1971 NCAA College Division Baseball Tournament

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1971 NCAA College Division
Baseball Tournament
Season1971
Teams21
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida Southern (1st title)
Runner-upCentral Michigan (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach (1st title)
()
  • 1970 
  • NCAA Division II Baseball Championship
  • 1972

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[]

Team Wins Losses
Florida Southern 3 0
Old Dominion 2 1
Saint Leo 1 1
Springfield 1 2
Ithaca 1 2
Upsala 0 2

Mideast Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Central Michigan 4 1
SIU Edwardsville 3 2
Louisiana Tech 3 2
Tennessee–Martin 1 2
Chattanooga 0 2
Marietta 0 2

Midwest Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
Minnesota State–Mankato 3 0
Northern Colorado 3 2
St. Cloud State 2 2
Central Missouri 0 2
Luther (IA) 0 2

West Regional[]

Team Wins Losses
San Diego 3 0
Valley State 2 2
Puget Sound 1 2
UC Irvine 0 2

Finals[]

Participants[]

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach Previous Finals Appearances Best Finals Finish Finals Record
Central Michigan Independent 35–7–1 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
Florida Southern Independent 34–4 1
(last: 1969)
3rd 1–2
Minnesota State–Mankato North Central 22–12 (14–6) 0
(last: none)
none 0–0
San Diego Independent 34–12 0
(last: none)
none 0–0

Results[]

Bracket[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
San Diego 5  
Florida Southern 4  
  San Diego 3  
  Central Michigan 5  
Central Michigan 9
Minnesota State–Mankato 0  
  Central Michigan 6 0
  Florida Southern 9 4
Florida Southern 6  
Minnesota State–Mankato 0  
  San Diego 4
  Florida Southern 11  

Game results[]

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 San Diego 5–4 Florida Southern
Game 2 Central Michigan 9–0 Minnesota State–Mankato
Game 3 Florida Southern 6–0 Minnesota State–Mankato Minnesota State–Mankato eliminated
Game 4 Central Michigan 5–3 San Diego
Game 5 Florida Southern 11–4 San Diego San Diego eliminated
Game 6 Florida Southern 9–6 Central Michigan
Game 7 Florida Southern 4–0 Central Michigan Florida Southern wins National Championship

References[]

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