1971 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

The 1971 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1971 season. This was the fourth such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The Florida Southern Moccasins won the championship by defeating the Central Michigan.

1971 NCAA College Division
baseball tournament

Season	1971
Teams	21
Finals site	Meador Park Springfield, Missouri
Champions	Florida Southern (1st title)
Runner-up	Central Michigan (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Hal Smeltzly (1st title)
MOP	Greg Pryor & Kevin Bryant (Florida Southern)

Format

Twenty one teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Two regions consisted of six teams, another had five, and the West had four. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format.

Regionals

East Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Florida Southern	3	0
Old Dominion	2	1
Saint Leo	1	1
Springfield	1	2
Ithaca	1	2
Upsala	0	2

Mideast Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Central Michigan	4	1
SIU Edwardsville	3	2
Louisiana Tech	3	2
Tennessee–Martin	1	2
Chattanooga	0	2
Marietta	0	2

Midwest Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
Minnesota State–Mankato	3	0
Northern Colorado	3	2
St. Cloud State	2	2
Central Missouri	0	2
Luther (IA)	0	2

West Regional

Team	Wins	Losses
San Diego	3	0
Valley State	2	2
Puget Sound	1	2
UC Irvine	0	2

Finals

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous finals appearances	Best finals finish	Finals record
Central Michigan	Independent	35–7–1	Dave Keilitz	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Florida Southern	Independent	34–4	Hal Smeltzly	1 (last: 1969)	3rd	1–2
Minnesota State–Mankato	North Central	22–12 (14–6)	Jean McCarthy	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
San Diego	Independent	34–12	John Cunningham	0 (last: none)	none	0–0

Results

Bracket

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	San Diego		5
	Florida Southern		4
						San Diego		3
						Central Michigan		5
	Central Michigan		9
	Minnesota State–Mankato		0
											Central Michigan		6	0
											Florida Southern		9	4
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						San Diego		4
	Florida Southern		6			Florida Southern		11
	Minnesota State–Mankato		0

Game results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	San Diego	5–4	Florida Southern
Game 2	Central Michigan	9–0	Minnesota State–Mankato
Game 3	Florida Southern	6–0	Minnesota State–Mankato	Minnesota State–Mankato eliminated
Game 4	Central Michigan	5–3	San Diego
Game 5	Florida Southern	11–4	San Diego	San Diego eliminated
Game 6	Florida Southern	9–6	Central Michigan
Game 7	Florida Southern	4–0	Central Michigan	Florida Southern wins National Championship

See also

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