1966 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1966 University Division 29 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Ohio State 1st Oklahoma State 6th Marty Karow 1st Steve Arlin Ohio State NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA June 19, 2014 195 2009 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 196 2009 The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. District 1 at Boston, MA no 1966 Boston College Eagles Boston College 8 1966 UMass Minutemen Massachusetts 5 1966 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 5 1966 Colby Mules Colby 4 Boston College 2 Northeastern 10 District 2 at Princeton, NJ 1966 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 9 1966 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 4 1966 Lafayette Leopards Lafayette 15 1966 Colgate Raiders Colgate 0 Rutgers 3 Colgate 2 St. John's 2 Lafayette 0 Lafayette 412 Rutgers 3 St. John's 8 — Lafayette 3 — District 3 at Gastonia, NC 1966 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 4 1966 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 3 North Carolina 7 1966 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 1 Florida State 6 East Carolina 4 Mississippi State 4 North Carolina 5 Mississippi State 0 Florida State 7 North Carolina 5 6 Florida State 6 4 District 4 at Columbus, OH Ohio State 13 1966 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 3 1966 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 18 1966 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 4 Valparaiso 4 Southern Illinois 3 Ohio State 10 Western Michigan 3 Western Michigan 5 Valparaiso 2 Ohio State 14 — Western Michigan 7 — District 5 at Stillwater, OK 3 no Oklahoma State 4 4 — 1966 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 3 3 — District 6 at Houston, TX 3 no Texas 4 9 8 1966 Houston Cougars Houston 5 3 5 District 7 at Tucson, AZ Preliminary rounds at Greeley, CO and Laramie, WY. 1 / 3 / 3 n n 5/6/7/8 1966 Idaho Vandals Idaho 3 1966 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College 1 1966 Air Force Falcons Air Force 7 Colorado State College 6 Idaho 2 4 – Air Force 1 2 – Arizona 10 4 – 1966 Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 2 0 – Idaho 2 5 – Arizona 3 8 – District 8 at Los Angeles, CA First Round Semi-Finals Finals Southern California 1110 1966 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 7 1966 Washington State Cougars Washington State 513 1966 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 2 Fresno State 5 Cal Poly Pomona 4 Southern California 5 Washington State 2 Washington State 215 Fresno State 1 Southern California 7 — Washington State 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 1966 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University 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 1966 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York) 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 2 Texas 5 Arizona 1 1966 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York) St. John's 5 1966 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern 3 Southern California 6 North Carolina 2 Ohio State 4 Oklahoma State 2 Texas 0 St. John's 2 Southern California 2 Ohio State 6 Arizona 8 Northeastern 1 North Carolina 1 Oklahoma State 5 St. John's 7 Ohio State 8 Southern California 8 Arizona 4 Texas 1 Oklahoma State 6 Ohio State 1 Southern California 5 St. John's 1 Oklahoma State 6 Ohio State 1 Southern California 0 Ohio State 8 Oklahoma State 2 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 13 Game 1 Texas 5–1 Arizona Game 2 1966 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York) St. John's 5–3 1966 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern Game 3 Southern California 6–2 North Carolina Game 4 Ohio State 4–2 Oklahoma State June 14 Game 5 Arizona 8–1 1966 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern University Northeastern Northeastern eliminated Game 6 Oklahoma State 5–1 North Carolina North Carolina eliminated Game 7 1966 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York) 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 1966 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York) St. John's June 16 Game 12 Southern California 5–1 Ohio State June 17 Game 13 Oklahoma State 6–1 1966 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University (New York) 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 white St. John's 3B Bob Toney Oklahoma State SS Joe Russo white St. John's OF Bo Rein Ohio State Ray Shoup Ohio State Wayne Weatherly Oklahoma State Notable players Arizona: Eddie Leon, Mike Paul North Carolina: Northeastern: Ohio State: Steve Arlin, Chuck Brinkman, Russ Nagelson, Bo Rein Oklahoma State: Larry Burchart Southern California: Oscar Brown, Ray Lamb, St. John's: Texas: Gary Moore See also 1966 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA University Division baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Houston