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.[1]

1965 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (1st title)
Runners-upOhio State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBobby Winkles (1st title)
MOPSal Bando (Arizona State)
Seasons

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.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceMarylandNo Conference Tournament
Big Eight ConferenceMissouriNo Conference Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceOhio StateNo Conference Tournament
CIBAStanfordNo Conference Tournament
EIBLArmyNo Conference Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceOhioNo Conference Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington StateNo Conference Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi StateNo Conference Tournament
Southern ConferenceFurmanNo Conference Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Conference Tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceArizona State1965 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPhoenix, ArizonaArizona State
Yankee ConferenceConnecticut/Vermont1965 Yankee Conference Baseball PlayoffConnecticut

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1965 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 11–2 .846  30–13 .698
No. 15 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  10–5 .667
No. 21 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  28–11 .718
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  13–12 .520
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .571  8–6 .571
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .462  20–15 .571
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  5–7 .417
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  14–11 .560
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  6–9 .400
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 1–14 .067  1–14 .067
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 11–4 .733  20–7 .741
No. 19 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  16–7 .696
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  18–7 .720
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  6–17 .261
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333  10–15 .400
TCU  ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267  11–16 .407
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 22 Utah  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  21–16 .568
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  16–22 .421
BYU  ‍‍‍ 4–8 .333  21–15 .583
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y 9–3 .750  54–8 .871
No. 25 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  37–13 .740
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .167  18–19 .486
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1965[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍y 7–3 .700  16–9 .640
Vermont  ‍†‍‍ 7–3 .700  11–5 .688
Maine  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .600  14–7 .667
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .600  7–11 .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
Main article: 1965 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.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Ohio State 2  
  Florida State 1    
      Ohio State 14  
      Washington State 1    
  Washington State 12          
  Texas 5        
      Ohio State 4
      Arizona State 9
  Arizona State 14        
  Lafayette 1          
      Arizona State 13    
      Saint Louis 3  
  Saint Louis 2    
  Connecticut 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Florida State 3  
  Texas 2     Saint Louis 5
    Florida State 3
  Lafayette 4  
  Connecticut 6     Washington State 3
    Connecticut 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona State 6       Arizona State 2
  Saint Louis 2           Ohio State 1
      Arizona State 3    
      Ohio State 7  
  Ohio State 115    
  Washington State 0  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1965 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  3. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1965". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1965". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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