1966 College World Series

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College World Series
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The 1966 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 13 to June 18. The participating schools qualified by winning one of eight district tournaments. The twentieth tournament's champion was Ohio State University coached by Marty Karow. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Arlin of Ohio State University.

Participating Teams[edit]

Berth School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS W-L Record
District 7 University of Arizona Western Athletic Conference 39 - 13 (8 - 4, 0 GB) Frank Sancet 7
(last: 1963)
2nd
(1956, 1958, 1960)
16 - 14
District 3 University of North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference 21 - 11 (12 - 2, 0 GB) Walt Rabb 1
(last: 1960)
7th
(1960)
0 - 2
District 1 Northeastern University 18 - 6 (n/a) John Connelly 0
(last: none)
none 0 - 2
District 4 Ohio State University Big Ten Conference 22 - 5 - 1 (6 - 0, 0 GB) Marty Karow 2
(last: 1965)
2nd
(1965)
4 - 4
District 5 Oklahoma State University Big Eight Conference 18 - 9 (13 - 7, 0 GB) Chet Bryan 5
(last: 1961)
1st
(1959)
15 - 9
District 2 St. John's University Metropolitan Conference 23 - 7 (7 - 3, 1 GB) Jack Kaiser 2
(last: 1960)
4th
(1949)
1 - 4
District 6 University of Texas at Austin Southwest Conference 20 - 7 - 1 (9 - 6, 0 GB) Bibb Falk 9
(last: 1965)
1st
(1949, 1950)
19 - 15
District 8 University of Southern California California Intercollegiate Baseball Association 42 - 7 (16 - 4, 0 GB) Rod Dedeaux 9
(last: 1964)
1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963)
26 - 13

Results[edit]

Bracket[edit]

  First round     Second round     Third round
                           
  Texas 5  
  Arizona 1    
      Texas 0  
      St. John's 2    
  St. John's 5          
  Northeastern 3        
      St. John's 7
      Ohio State 8
  USC 6        
  North Carolina 2          
      USC 2    
      Ohio State 6  
  Ohio State 4    
  Oklahoma State 2  
  Loser's bracket
  Arizona 8  
  Northeastern 1     USC 8
    Arizona 4
  North Carolina 1  
  Oklahoma State 5     Texas 1
    Oklahoma State 6
  Semifinals     Elimination     Final
                           
  Re-ordered Semifinals
  Ohio State 1       Oklahoma State 2
  USC 5           Ohio State 8
      Ohio State 1    
      USC 0  
  St. John's 1    
  Oklahoma State 6  



Game Results[edit]

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 13 Game 1 Texas 5 - 1 Arizona
Game 2 St. John's 5 - 3 Northeastern
Game 3 Southern California 6 - 2 North Carolina
Game 4 Ohio State 4 - 2 Oklahoma State
June 14 Game 5 Arizona 8 - 1 Northeastern Northeastern eliminated
Game 6 Oklahoma State 5 - 1 North Carolina North Carolina eliminated
Game 7 St. John's 2 - 0 Texas
Game 8 Ohio State 6 - 2 Southern California
June 15 Game 9 Southern California 8 - 4 Arizona Arizona eliminated
Game 10 Oklahoma State 6 - 1 Texas Texas eliminated
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
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[edit]

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Steve Arlin Junior Ohio State
John Stewart Senior Southern California
Catcher Chuck Brinkman Senior Ohio State
First baseman Russ Nagelson Senior Ohio State
Second baseman Matt Galante Junior St. John's
Third baseman Bob Toney Oklahoma State
Shortstop Joe Russo Senior St. John's
Outfielder Bo Rein Junior Ohio State
Ray Shoup Junior Ohio State
Wayne Weatherly Sophomore Oklahoma State

Notable Players[edit]

Tournament Notes[edit]

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