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1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

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1971 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season1971
Teams23
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (7th title)
Runner-upSouthern Illinois (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (7th title)
MOPJerry 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.

Tournament

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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

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Finals
    
UMass 1 2
Harvard 2 4

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Seton Hall3
Buffalo1
Seton Hall8
Saint Joseph's1
Saint Joseph's3
Penn State0
Seton Hall4
Saint Joseph's1
Lower round 1Lower final
Saint Joseph's2
Penn State2Penn State1
Buffalo0

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Mississippi State2
Maryland1
Mississippi State7
Miami (FL)3
Miami (FL)4
Georgia Tech3
Mississippi State85
Georgia Tech202
Lower round 1Lower final
Georgia Tech5
Maryland4Miami (FL)3
Georgia Tech9

District 4 at East Lansing, MI

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Cincinnati8
Michigan State7
Cincinnati11
Southern Illinois10
Southern Illinois5
Ohio4
Cincinnati27
Southern Illinois610
Lower round 1Lower final
Ohio1*
Michigan State1Southern Illinois7*
Ohio7

District 5 at Tulsa, OK

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Finals
    
Tulsa 3 5
Iowa State 2 0

District 6 at Austin, TX

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Finals
    
Texas–Pan American 1 4
Texas 0 0

District 7 at Provo, UT

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Finals
    
BYU 3 5 15
Gonzaga 12 1 6
Semifinal Final
Santa Clara 6 1 1
Santa Clara 5 3 Southern California 5 5 9
San Jose State 0 1

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS 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)
none 0–0
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)
none 0–0
Tulsa MVC 32–10 (n/a) Gene Shell 1
(last: 1969)
2nd
(1969)
3–2

Results

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Bracket

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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

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 11 Game 1 Harvard 4–1 BYU
Game 2 Tulsa 5–2 Mississippi State
June 12 Game 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 13 Game 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 14 Game 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 15 Game 12 Southern Illinois 8–6 Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American eliminated
Game 13 Southern California 8–4 Tulsa
June 16 Game 14 Southern California 3–2 Tulsa Tulsa eliminated
June 17 Final Southern California 7–2 Southern Illinois Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

Position Player School
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

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See also

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References

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