1966 NAIA College World Series

The 1966 NAIA College World Series was held at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, MO. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. Linfield College defeated Lewis College in the championship game. Stuart Young of Linfield was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Guilford College	Carolinas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	28-9	Stuart Maynard	0 (last:none)	none
Lewis College	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	34-6	Gordie Gillespie	2 (last:1963)	3rd
Linfield College	Northwest Conference	26-9 (14-3)	Roy Helser	0 (last:none)	none
Missouri Valley College	Missouri College Athletic Union			0 (last:none)	none
Municipal University of Omaha	Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	22-8	Virgil Yelkin	4 (last:1965)	2nd
New Haven College		28-6	Frank Vieira	0 (last:none)	none
New Mexico Highlands University			Jim Marshall	0 (last:none)	none
Southern University and A&M College	Southwestern Athletic Conference		Emory Hines	3 (last:1965)	1st

Results

1966 College World Series Bracket

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3										Finals
		Linfield	4
		Guilford	2
							Linfield	8
							Lewis	2
		Lewis	10
		New Haven	6
												Linfield	11
												Southern U.	4
		Missouri Valley	6
		N.M. Highlands	5
							Missouri Valley	3
							Southern U.	10
		Southern U.	9
		Omaha	7																			Linfield	15
																						Lewis	4
	Losers Bracket 1					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3					Losers Bracket 4
							Missouri Valley	2
		Guilford	7				Guilford	3									Southern U.	6
		New Haven	3									Guilford	6				Lewis	7
												Lewis	8
							Lewis	8
		N.M. Highlands	7				N.M. Highlands	0
		Omaha	3

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 6
Game 1	Linfield College	4-2	Guilford College
Game 2	Lewis College	10-6	New Haven College
Game 3	Missouri Valley College	6-5	New Mexico Highlands University
Game 4	Southern University and A&M College	9-7	Municipal University of Omaha
June 7
Game 5	Guilford College	7-3	New Haven College	New Haven eliminated
Game 6	New Mexico Highlands University	7-3	Municipal University of Omaha	Omaha eliminated
Game 7	Linfield College	8-2	Lewis College
Game 8	Southern University and A&M College	10-3	Missouri Valley College	Game suspended in 4th inning, finished June 8
June 8
Game 9	Lewis College	8-0	New Mexico Highlands University	New Mexico Highlands eliminated
June 9
Game 10	Guilford College	3-2	Missouri Valley College	Missouri Valley eliminated
Game 11	Lewis College	8-6	Guilford College	Guilford eliminated
Game 12	Linfield College	11-4	Southern University and A&M College
June 10
Game 13	Lewis College	7-6	Southern University and A&M College	Southern eliminated
Game 14	Linfield College	15-4	Lewis College	Linfield wins CWS