# 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 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 1 at Boston, MA

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Boston College | 8 | | |
| Massachusetts | 5 | | |
| Massachusetts | 5 | Boston College | 2 |
| | | Northeastern | 10 |
| Northeastern | 5 | Northeastern | 10 |
| Colby | 4 | | |

### District 2 at Princeton, NJ

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| St. John's | St. John's | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 4 | St. John's | St. John's | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 0 | | | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 15 | Lafayette | Lafayette | 0 | | | | |
| Colgate | Colgate | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Colgate | Colgate | 0 | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 8 | — |
| | | | | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Lafayette | Lafayette | 3 | — |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 4 | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 3 | Rutgers | Rutgers | 3 | | | | |
| Colgate | Colgate | 2 | | | | | | | |

### District 3 at Gastonia, NC

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 3 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 4 | | | | |
| | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 5 | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 7 | North Carolina | North Carolina | 5 | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 1 | | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | 4 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | 4 |
| | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 0 | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 6 | Florida State | Florida State | 7 | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | |

### District 4 at Columbus, OH

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 3 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 10 | | | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 3 | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 18 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 3 | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4 | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 14 | — |
| | | | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 7 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 7 | — |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 5 | | | | |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 4 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 2 | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | |

### District 5 at Stillwater, OK

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Oklahoma State | 4 | 4 | — |
| Saint Louis | 3 | 3 | — |

### District 6 at Houston, TX

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Texas | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| Houston | 5 | 3 | 5 |

### District 7 at Tucson, AZ

Preliminary rounds at Greeley, CO and Laramie, WY.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Idaho | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | 1 | Idaho | 2 | 4 | – | | | | |
| | | Air Force | 1 | 2 | – | | | | |
| Air Force | 7 | Air Force | 1 | 2 | – | | | | |
| Colorado State College | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | 6 | | | | | Idaho | 2 | 5 | – |
| | | | | | | Arizona | 3 | 8 | – |
| | | Arizona | 10 | 4 | – | | | | |
| | | Wyoming | 2 | 0 | – | | | | |

### District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Southern California | Southern California | 11* | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 7* | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 7* | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Washington State | Washington State | 2 | | | | |
| Washington State | Washington State | 5* | Washington State | Washington State | 2 | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 2* | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 2* | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 7 | — |
| | | | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 4 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Washington State | Washington State | 4 | — |
| | | | Washington State | Washington State | 2* | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 5 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1* | | | | |
| Cal Poly Pomona | Cal Poly Pomona | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 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 | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | Texas | Texas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. John's | St. John's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 5 | St. John's | St. John's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern | Northeastern | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northeastern | Northeastern | 3 | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 6 | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 6 | | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 1 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 1 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 2 | Southern California | Southern California | 2 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 4 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 1 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 8 | Arizona | Arizona | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 8 | Arizona | Arizona | | St. John's | St. John's | 1 | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Northeastern | Northeastern | 1 | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Northeastern | Northeastern | 1 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 1 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | | | | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 13 | Game 1 | Texas | 5–1 | Arizona | |
| June 13 | Game 2 | St. John's | 5–3 | Northeastern | |
| June 13 | Game 3 | Southern California | 6–2 | North Carolina | |
| June 13 | Game 4 | Ohio State | 4–2 | Oklahoma State | |
| June 14 | Game 5 | Arizona | 8–1 | Northeastern | Northeastern eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 6 | Oklahoma State | 5–1 | North Carolina | North Carolina eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 7 | St. John's | 2–0 | Texas | |
| June 14 | Game 8 | Ohio State | 6–2 | Southern California | |
| June 15 | Game 9 | Southern California | 8–4 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
| June 15 | Game 10 | Oklahoma State | 6–1 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 15 | 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 |
| June 17 | 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 |
| P | John Stewart | USC |
| 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 |
| OF | Ray Shoup | Ohio State |
| OF | 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