1971 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

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

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 Dave Keilitz 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Florida Southern Independent 34–4 Hal Smeltzly 1
(last: 1969)		 3rd 1–2
Minnesota State–Mankato North Central 22–12 (14–6) Jean McCarthy 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
San Diego Independent 34–12 John Cunningham 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0

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

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

See also

References

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