1966 NAIA World Series
 1966 NAIA World Series | |
| Teams | 8 |
|---|---|
| Format | Double elimination |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Linfield (1st title) |
| MVP | Stuart Young (P) (Linfield) |
The 1966 NAIA World Series was the tenth annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.[1]
The tournament was played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Linfield defeated Lewis (IL) in the championship series, 15–4, to win the Wildcats' first NAIA World Series.
Linfield pitcher Stuart Young was named tournament MVP.
Bracket[edit]
| First round | Second round | Semifinals | National Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis (IL) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Valley | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico Highlands | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Valley | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 9 | Linfield | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Consolation first round | Consolation second round | Consolation third round | Consolation fourth round | ||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Valley | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 7 | Guilford | 3 | Southern | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 3 | Guilford | 6 | Lewis | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico Highlands | 7 | New Mexico Highlands | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2022.