1966 NCAA University Division baseball tournament


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 [1966 Ohio State Buckeyes baseball|Ohio State Buckeyes baseball team|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 7 at [Tucson, AZ]

Preliminary rounds at Greeley, CO and Laramie, WY.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 13Game 1[1966 Texas Longhorns baseball|Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]5–1[1966 Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona]
June 13Game 25–3
June 13Game 3Southern California6–2[1966 1966 North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team|North Carolina Tar Heels baseball team|North Carolina]
June 13Game 4Ohio State4–2Oklahoma State
June 14Game 5Arizona8–1Northeastern eliminated
June 14Game 6Oklahoma State5–1North CarolinaNorth Carolina eliminated
June 14Game 72–0Texas
June 14Game 8Ohio State6–2Southern California
June 15Game 9Southern California8–4ArizonaArizona eliminated
June 15Game 10Oklahoma State6–1TexasTexas eliminated
June 15Game 11Ohio State8–7
June 16Game 12Southern California5–1Ohio State
June 17Game 13Oklahoma State6–1St. John's eliminated
June 17Game 14Ohio State1–0Southern CaliforniaSouthern California eliminated
June 18FinalOhio State8–2Oklahoma StateOhio State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PSteve Arlin Ohio State
PJohn StewartUSC
CChuck BrinkmanOhio State
1BRuss NagelsonOhio State
2BMatt Galante
3BBob ToneyOklahoma State
SSJoe Russo
OFBo ReinOhio State
OFRay ShoupOhio State
OFWayne WeatherlyOklahoma State

Notable players

Arizona: Eddie Leon, Mike PaulNorth Carolina:Northeastern:Ohio State: Steve Arlin, Chuck Brinkman, Russ Nagelson, Bo ReinOklahoma State: Larry BurchartSouthern California: Oscar Brown, Ray Lamb, St. John's:Texas: Gary Moore