1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

August 2023 American college sports championship 1971 University Division NCAA 70s logo.svg 23 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Southern California 7th Southern Illinois 3rd Rod Dedeaux 7th Jerry Tabb Tulsa NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA August 4, 2014 195 2009 The twenty-fifth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Jerry Tabb of Tulsa. Tournament The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. District 1 at Cambridge, Massachusetts 3 no 1971 UMass Minutemen UMass 1 2 — 1971 Harvard Crimson Harvard 2 4 — District 2 at Princeton, NJ Seton Hall 3 1971 Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 1 1971 Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's 3 1971 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 0 Penn State 2 Buffalo 0 Seton Hall 8 Saint Joseph's 1 Saint Joseph's 2 Penn State 1 Seton Hall 4 — Saint Joseph's 1 — District 3 at Gastonia, NC Mississippi State 2 1971 Maryland Terrapins Maryland 1 1971 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) 4 1971 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 3 Maryland 4 Georgia Tech 9 Mississippi State 7 Miami (FL) 3 Georgia Tech 5 Miami (FL) 3 Mississippi State 8 5 Georgia Tech 20 2 District 4 at East Lansing, MI 1971 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 8 1971 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 7 Southern Illinois 5 1971 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 4 Michigan State 1 Ohio 7 Cincinnati 11 Southern Illinois 10 Ohio 1* Southern Illinois 7* Cincinnati 2 7 Southern Illinois 6 10 District 5 at Tulsa, OK 3 no 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 3 5 — 1971 Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State 2 0 — District 6 at Austin, TX 3 no 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 1 4 — 1971 Texas Longhorns Texas 0 0 — District 7 at Provo, UT 3 no 1971 BYU Cougars BYU 3 5 15 1971 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 12 1 6 District 8 at Santa Clara, CA & Los Angeles 3 no 1971 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 5 3 — 1971 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State 0 1 — Santa Clara 6 1 1 Southern California 5 5 9 College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record 1971 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU WAC 31–14 (12–4) Glen Tuckett 1(last: 1968) 8th(1968) 0–2 1971 Harvard Crimson Harvard University 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 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference 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 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs The University of Texas-Pan American Texas-Pan American n/a 42–7 (n/a) Al Ogletree 0(last: none) none 0–0 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa MVC 32–10 (n/a) Gene Shell 1(last: 1969) 2nd(1969) 3–2 Results Bracket 2 1971 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard 4 1971 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU 1 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa 5 Mississippi State 2 Southern California 5 Seton Hall 1 Southern Illinois 5 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs University of Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American 4 Harvard 8 Tulsa 9 Southern California 3 Southern Illinois 8 BYU 3 Mississippi State 1 Seton Hall 2 Texas–Pan American 8 Tulsa 9 Southern Illinois 4 Southern California 8 BYU 6 Harvard 0 Texas–Pan American 1 Tulsa 4 Southern California 8 Southern Illinois 8 Texas–Pan American 6 Southern California 3 Tulsa 2 Southern California 7 Southern Illinois 2 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 11 Game 1 1971 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard 4–1 1971 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU Game 2 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa 5–2 Mississippi State June 12 Game 3 Southern California 5–1 Seton Hall Game 4 Southern Illinois 5–4 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs University of Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American Game 5 1971 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU 3–1 Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated June 13 Game 6 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs University of Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American 8–2 Seton Hall Seton Hall eliminated Game 7 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa 9–8 1971 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard Game 8 Southern Illinois 8–3 Southern California June 14 Game 9 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs University of Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American 1–0 1971 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard Harvard eliminated Game 10 Southern California 8–6 1971 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU BYU eliminated Game 11 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa 9–4 Southern Illinois June 15 Game 12 Southern Illinois 8–6 1971 Texas–Pan American Broncs University of Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American Texas–Pan American eliminated Game 13 Southern California 8–4 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa June 16 Game 14 Southern California 3–2 1971 Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa eliminated June 17 Final Southern California 7–2 Southern Illinois Southern California wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Steve Rogers #C5B783 Tulsa Mark Sogge USC C Larry Calufetti white Southern Illinois 1B Jerry Tabb (MOP) #C5B783 Tulsa 2B Frank Alfano USC 3B Mike Eden white Southern Illinois SS Dan Radison white Southern Illinois OF Steve Bowling #C5B783 Tulsa Jim Dwyer white Southern Illinois Fred Lynn USC Notable players BYU: Dane Iorg Harvard: Pete Varney Mississippi State: Bob Myrick Southern California: Steve Busby, Fred Lynn, Eric Raich, Randy Scarbery Southern Illinois: Jim Dwyer, Mike Eden, Duane Kuiper, Dan Thomas Texas–Pan American: Wayne Tyrone, Jim Tyrone Tulsa: Steve Bowling, Mardie Cornejo, Steve Rogers, Mike Sember, Jerry Tabb See also 1971 NCAA College Division baseball tournament 1971 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA University Division baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas