1971 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

August 2023 1971 College Division 21 Meador Park Springfield, Missouri 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 1st 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 1st Hal Smeltzly 1st Greg Pryor & Kevin Bryant Florida Southern NCAA Division II Baseball Championship The 1971 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1971 season. This was the fourth such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Moccasins won the championship by defeating the 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf NCAA Division II Baseball Championships Record Book April 27, 2021 Format Twenty-one teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Two regions consisted of six teams, another had five, and the West had four. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format. Regionals East Regional Team Wins Losses 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 3 0 1971 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 2 1 1971 Saint Leo Lions Saint Leo 1 1 1971 Springfield Pride Springfield 1 2 1971 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca 1 2 1971 Upsala Vikings Upsala 0 2 Mideast Regional Team Wins Losses 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 4 1 1971 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 3 2 1971 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 3 2 1971 Tennessee–Martin Pacers Tennessee–Martin 1 2 1971 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga 0 2 1971 Marietta Pioneers Marietta 0 2 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1971 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 3 0 1971 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 3 2 1971 St. Cloud State Huskies St. Cloud State 2 2 1971 Central Missouri Mules Central Missouri 0 2 1971 Luther Norse Luther (IA) 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1971 San Diego Toreros San Diego 3 0 1971 Valley State Matadors Valley State 2 2 1971 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound 1 2 1971 UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine 0 2 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Independent 35–7–1 Dave Keilitz 0(last: none) none 0–0 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Independent 34–4 Hal Smeltzly 1(last: 1969) 3rd 1–2 1971 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State North Central 22–12 (14–6) Jean McCarthy 0(last: none) none 0–0 1971 San Diego Toreros San Diego Independent 34–12 John Cunningham 0(last: none) none 0–0 Results Bracket First round Semi-finals Finals 1971 San Diego Toreros San Diego 5 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 4 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 9 1971 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State 0 Florida Southern 6 Mankato State 0 San Diego 3 Central Michigan 5 San Diego 4 Florida Southern 11 Central Michigan 6 0 Florida Southern 9 4 Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 1971 San Diego Toreros San Diego 5–4 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Game 2 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 9–0 1971 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Game 3 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 6–0 1971 Mankato State Mavericks Mankato State Mankato State eliminated Game 4 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 5–3 1971 San Diego Toreros San Diego Game 5 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 11–4 1971 San Diego Toreros San Diego San Diego eliminated Game 6 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 9–6 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Game 7 1971 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 4–0 1971 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Florida Southern wins National Championship See also 1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament 1971 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA College Division baseball tournament