1966 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

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1966 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season 1966
Teams29
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. [1] The twentieth tournament's champion was Ohio State, coached by Marty Karow. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Arlin of Ohio State.

Contents

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
Northeastern10
Northeastern 5
Colby 4

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
St. John's 9
Rutgers 4
St. John's2
Lafayette0
Lafayette 15
Colgate 0
St. John's8
Lafayette3
Lower round 1Lower final
Lafayette4
Rutgers3Rutgers3
Colgate2

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Mississippi State 4
Florida State 3
Mississippi State4
North Carolina5
North Carolina 7
East Carolina 1
North Carolina56
Florida State64
Lower round 1Lower final
Mississippi State0
Florida State6Florida State7
East Carolina4

District 4 at Columbus, OH

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Ohio State 13
Valparaiso 3
Ohio State10
Western Michigan3
Western Michigan 18
Southern Illinois 4
Ohio State14
Western Michigan7
Lower round 1Lower final
Western Michigan5
Valparaiso4Valparaiso2
Southern Illinois3

District 5 at Stillwater, OK

Finals
    
Oklahoma State 44
Saint Louis 3 3

District 6 at Houston, TX

Finals
    
Texas 4 98
Houston 53 5

District 7 at Tucson, AZ

Preliminary rounds at Greeley, CO and Laramie, WY.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Idaho 3
Colorado State College 1
Idaho24
Air Force 1 2
Air Force 7
Colorado State College 6
Idaho 2 5
Arizona38
Arizona 104
Wyoming 2 0

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Southern California 11*
Cal Poly Pomona 7*
Southern California5
Washington State2
Washington State 5*
Fresno State 2*
Southern California7
Washington State4
Lower round 1Lower final
Washington State2*
Fresno State5Fresno State1*
Cal Poly Pomona4

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS 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)
none0–0
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 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas 5
Arizona 1
Texas0
St. John's2
St. John's 5
Northeastern 3
St. John's7
Ohio State8
Southern California 6
Ohio State1
North Carolina 2
Southern California2Southern California5
Ohio State6
Ohio State 4
Oklahoma State 2Ohio State8
Ohio State1Oklahoma State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California0
Southern California8
Arizona8Arizona4
St. John's1
Northeastern1
Oklahoma State6
Texas1
North Carolina1Oklahoma State6
Oklahoma State5

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 13Game 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 14Game 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 15Game 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 16Game 12 Southern California 5–1 Ohio State
June 17Game 13 Oklahoma State 6–1 St. John's St. John's eliminated
Game 14 Ohio State 1–0 Southern California Southern California eliminated
June 18Final Ohio State 8–2 Oklahoma State Ohio State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Steve Arlin (MOP)Ohio State
John StewartUSC
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

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References

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