The following poll makes up the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball rankings. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1959, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.

Collegiate Baseball Currently, only the final poll from the 1971 season is available. RankTeam1USC2Southern Illinois34567Mississippi State8Seton Hall9101112131415161718192021222324252627282930

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