1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

1971 NCAA College Division
basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsEvansville Purple Aces (5th title)
Runner-upOld Dominion Monarchs (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachArad McCutchan (5th title)
MOPDon Buse (Evansville)
Attendance35,812
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1970 1972»

The 1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1970-71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, with Evansville's Don Buse named the Most Outstanding Player.

Southwestern Louisiana's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.

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1971 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

School Outcome
Kentucky Wesleyan Regional Champion
North Dakota State Third Place
Northeast Missouri State Runner-up
St. Olaf Fourth Place
School Outcome
Akron Third Place
Cheyney Regional Champion
Philadelphia Textile Runner-up
Wooster Fourth Place
School Outcome
Norfolk State Runner-up
Old Dominion Regional Champion
Roanoke Fourth Place
Stetson Third Place
School Outcome
Cal Poly Third Place
Puget Sound Regional Champion
San Francisco State Fourth Place
Seattle Pacific Runner-up
School Outcome
Assumption Regional Champion
Central Connecticut State Runner-up
Sacred Heart Third Place
Stonehill Fourth Place
School Outcome
Louisiana Tech Third Place
LSU–New Orleans Fourth Place
Southwestern Louisiana* Vacated
Tennessee State Runner-up
School Outcome
Ashland Third Place
Augustana (IL) Fourth Place
Central Michigan Runner-up
Evansville Regional Champion
School Outcome
Buffalo State Runner-up
C. W. Post Fourth Place
Hartwick Regional Champion
Montclair State Third Place

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

Midwest - Kirksville, Missouri

Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
      
Kentucky Wesleyan 94
St. Olaf 79
Kentucky Wesleyan 60
Northeast Missouri State 48
Northeast Missouri State 75
North Dakota State 66
  • Third Place - North Dakota State 96, St. Olaf 94

Mideast - Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
      
Philadelphia Textile 83*
Wooster 81
Philadelphia Textile 58
Cheyney 60
Cheyney 100
Akron 89
  • Third Place - Akron 77, Wooster 68

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
      
Norfolk State 97
Roanoke 77
Norfolk State 97
Old Dominion 102
Old Dominion 89
Stetson 65
  • Third Place - Stetson 91, Roanoke 72

West - Tacoma, Washington

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
      
Seattle Pacific 75
San Francisco State 68
Seattle Pacific 78
Puget Sound 85
Puget Sound 81
Cal Poly 69
  • Third Place - Cal Poly 70, San Francisco State 68

New England - Worcester, Massachusetts

Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
      
Assumption 106
Sacred Heart 83
Assumption 105
Central Connecticut State 77
Central Connecticut State 111
Stonehill 99
  • Third Place - Sacred Heart 86, Stonehill 81

South - Lafayette, Louisiana

Location: Blackham Coliseum Host: University of Southwestern Louisiana

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
      
Tennessee State 92*
Louisiana Tech 91
Tennessee State 82
Southwestern Louisiana 86
Southwestern Louisiana 113
LSU–New Orleans 107
  • Third Place - Louisiana Tech 107, LSU–New Orleans 88

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
      
Central Michigan 63
Augustana (IL) 59
Central Michigan 60
Evansville 78
Evansville 72
Ashland 64
  • Third Place - Ashland 88, Augustana 65

East - Buffalo, New York

Location: unknown Host: Buffalo State College

Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
      
Hartwick 77
C. W. Post 50
Hartwick 71
Buffalo State 70
Buffalo State 103
Montclair State 93
  • Third Place - Montclair State 80, C. W. Post 68

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 17 		National semifinals
Final Four
March 18 		National Championship
March 19
         
Kentucky Wesleyan 89
Cheyney 83
Kentucky Wesleyan 83
Old Dominion 97
Old Dominion 81*
Puget Sound 80
Old Dominion 82
Evansville 97
Assumption 99
Southwestern Louisiana 110
Southwestern Louisiana 74
Evansville 93
Evansville 105
Hartwick 69
  • Third Place - Southwestern Louisiana 105, Kentucky Wesleyan 83

*denots each overtime played

All-tournament team

  • Don Buse (Evansville)
  • Rick Coffey (Evansville)
  • John Duncan (Kentucky Wesleyan)
  • Dwight Lamar (Southwestern Louisiana)
  • Skip Noble (Old Dominion)

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