1971 NCAA College Division
baseball tournament
Season1971
Teams21
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (1st title)
Runner-upCentral Michigan (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachHal Smeltzly (1st title)
MOPGreg Pryor & Kevin Bryant (Florida Southern)

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 Florida Southern Moccasins won the championship by defeating the Central Michigan.[1]

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

TeamWinsLosses
Florida Southern30
Old Dominion21
Saint Leo11
Springfield12
Ithaca12
Upsala02

Mideast Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Central Michigan41
SIU Edwardsville32
Louisiana Tech32
Tennessee–Martin12
Chattanooga02
Marietta02

Midwest Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Minnesota State–Mankato30
Northern Colorado32
St. Cloud State22
Central Missouri02
Luther (IA)02

West Regional

TeamWinsLosses
San Diego30
Valley State22
Puget Sound12
UC Irvine02

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious finals appearancesBest finals finishFinals record
Central Michigan Independent35–7–1Dave Keilitz0
(last: none)
none00
Florida Southern Independent34–4Hal Smeltzly1
(last: 1969)
3rd12
Minnesota State–Mankato North Central22–12 (14–6)Jean McCarthy0
(last: none)
none00
San Diego Independent34–12John Cunningham0
(last: none)
none00

Results

Bracket

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
San Diego5
Florida Southern4
San Diego3
Central Michigan5
Central Michigan9
Minnesota State–Mankato 0
Central Michigan60
Florida Southern94
Lower round 1Lower final
San Diego4
Florida Southern6Florida Southern11
Minnesota State–Mankato0

Game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
Game 1San Diego5–4Florida Southern
Game 2Central Michigan9–0Minnesota State–Mankato
Game 3Florida Southern6–0Minnesota State–MankatoMinnesota State–Mankato eliminated
Game 4Central Michigan5–3San Diego
Game 5Florida Southern11–4San DiegoSan Diego eliminated
Game 6Florida Southern9–6Central Michigan
Game 7Florida Southern4–0Central MichiganFlorida Southern wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
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