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
Athletic Association of Western UniversitiesWashington StateNo Conference Tournament
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
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 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
No. 4 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 14–4–0 .77833–8–0 .805
Oregon ‍‍‍ 12–6–0 .66727–8–1 .764
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38915–19–0 .441
Washington ‍‍‍ 3–15–0 .16717–24–0 .415
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 12 Stanford ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55032–13–0 .711
No. 14 California ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .55029–14–0 .674
No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .50033–15–2 .680
No. 24 Southern California ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45030–15–1 .663
No. 17 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .35029–11–0 .725
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25015–27–0 .357
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 11–2 .84630–13 .698
No. 15 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66710–5 .667
No. 21 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60028–11 .718
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58313–12 .520
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .5718–6 .571
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46220–15 .571
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .4175–7 .417
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41714–11 .560
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .4006–9 .400
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 1–14 .0671–14 .067
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 11–4 .73320–7 .741
No. 19 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66716–7 .696
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60018–7 .720
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .4006–17 .261
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33310–15 .400
TCU  ‍‍‍ 4–11 .26711–16 .407
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 22 Utah  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58321–16 .568
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58316–22 .421
BYU  ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33321–15 .583
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y 9–3 .75054–8 .871
No. 25 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58337–13 .740
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .16718–19 .486
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1965[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1965 Yankee Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Connecticut  ‍†‍‡‍y 7–3 .70016–9 .640
Vermont  ‍†‍‍ 7–3 .70011–5 .688
Maine  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60014–7 .667
UMass  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .6007–11 .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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Ohio State2
Florida State1
Ohio State14
Washington State1
Washington State12
Texas5
Ohio State4
Arizona State9
Arizona State14
Arizona State6
Lafayette1
Arizona State13Saint Louis2
Saint Louis3
Saint Louis2
Connecticut1
Arizona State32
Lower round 1Lower round 2Ohio State71
Saint Louis5
Florida State3Florida State3
Ohio State115
Texas2
Washington State0
Washington State3
Lafayette4Connecticut2
Connecticut6

Award winners

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

References
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