1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

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1971 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
NCAA 70s logo.svg
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

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Seton Hall 3
Buffalo 1
Seton Hall8
Saint Joseph's1
Saint Joseph's 3
Penn State 0
Seton Hall4—
Saint Joseph's1—
Lower round 1Lower final
Saint Joseph's2
Penn State2Penn State1
Buffalo0

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Mississippi State 2
Maryland 1
Mississippi State7
Miami (FL)3
Miami (FL) 4
Georgia Tech 3
Mississippi State85
Georgia Tech202
Lower round 1Lower final
Georgia Tech5
Maryland4Miami (FL)3
Georgia Tech9

District 4 at East Lansing, MI

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Cincinnati 8
Michigan State 7
Cincinnati11
Southern Illinois10
Southern Illinois 5
Ohio 4
Cincinnati27
Southern Illinois610
Lower round 1Lower final
Ohio1*
Michigan State1Southern Illinois7*
Ohio7

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

Semifinal Final
Santa Clara 61 1
Santa Clara 53— Southern California 5 59
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 Midwestern 40–7 (11–1) 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

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Harvard 4
BYU 1
Harvard8
Tulsa9
Tulsa 5
Mississippi State 2
Tulsa9
Southern Illinois4
Southern California 5
Tulsa4
Seton Hall 1
Southern California3Southern California8
Southern Illinois8
Southern Illinois 5
Texas–Pan American 4Southern California7
Southern California3Southern Illinois2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Tulsa2
Southern California8
BYU3BYU6
Southern Illinois8
Mississippi State1
Texas–Pan American6
Harvard0
Seton Hall2Texas–Pan American1
Texas–Pan American8

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

Notable players

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
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