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1966 NCAA University Division baseball season

1966 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Ohio State
Runners-up Oklahoma State
MOP Steve Arlin (Ohio State)
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
#1 Ohio State y 6 0 0   1.000     27 6 1   .809
#16 Minnesota 11 2 0   .846     27 10 2   .718
#21 Michigan 10 3 0   .769     22 11 0   .667
Michigan State 8 5 0   .615     24 13 0   .649
Indiana 6 5 0   .545     17 15 0   .531
Illinois 5 7 0   .417     0 0 0  
Wisconsin 6 9 0   .400     0 0 0  
Iowa 4 7 0   .364     14 15 0   .483
Purdue 2 9 0   .182     9 14 0   .391
Northwestern 2 13 0   .133     0 0 0  
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1966; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1966 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 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.

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.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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.



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