# 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1965. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1965 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the nineteenth time in 1965, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona State claimed the championship.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1965 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Conference Tournament | Tournament City | Tournament Winner |
| Athletic Association of Western Universities | Washington State | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Maryland | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Big Eight Conference | Missouri | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| CIBA | Stanford | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| EIBL | Army | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Mississippi State | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Southern Conference | Furman | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament | No Conference Tournament |
| Western Athletic Conference | Arizona State | 1965 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona State |
| Yankee Conference | Connecticut/Vermont | 1965 Yankee Conference baseball playoff | | Connecticut |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings :
| 1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Division No. 4 Washington State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–4–0 .77833–8–0 .805 Oregon ‍‍‍ 12–6–0 .66727–8–1 .764 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38915–19–0 .441 Washington ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .16717–24–0 .415 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association No. 12 Stanford ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55032–13–0 .711 No. 14 California ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55029–14–0 .674 No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50033–15–2 .680 No. 24 Southern California ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45030–15–1 .663 No. 17 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35029–11–0 .725 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25015–27–0 .357 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1965 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1965 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Ohio State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–2 .84630–13 .698 No. 15 Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66710–5 .667 No. 21 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60028–11 .718 Iowa ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58313–12 .520 Illinois ‍‍‍ 8–6 .5718–6 .571 Indiana ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46220–15 .571 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 5–7 .4175–7 .417 Purdue ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41714–11 .560 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–9 .4006–9 .400 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 1–14 .0671–14 .067 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1965 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1965 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 6 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$  – – –32–11–1 .739 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍  – – –20–8–0 .714 Elon ‍‍‍  – – –22–13–0 .629 Mercer ‍‍‍  – – –13–8–0 .619 Campbell ‍‍‍  – – –7–8–0 .467 Stetson ‍‍‍  – – –11–19–0 .367 Georgetown ‍‍‍  – – –8–9–0 .471 South Alabama ‍‍‍  – – –3–12–0 .200 Jacksonville ‍‍‍  – – –5–23–0 .179 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1965 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1965 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–4 .73320–7 .741 No. 19 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66716–7 .696 Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60018–7 .720 SMU ‍‍‍ 6–9 .4006–17 .261 Rice ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33310–15 .400 TCU ‍‍‍ 4–11 .26711–16 .407 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1965 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern No. 22 Utah ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58321–16 .568 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58316–22 .421 BYU ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33321–15 .583 Southern No. 1 Arizona State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–3 .75054–8 .871 No. 25 Arizona ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58337–13 .740 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 2–10 .16718–19 .486 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1965 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1965 Yankee Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Connecticut ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 7–3 .70016–9 .640 Vermont ‍†‍‍ 7–3 .70011–5 .688 Maine ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60014–7 .667 UMass ‍‍‍ 6–4 .6007–11 .389 New Hampshire ‍‍‍ – –5–14 .263 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ – –3–15 .167 † – Conference champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1965 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1965 season marked the nineteenth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona State claiming their first championship with a 2–1 win over Ohio State in the final.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 1 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington State | Washington State | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | Washington State | 12 | Washington State | Washington State | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 5 | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 14 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 9 | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 14 | | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 6 | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 1 | | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 6 | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 1 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 13 | | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 2 | | |
| | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 2 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 3 | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 7 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | | | | | | 3 |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Florida State | Florida State | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 1$^{15}$ | | 3 |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 1$^{15}$ | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 0 | |
| | | | | | | Washington State | Washington State | | Washington State | Washington State | 0 | 3 | |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 4 | Connecticut | Connecticut | | | | | 2 | |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |