1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament
The 1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-fifth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 23 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The twenty-fifth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Jerry Tabb of Tulsa.
Tournament
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.Bold indicates winner.
College World Series
Results
Bracket
Game results
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 11 | Game 1 | 4–1 | |||
| June 11 | Game 2 | 5–2 | |||
| June 12 | Game 3 | Southern California | 5–1 | [1971 1971 Seton Hall Pirates baseball team|Seton Hall Pirates baseball team|Seton Hall] | |
| June 12 | Game 4 | Southern Illinois | 5–4 | ||
| June 12 | Game 5 | 3–1 | Mississippi State eliminated | ||
| June 13 | Game 6 | 8–2 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall eliminated | |
| June 13 | Game 7 | 9–8 | |||
| June 13 | Game 8 | Southern Illinois | 8–3 | Southern California | |
| June 14 | Game 9 | 1–0 | Harvard eliminated | ||
| June 14 | Game 10 | Southern California | 8–6 | BYU eliminated | |
| June 14 | Game 11 | 9–4 | Southern Illinois | ||
| June 15 | Game 12 | Southern Illinois | 8–6 | Texas–Pan American eliminated | |
| June 15 | Game 13 | Southern California | 8–4 | ||
| June 16 | Game 14 | Southern California | 3–2 | Tulsa eliminated | |
| June 17 | Final | Southern California | 7–2 | Southern Illinois | Southern California wins CWS |
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.| Position | Player | School |
| P | Steve Rogers | |
| P | Mark Sogge | USC |
| C | Larry Calufetti | |
| 1B | Jerry Tabb | |
| 2B | Frank Alfano | USC |
| 3B | Mike Eden | |
| SS | Dan Radison | |
| OF | Steve Bowling | |
| OF | Jim Dwyer | |
| OF | Fred Lynn | USC |