1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1971 100px 32 Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana Evansville Purple Aces 5th Old Dominion Monarchs 1st Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Vacated Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 7th Arad McCutchan 5th Don Buse Evansville 35,812 The 1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1970-71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, with Evansville's Don Buse named the Most Outstanding Player. Southwestern Louisiana's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations. USA 450 right 1971 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red) USA cyan pog.svg 40.4 -76.3 right Reading Cheyney State College USA cyan pog.svg 30.2 -92.1 left Lafayette University of Southwestern Louisiana USA cyan pog.svg 42.25 -71.8 top Worcester Assumption University (Worcester) USA cyan pog.svg 42.67 -78.6 bottom Buffalo Buffalo State College USA cyan pog.svg 36.85 -76.46 top Norfolk Norfolk State University USA cyan pog.svg 40.1 -92.4 right Kirksville Northeast Missouri State University USA cyan pog.svg 47.2 -122.43 bottom Tacoma University of Puget Sound USA cyan pog.svg 38.15 -87.35 right University of Evansville USA red pog.svg 38.15 -86.75 right Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Regional participants SchoolOutcomeKentucky WesleyanRegional ChampionNorth Dakota StateThird PlaceNortheast Missouri StateRunner-upSt. OlafFourth Place SchoolOutcomeAkronThird PlaceCheyneyRegional ChampionPhiladelphia TextileRunner-upWoosterFourth Place SchoolOutcomeNorfolk StateRunner-upOld DominionRegional ChampionRoanokeFourth PlaceStetsonThird Place SchoolOutcomeCal PolyThird PlacePuget SoundRegional ChampionSan Francisco StateFourth PlaceSeattle PacificRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAssumptionRegional ChampionCentral Connecticut StateRunner-upSacred HeartThird PlaceStonehillFourth Place SchoolOutcomeLouisiana TechThird PlaceLSU–New OrleansFourth PlaceSouthwestern Louisiana*VacatedTennessee StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeAshlandThird PlaceAugustana (IL)Fourth PlaceCentral MichiganRunner-upEvansvilleRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeBuffalo StateRunner-upC. 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PostFourth PlaceHartwickRegional ChampionMontclair StateThird Place *tournament appearance vacated Regionals Midwest - Kirksville, Missouri Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 11 Regional FinalSweet 16March 12 Kentucky Wesleyan 94 St. Olaf 79 Northeast Missouri State 75 North Dakota State 66 Kentucky Wesleyan 60 Northeast Missouri State 48 Third Place - North Dakota State 96, St. Olaf 94 Mideast - Reading, Pennsylvania Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional FinalSweet 16March 13 Philadelphia Textile 83* Wooster 81 Cheyney 100 Akron 89 Philadelphia Textile 58 Cheyney 60 Third Place - Akron 77, Wooster 68 South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: Old Dominion University Fieldhouse Host: Old Dominion University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional FinalSweet 16March 13 Norfolk State 97 Roanoke 77 Old Dominion 89 Stetson 65 Norfolk State 97 Old Dominion 102 Third Place - Stetson 91, Roanoke 72 West - Tacoma, Washington Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 11 Regional FinalSweet 16March 12 Seattle Pacific 75 San Francisco State 68 Puget Sound 81 Cal Poly 69 Seattle Pacific 78 Puget Sound 85 Third Place - Cal Poly 70, San Francisco State 68 New England - Worcester, Massachusetts Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional FinalSweet 16March 13 Assumption 106 Sacred Heart 83 Central Connecticut State 111 Stonehill 99 Assumption 105 Central Connecticut State 77 Third Place - Sacred Heart 86, Stonehill 81 South - Lafayette, Louisiana Location: Blackham Coliseum Host: University of Southwestern Louisiana Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional FinalSweet 16March 13 Tennessee State 92* Louisiana Tech 91 Southwestern Louisiana 113 LSU–New Orleans 107 Tennessee State 82 Southwestern Louisiana 86 Third Place - Louisiana Tech 107, LSU–New Orleans 88 Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 11 Regional FinalSweet 16March 12 Central Michigan 63 Augustana (IL) 59 Evansville 72 Ashland 64 Central Michigan 60 Evansville 78 Third Place - Ashland 88, Augustana 65 East - Buffalo, New York Location: unknown Host: Buffalo State College Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 11 Regional FinalSweet 16March 12 Hartwick 77 C. W. Post 50 Buffalo State 103 Montclair State 93 Hartwick 71 Buffalo State 70 Third Place - Montclair State 80, C. W. Post 68 *denotes each overtime played National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville National QuarterfinalsElite EightMarch 17 National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 18 National ChampionshipMarch 19 Kentucky Wesleyan 89 Cheyney 83 Old Dominion 81* Puget Sound 80 Assumption 99 Southwestern Louisiana 110 Evansville 105 Hartwick 69 Kentucky Wesleyan 83 Old Dominion 97 Southwestern Louisiana 74 Evansville 93 Old Dominion 82 Evansville 97 Third Place - Southwestern Louisiana 105, Kentucky Wesleyan 83 *denots each overtime played All-tournament team Don Buse (Evansville) Rick Coffey (Evansville) John Duncan (Kentucky Wesleyan) Dwight Lamar (Southwestern Louisiana) Skip Noble (Old Dominion) See also 1971 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1971 NAIA Basketball Tournament References Sources 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship 1971 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament NCAA College Division basketball tournament