1966 NCAA University Division baseball season


The 1966 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association began in the spring of 1966. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1965 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twentieth time in 1966, 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. Ohio State claimed the championship.

Season headlines

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1966 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 11 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 17 teams earned at-large selections.
ConferenceRegular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State
CIBA
EIBL
Mid-American Conference
Pacific Coast Conference
Southeastern Conference
Southern Conference
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

College World Series

The 1966 season marked the twentieth 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 Ohio State claiming their first championship with an 8–2 win over Oklahoma State in the final.

Award winners

All-America team