1971 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

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1971 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament
Season 1971
Teams23
Finals site
Champions Southern California  (7th title)
Runner-up Southern Illinois (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Rod Dedeaux  (7th title)
MOP Jerry Tabb (Tulsa)

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.

Contents

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 24

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Seton Hall 3
Buffalo 1
Seton Hall8
Winner's bracket
Saint Joseph's 1
Saint Joseph's 3
Penn State 0
Seton Hall4
Saint Joseph's 1
Penn State2
Buffalo 0
Saint Joseph's2
Loser's bracket
Penn State 1

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Mississippi State 2
Maryland 1
Mississippi State7
Winner's bracket
Miami (FL) 3
Miami (FL) 4
Georgia Tech 3
Mississippi State8 5
Georgia Tech 202
Maryland 4
Georgia Tech9
Georgia Tech5
Loser's bracket
Miami (FL) 3

District 4 at East Lansing, MI

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Cincinnati 8
Michigan State 7
Cincinnati11
Winner's bracket
Southern Illinois 10
Southern Illinois 5
Ohio 4
Cincinnati 2 7
Southern Illinois610
Michigan State 1
Ohio7
Ohio 1*
Loser's bracket
Southern Illinois7*

District 5 at Tulsa, OK

Finals
    
Tulsa 35
Iowa State 2 0

District 6 at Austin, TX

Finals
    
Texas–Pan American 14
Texas 0 0

District 7 at Provo, UT

Finals
    
BYU 3 515
Gonzaga 121 6

District 8 at Santa Clara, CA & Los Angeles

Semifinals Finals
        
Santa Clara 61 1
Southern California 5 59
Santa Clara 53
San Jose State 0 1

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS 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)
none0–0
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 40–7 (n/a) Richard Jones 2
(last: 1969)
2nd
(1968)
3–4
Texas-Pan American 42–7 (n/a) Al Ogletree 0
(last: none)
none0–0
Tulsa MVC 32–10 (n/a) Gene Shell 1
(last: 1969)
2nd
(1969)
3–2

Results

Bracket

 First round  Second round  Third round
              
 Winner's bracket
  Harvard 4 
  BYU 1  
   Harvard8 
   Tulsa9  
  Tulsa 5     
  Mississippi State 2    
   Tulsa9
   Southern Illinois4
  Southern California 5    
  Seton Hall 1     
   Southern California3  
   Southern Illinois8 
  Southern Illinois 5  
  Texas–Pan American 4 
 Loser's bracket
 BYU3 
 Mississippi State1  Southern California8
  BYU6
 Seton Hall2 
 Texas–Pan American8  Harvard0
  Texas–Pan American1
 Semifinals  Finals  if needed
              
 Re-ordered Semifinals
 Tulsa4   Southern California7
 Southern California8     Southern Illinois2
   Southern California3  
   Tulsa2 
 Southern Illinois8  
 Texas–Pan American6 

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1 Harvard 4–1 BYU
Game 2 Tulsa 5–2 Mississippi State
June 12Game 3 Southern California 5–1 Seton Hall
Game 4 Southern Illinois 5–4 Texas–Pan American
Game 5 BYU 3–1 Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated
June 13Game 6 Texas–Pan American 8–2 Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated
Game 7 Tulsa 9–8 Harvard
Game 8 Southern Illinois 8–3 Southern California
June 14Game 9 Texas–Pan American 1–0 Harvard Harvard eliminated
Game 10 Southern California 8–6 BYU BYU eliminated
Game 11 Tulsa 9–4 Southern Illinois
June 15Game 12 Southern Illinois 8–6 Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American eliminated
Game 13 Southern California 8–4 Tulsa
June 16Game 14 Southern California 3–2 Tulsa Tulsa eliminated
June 17Final Southern California 7–2 Southern Illinois Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerSchool
P Steve Rogers Tulsa
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
Jim Dwyer Southern Illinois
Fred Lynn USC

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