1971 College Baseball All-America Team

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season. From 1964 to 1980, there were two generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association and The Sporting News .

Key

A	American Baseball Coaches Association [1]
T	The Sporting News [2]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Consensus All-American – selected by both organizations
	Consensus All-American – selected by one organization

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	#	A	T	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Jim Burton	Michigan	1	—	Y
Pitcher	Steve Busby	USC	1	Y	—
Pitcher	Jack Hittson	Princeton	1	Y	—
Pitcher	Burt Hooton	Texas	2	Y	Y
Catcher	Glenn Borgmann	South Alabama	1	—	Y
Catcher	Pete Varney	Harvard	1	Y	—
First baseman	Roger Schmuck	Arizona State	2	Y	Y
Second baseman	Jim Cox	Iowa	1	—	Y
Second baseman	Bobby Waits	Washington State	1	Y	—
Shortstop	Alan Bannister	Arizona State	1	Y	—
Shortstop	Mike Schmidt	Ohio	1	—	Y
Third baseman	Dave Chalk	Texas	1	—	Y
Third baseman	Phil Still	Mississippi State	2	Y	Y
Outfielder	Rob Ellis	Michigan State	2	Y	Y	The Sporting News Player of the Year
Outfielder	Dave Elmendorf	Texas A&M	1	Y	—
Outfielder	Dane Iorg	BYU	2	Y	Y
Outfielder	Bob Koepell	Bradley	1	—	Y
Outfielder	Bill Sharp	Ohio State	1	—	Y

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

1. "1971 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
2. "What Happens to College All-America Selections?". SABR. 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2025.