1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The 1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-fifth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 23 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The twenty-fifth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Jerry Tabb of Tulsa.

1971 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament

Season	1971
Teams	23
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Southern California (7th title)
Runner-up	Southern Illinois (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Rod Dedeaux (7th title)
MOP	Jerry Tabb (Tulsa)

Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

District 1 at Cambridge, Massachusetts

	Finals
	UMass	1	2	—
	Harvard	2	4	—

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Seton Hall		3
	Buffalo		1
						Seton Hall		8
						Saint Joseph's		1
	Saint Joseph's		3
	Penn State		0
											Seton Hall		4	—
											Saint Joseph's		1	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Saint Joseph's		2
	Penn State		2			Penn State		1
	Buffalo		0

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Mississippi State		2
	Maryland		1
						Mississippi State		7
						Miami (FL)		3
	Miami (FL)		4
	Georgia Tech		3
											Mississippi State		8	5
											Georgia Tech		20	2
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Georgia Tech		5
	Maryland		4			Miami (FL)		3
	Georgia Tech		9

District 4 at East Lansing, MI

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Cincinnati

8

Michigan State

7

Cincinnati

11

Southern Illinois

10

Southern Illinois

5

Ohio

4

Cincinnati

2

7

Southern Illinois

6

10

Lower round 1

Lower final

Ohio

1*

Michigan State

1

Southern Illinois

7*

Ohio

7

District 5 at Tulsa, OK

	Finals
	Tulsa	3	5	—
	Iowa State	2	0	—

District 6 at Austin, TX

	Finals
	Texas–Pan American	1	4	—
	Texas	0	0	—

District 7 at Provo, UT

	Finals
	BYU	3	5	15
	Gonzaga	12	1	6

District 8 at Santa Clara, CA & Los Angeles

	Semifinal						Final
							Santa Clara	6	1	1
	Santa Clara	5	3	—			Southern California	5	5	9
	San Jose State	0	1	—

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
BYU	WAC	31–14 (12–4)	Glen Tuckett	1 (last: 1968)	8th (1968)	0–2
Harvard	EIBL	26–6 (9–5)	Loyal Park	1 (last: 1968)	7th (1968)	0–2
Mississippi State	SEC	32–10 (13–5)	Paul Gregory	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Seton Hall		16–12 (n/a)	Owen Carroll	1 (last: 1964)	5th (1964)	1–2
Southern California	Pac-8	41–10 (17–0)	Rod Dedeaux	12 (last: 1970)	1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970)	38–16
Southern Illinois	Midwestern	40–7 (11–1)	Richard Jones	2 (last: 1969)	2nd (1968)	3–4
Texas-Pan American		42–7 (n/a)	Al Ogletree	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Tulsa	MVC	32–10 (n/a)	Gene Shell	1 (last: 1969)	2nd (1969)	3–2

Results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Harvard		4
	BYU		1
						Harvard		8
						Tulsa		9
	Tulsa		5
	Mississippi State		2
											Tulsa		9
											Southern Illinois		4
	Southern California		5
																Tulsa		4
	Seton Hall		1
						Southern California		3								Southern California		8
						Southern Illinois		8
	Southern Illinois		5
	Texas–Pan American		4																							Southern California		7
																					Southern California		3			Southern Illinois		2
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Tulsa		2
											Southern California		8
						BYU		3			BYU		6
																Southern Illinois		8
						Mississippi State		1
																Texas–Pan American		6
											Harvard		0
						Seton Hall		2			Texas–Pan American		1
						Texas–Pan American		8

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 11	Game 1	Harvard	4–1	BYU
	Game 2	Tulsa	5–2	Mississippi State
June 12	Game 3	Southern California	5–1	Seton Hall
	Game 4	Southern Illinois	5–4	Texas–Pan American
	Game 5	BYU	3–1	Mississippi State	Mississippi State eliminated
June 13	Game 6	Texas–Pan American	8–2	Seton Hall	Seton Hall eliminated
	Game 7	Tulsa	9–8	Harvard
	Game 8	Southern Illinois	8–3	Southern California
June 14	Game 9	Texas–Pan American	1–0	Harvard	Harvard eliminated
	Game 10	Southern California	8–6	BYU	BYU eliminated
	Game 11	Tulsa	9–4	Southern Illinois
June 15	Game 12	Southern Illinois	8–6	Texas–Pan American	Texas–Pan American eliminated
	Game 13	Southern California	8–4	Tulsa
June 16	Game 14	Southern California	3–2	Tulsa	Tulsa eliminated
June 17	Final	Southern California	7–2	Southern Illinois	Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	Steve Rogers	Tulsa
	Mark Sogge	USC
C	Larry Calufetti	Southern Illinois
1B	Jerry Tabb (MOP)	Tulsa
2B	Frank Alfano	USC
3B	Mike Eden	Southern Illinois
SS	Dan Radison	Southern Illinois
OF	Steve Bowling	Tulsa
	Jim Dwyer	Southern Illinois
	Fred Lynn	USC

Notable players

• BYU: Dane Iorg
• Harvard: Pete Varney
• Mississippi State: Bob Myrick
• Seton Hall:
• Southern California: Steve Busby, Fred Lynn, Eric Raich, Randy Scarbery
• Southern Illinois: Jim Dwyer, Mike Eden, Duane Kuiper, Dan Thomas
• Texas–Pan American: Wayne Tyrone, Jim Tyrone
• Tulsa: Steve Bowling, Mardie Cornejo, Steve Rogers, Mike Sember, Jerry Tabb

See also

• 1971 NCAA College Division baseball tournament
• 1971 NAIA World Series