# 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.

## 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 | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| UMass | 1 | 2 | — |
| Harvard | 2 | 4 | — |

### District 2 at Princeton, NJ

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

### District 3 at Gastonia, NC

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

### District 4 at East Lansing, MI

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 7 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 11 | | | | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 10 | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 5 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 10 | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 4 | | | | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 6 | 10 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 6 | 10 |
| | | | Ohio | Ohio | 1* | | | | |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 1 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 7* | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 7 | | | | | | | |

### District 5 at Tulsa, OK

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Tulsa | 3 | 5 | — |
| Iowa State | 2 | 0 | — |

### District 6 at Austin, TX

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

### District 7 at Provo, UT

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| BYU | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Gonzaga | 12 | 1 | 6 |

### District 8 at Santa Clara, CA & Los Angeles

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

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 11 | Game 1 | Harvard | 4–1 | BYU | |
| June 11 | Game 2 | Tulsa | 5–2 | Mississippi State | |
| June 12 | Game 3 | Southern California | 5–1 | Seton Hall | |
| June 12 | Game 4 | Southern Illinois | 5–4 | Texas–Pan American | |
| June 12 | Game 5 | BYU | 3–1 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State eliminated |
| June 13 | Game 6 | Texas–Pan American | 8–2 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall eliminated |
| June 13 | Game 7 | Tulsa | 9–8 | Harvard | |
| June 13 | Game 8 | Southern Illinois | 8–3 | Southern California | |
| June 14 | Game 9 | Texas–Pan American | 1–0 | Harvard | Harvard eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 10 | Southern California | 8–6 | BYU | BYU eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 11 | Tulsa | 9–4 | Southern Illinois | |
| June 15 | Game 12 | Southern Illinois | 8–6 | Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American eliminated |
| June 15 | 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 |
| P | 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 |
| OF | Jim Dwyer | Southern Illinois |
| OF | 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