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

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

District 4 at East Lansing, MI

District 5 at Tulsa, OK

District 6 at Austin, TX

District 7 at Provo, UT

District 8 at Santa Clara, CA & Los Angeles

College World Series

Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record WAC 31–14 (12–4) Glen Tuckett 1(last: 1968) 8th(1968) 0–2 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 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference 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 n/a 42–7 (n/a) Al Ogletree 0(last: none) none 0–0 MVC 32–10 (n/a) Gene Shell 1(last: 1969) 2nd(1969) 3–2

Results

Bracket

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 11 Game 1 4–1 Game 2 5–2 Mississippi State June 12 Game 3 Southern California 5–1 Seton Hall Game 4 Southern Illinois 5–4 Game 5 3–1 Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated June 13 Game 6 8–2 Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated Game 7 9–8 Game 8 Southern Illinois 8–3 Southern California June 14 Game 9 1–0 Harvard eliminated Game 10 Southern California 8–6 BYU eliminated Game 11 9–4 Southern Illinois June 15 Game 12 Southern Illinois 8–6 Texas–Pan American eliminated Game 13 Southern California 8–4 June 16 Game 14 Southern California 3–2 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 Mark Sogge USC C Larry Calufetti 1B Jerry Tabb (MOP) 2B Frank Alfano USC 3B Mike Eden SS Dan Radison OF Steve Bowling Jim Dwyer Fred Lynn USC

Notable players BYU: Dane Iorg Harvard: Pete Varney Mississippi State: Bob Myrick 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

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