1966 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

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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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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.

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.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Idaho 3
Colorado State College 1 Idaho 2 4 –
Air Force 7 Air Force 1 2 –
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 —
Fresno State 5  
Cal Poly Pomona 4  
  Washington State 2*
  Fresno State 1*  

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) 1
(last: 1960)		 7th
(1960)		 0–2
Northeastern 18–6 (n/a) 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) 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[]

  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[]

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 Class School
Pitcher Steve Arlin Junior Ohio State
John Stewart Senior Southern California
Catcher Chuck Brinkman Senior Ohio State
First baseman Russ Nagelson Senior Ohio State
Second baseman Matt Galante Junior St. John's
Third baseman Oklahoma State
Shortstop Senior St. John's
Outfielder Bo Rein Junior Ohio State
Junior Ohio State
Sophomore Oklahoma 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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