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.[1] 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
Season1971
Teams23
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (7th title)
Runner-upSouthern Illinois (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (7th title)
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Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams.[1] 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
 
                             
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 —
Penn State 2  
Buffalo 0  
  Saint Joseph's 2
  Penn State 1  

District 3 at Gastonia, NC
 
                             
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
Maryland 4  
Georgia Tech 9  
  Georgia Tech 5
  Miami (FL) 3  

District 4 at East Lansing, MI
 
                             
Cincinnati 8  
Michigan State 7  
  Cincinnati 11  
  Southern Illinois 10  
Southern Illinois 5
Ohio 4  
  Cincinnati 2 7
  Southern Illinois 6 10
Michigan State 1  
Ohio 7  
  Ohio 1*
  Southern Illinois 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
     
                         
    Southern California 5 5 9
  Santa Clara 5 3 —     Santa Clara 6 1 1
  San Jose State 0 1 —  

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
BYUWAC31–14 (12–4)Glen Tuckett1
(last: 1968)		8th
(1968)		0–2
HarvardEIBL26–6 (9–5)Loyal Park1
(last: 1968)		7th
(1968)		0–2
Mississippi StateSEC32–10 (13–5)Paul Gregory0
(last: none)		none0–0
Seton Hall16–12 (n/a)Owen Carroll1
(last: 1964)		5th
(1964)		1–2
Southern CaliforniaPac-841–10 (17–0)Rod Dedeaux12
(last: 1970)		1st
(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963,
1968, 1970)		38–16
Southern Illinois40–7 (n/a)Richard Jones2
(last: 1969)		2nd
(1968)		3–4
Texas-Pan American42–7 (n/a)Al Ogletree0
(last: none)		none0–0
TulsaMVC32–10 (n/a)Gene Shell1
(last: 1969)		2nd
(1969)		3–2

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Harvard 4  
  BYU 1    
      Harvard 8  
      Tulsa 9    
  Tulsa 5          
  Mississippi State 2        
      Tulsa 9
      Southern Illinois 4
  Southern California 5        
  Seton Hall 1          
      Southern California 3    
      Southern Illinois 8  
  Southern Illinois 5    
  Texas–Pan American 4  
  Loser's Bracket
  BYU 3  
  Mississippi State 1     Southern California 8
    BYU 6
  Seton Hall 2  
  Texas–Pan American 8     Harvard 0
    Texas–Pan American 1
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Tulsa 4       Southern California 7
  Southern California 8           Southern Illinois 2
      Southern California 3    
      Tulsa 2  
  Southern Illinois 8    
  Texas–Pan American 6  

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1Harvard4–1BYU
Game 2Tulsa5–2Mississippi State
June 12Game 3Southern California5–1Seton Hall
Game 4Southern Illinois5–4Texas–Pan American
Game 5BYU3–1Mississippi StateMississippi State eliminated
June 13Game 6Texas–Pan American8–2Seton HallSeton Hall eliminated
Game 7Tulsa9–8Harvard
Game 8Southern Illinois8–3Southern California
June 14Game 9Texas–Pan American1–0HarvardHarvard eliminated
Game 10Southern California8–6BYUBYU eliminated
Game 11Tulsa9–4Southern Illinois
June 15Game 12Southern Illinois8–6Texas–Pan AmericanTexas–Pan American eliminated
Game 13Southern California8–4Tulsa
June 16Game 14Southern California3–2TulsaTulsa eliminated
June 17FinalSouthern California7–2Southern IllinoisSouthern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherSteve RogersSeniorTulsa
Mark SoggeJuniorSouthern California
CatcherLarry CalufettiSophomoreSouthern Illinois
First basemanJerry TabbFreshmanTulsa
Second basemanFrank AlfanoSeniorSouthern California
Third basemanMike EdenJuniorSouthern Illinois
ShortstopDan RadisonJuniorSouthern Illinois
OutfielderSteve BowlingFreshmanTulsa
Jim DwyerJuniorSouthern Illinois
Fred LynnFreshmanSouthern California

Notable players

References
  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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