western Michigan 3
Western Michigan 18
Southern Illinois 4
Ohio State 14 —
Western Michigan 7 —
Lower round 1 Lower final
Western Michigan 5
Valparaiso 4 Valparaiso 2
Southern Illinois 3

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.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                   
Idaho 3
Colorado State College 1
Idaho 2 4 –
Air Force 1 2 –
Air Force 7
Colorado State College 6
Idaho 2 5 –
Arizona 3 8 –
Arizona 10 4 –
Wyoming 2 0 –

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 —
Lower round 1 Lower final
Washington State 2*
Fresno State 5 Fresno State 1*
Cal Poly Pomona 4

College World Series

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Arizona WAC 39–13 (8–4) Frank Sancet 7
(last: 1963) 		2nd
(1956, 1958, 1960) 		16–14
North Carolina ACC 21–11 (12–2) Walt Rabb 1
(last: 1960) 		7th
(1960) 		0–2
Northeastern 18–6 (n/a) John Connelly 0
(last: none) 		none 0–0
Ohio State Big 10 22–5–1 (6–0) Marty Karow 2
(last: 1965) 		2nd
(1965) 		4–4
Oklahoma State Big 8 18–9 (13–7) Chet Bryan 5
(last: 1961) 		1st
(1959) 		15–9
Southern California CIBA 42–7 (16–4) Rod Dedeaux 9
(last: 1964) 		1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963) 		26–13
St. John's Metropolitan 23–7 (7–3) Jack Kaiser 2
(last: 1960) 		4th
(1949) 		1–4
Texas SWC 20–7–1 (9–6) Bibb Falk 9
(last: 1965) 		1st
(1949, 1950) 		19–15

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Semifinals Preliminary final Final
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
Ohio State 1
North Carolina 2
Southern California 2 Southern California 5
Ohio State 6
Ohio State 4
Oklahoma State 2 Ohio State 8
Ohio State 1 Oklahoma State 2
Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Southern California 0
Southern California 8
Arizona 8 Arizona 4
St. John's 1
Northeastern 1
Oklahoma State 6
Texas 1
North Carolina 1 Oklahoma State 6
Oklahoma State 5

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 13 Game 1 Texas 5–1 Arizona
Game 2 St. John's 5–3 Northeastern
Game 3 Southern California 6–2 North Carolina
Game 4 Ohio State 4–2 Oklahoma State
June 14 Game 5 Arizona 8–1 Northeastern Northeastern eliminated
Game 6 Oklahoma State 5–1 North Carolina North Carolina eliminated
Game 7 St. John's 2–0 Texas
Game 8 Ohio State 6–2 Southern California
June 15 Game 9 Southern California 8–4 Arizona Arizona eliminated
Game 10 Oklahoma State 6–1 Texas Texas eliminated
Game 11 Ohio State 8–7 St. John's
June 16 Game 12 Southern California 5–1 Ohio State
June 17 Game 13 Oklahoma State 6–1 St. John's St. John's eliminated
Game 14 Ohio State 1–0 Southern California Southern California eliminated
June 18 Final Ohio State 8–2 Oklahoma State Ohio State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
P Steve Arlin (MOP) Ohio State
John Stewart USC
C Chuck Brinkman Ohio State
1B Russ Nagelson Ohio State
2B Matt Galante St. John's
3B Bob Toney Oklahoma State
SS Joe Russo St. John's
OF Bo Rein Ohio State
Ray Shoup Ohio State
Wayne Weatherly Oklahoma State

Notable players

See also