1971 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1971. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1971 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty fifth time in 1971, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship.[1]

1971 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams208
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsSouthern California (7th title)
Runners-upSouthern Illinois (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (7th title)
MOPJerry Tabb (Tulsa)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1971 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceMaryland
Big Eight ConferenceIowa State
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan State
EIBLHarvard
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Midwestern ConferenceSouthern Illinois
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel
Furman
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1971 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Iona  ‍†‍‍ 10–2–0 .83319–5–0 .792
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70024–5–1 .817
No. 8 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y 8–5–0 .61517–14–0 .548
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 8–5–0 .61514–8–1 .630
LIU  ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50012–11–0 .522
St. Francis (NY)  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45512–11–0 .522
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .3337–13–0 .350
C. W. Post  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .33312–11–0 .522
CCNY  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3330–0–0 –
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .23110–16–0 .385
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 1971[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1971 Midwestern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Southern Illinois  ‍†‍‍y 11–1 .91743–9 .827
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66722–8 .733
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .45524–15 .615
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .30013–18 .419
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 3–10 .23117–20 .459
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 1971[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1971 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Division
No. 19 Washington State x‍‍‍ 7–8 .46734–15 .694
Oregon ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438– –
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375– –
Washington ‍‍‍ 1–14 .0679–19 .321
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 17–0 1.00046–11 .807
Stanford ‍‍‍ 11–6 .64739–20 .661
UCLA ‍‍‍ 11–6 .64738–17 .691
California ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29424–24 .500
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1971[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1971 College World Series

The 1971 season marked the twenty fifth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Southern California claiming their seventh championship with a 7–2 win over Southern Illinois in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Harvard4
BYU1
Harvard8
Tulsa9
Tulsa5
Mississippi State2
Tulsa9
Southern Illinois4
Southern California5
Tulsa4
Seton Hall1
Southern California3Southern California8
Southern Illinois8
Southern Illinois5
Texas–Pan American4Southern 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

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1971 College Baseball All-America Team

References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1971". Boyds World. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1971". Boyds World. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1971". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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