1965 NAIA World Series

1965 NAIA
baseball tournament

1965 NAIA World Series
Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	Phil Welch Stadium St. Joseph, Missouri
Champions	Carson–Newman (1st title)
MVP	Clyde Wright (P) (Carson–Newman)

The 1965 NAIA World Series was the ninth 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.

The tournament was played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Carson–Newman defeated Omaha in the championship series, 3–2, to win the Eagles' first NAIA World Series.

Carson–Newman pitcher, and future MLB All Star, Clyde Wright was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Semifinals								National Championship
	Glassboro State	0
	Omaha	3
					Omaha	4
					Sam Houston State	0
	Sam Houston State	7
	Southern	3
									Omaha	1
									Carson–Newman	4
	Anderson (IN)	0
	Western Washington State	3
					Western Washington State	4
					Carson–Newman	8
	Carson–Newman	4
	Wisconsin State–Whitewater	3															Carson–Newman	3
																	Omaha	2
	Consolation first round				Consolation second round				Consolation third round				Consolation fourth round
					Western Washington State	2
	Glassboro State	10			Glassboro State	4							Omaha	7
	Southern	0							Glassboro State	2			Glassboro State	5
									Sam Houston State	0
					Sam Houston State	7
	Anderson	2			Wisconsin State–Whitewater	2
	Wisconsin State–Whitewater	3

See also

• 1965 NCAA University Division baseball tournament