The 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of
college baseball
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in the United States organized by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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(NCAA) began in the spring of 1965. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the
1965 College World Series
The 1965 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1965 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the Co ...
. 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
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at
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium was a baseball stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, the former home to the annual NCAA Division I College World Series and the minor league Omaha Royals, now known as the Omaha Storm Chasers. Rosenblatt Stadium was the largest m ...
as a double-elimination tournament.
Arizona State
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
claimed the championship.
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.
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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 (CWS), officially the NCAA Men's College World Series (MCWS), is an annual baseball tournament held in June in Omaha, Nebraska. The MCWS is the culmination of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisi ...
. The College World Series was held in
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. Omaha is in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's 39th-largest cit ...
. 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.
Award winners
All-America team
References
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