1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
{{Short description|Edition of USA college basketball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Division=II
| Year=1971
| Image=
| ImageSize=100px
| Caption=
| Teams=32
| FinalFourCity=Evansville, Indiana
| Champions=Evansville Purple Aces
| TitleCount=5th
| RunnerUp=Old Dominion Monarchs
| GameCount=1st
| Semifinal1=Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
| FinalFourCount=Vacated
| Semifinal2=Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers
| FinalFourCount2=7th
| Coach=Arad McCutchan
| CoachCount=5th
| MOP=Don Buse
| MOPTeam=Evansville
| Attendance=35,812
}}
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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Regional participants
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan
|Regional Champion |
| North Dakota State
|Third Place |
| Northeast Missouri State
|Runner-up |
| St. Olaf
|Fourth Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Akron
|Third Place |
| Cheyney
|Regional Champion |
| Philadelphia Textile
|Runner-up |
| Wooster
|Fourth Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Norfolk State
|Runner-up |
| Old Dominion
|Regional Champion |
| Roanoke
|Fourth Place |
| Stetson
|Third Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Cal Poly
|Third Place |
| Puget Sound
|Regional Champion |
| San Francisco State
|Fourth Place |
| Seattle Pacific
|Runner-up |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Assumption
|Regional Champion |
| Central Connecticut State
|Runner-up |
| Sacred Heart
|Third Place |
| Stonehill
|Fourth Place |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Louisiana Tech
|Third Place |
| LSU–New Orleans
|Fourth Place |
| Southwestern Louisiana* |
| Tennessee State
|Runner-up |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Ashland
|Third Place |
| Augustana (IL)
|Fourth Place |
| Central Michigan
|Runner-up |
| Evansville
|Regional Champion |
| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:1em;"
! colspan="3" style="background:#ffdead;" | |
| School
!Outcome |
|---|
| Buffalo State
|Runner-up |
| C. W. Post
|Fourth Place |
| Hartwick
|Regional Champion |
| Montclair State
|Third Place |
Regionals
=Midwest - [[Kirksville, Missouri]]=
Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan
| RD1-score1=94
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=St. Olaf
| RD1-score2=79
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Northeast Missouri State
| RD1-score3=75
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=North Dakota State
| RD1-score4=66
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan
| RD2-score1=60
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Northeast Missouri State
| RD2-score2=48
}}
- Third Place - North Dakota State 96, St. Olaf 94
=Mideast - [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]=
Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Philadelphia Textile
| RD1-score1=83*
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Wooster
| RD1-score2=81
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Cheyney
| RD1-score3=100
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Akron
| RD1-score4=89
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Philadelphia Textile
| RD2-score1=58
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Cheyney
| RD2-score2=60
}}
- Third Place - Akron 77, Wooster 68
=South Atlantic - [[Norfolk, Virginia]]=
Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Norfolk State
| RD1-score1=97
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Roanoke
| RD1-score2=77
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Old Dominion
| RD1-score3=89
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Stetson
| RD1-score4=65
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Norfolk State
| RD2-score1=97
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Old Dominion
| RD2-score2=102
}}
- Third Place - Stetson 91, Roanoke 72
=West - [[Tacoma, Washington]]=
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Seattle Pacific
| RD1-score1=75
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=San Francisco State
| RD1-score2=68
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Puget Sound
| RD1-score3=81
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Cal Poly
| RD1-score4=69
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Seattle Pacific
| RD2-score1=78
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Puget Sound
| RD2-score2=85
}}
- Third Place - Cal Poly 70, San Francisco State 68
=New England - [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]=
Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Assumption
| RD1-score1=106
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Sacred Heart
| RD1-score2=83
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Central Connecticut State
| RD1-score3=111
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Stonehill
| RD1-score4=99
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Assumption
| RD2-score1=105
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Central Connecticut State
| RD2-score2=77
}}
- Third Place - Sacred Heart 86, Stonehill 81
=South - [[Lafayette, Louisiana]]=
Location: Blackham Coliseum Host: University of Southwestern Louisiana
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 12
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 13
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Tennessee State
| RD1-score1=92*
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Louisiana Tech
| RD1-score2=91
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{strikethrough|Southwestern Louisiana}}
| RD1-score3=113
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=LSU–New Orleans
| RD1-score4=107
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Tennessee State
| RD2-score1=82
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{strikethrough|Southwestern Louisiana}}
| RD2-score2=86
}}
- Third Place - Louisiana Tech 107, LSU–New Orleans 88
=Great Lakes - [[Evansville, Indiana]]=
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Central Michigan
| RD1-score1=63
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Augustana (IL)
| RD1-score2=59
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Evansville
| RD1-score3=72
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Ashland
| RD1-score4=64
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Central Michigan
| RD2-score1=60
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Evansville
| RD2-score2=78
}}
- Third Place - Ashland 88, Augustana 65
=East - [[Buffalo, New York]]=
Location: unknown Host: Buffalo State College
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1=Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 11
| RD2=Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 12
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Hartwick
| RD1-score1=77
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=C. W. Post
| RD1-score2=50
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Buffalo State
| RD1-score3=103
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Montclair State
| RD1-score4=93
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Hartwick
| RD2-score1=71
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Buffalo State
| RD2-score2=70
}}
- Third Place - Montclair State 80, C. W. Post 68
National Finals - [[Evansville, Indiana]]
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
{{8TeamBracket | RD1=National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 17
| RD2=National semifinals
Final Four
March 18
| RD3=National Championship
March 19
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan
| RD1-score1=89
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Cheyney
| RD1-score2=83
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Old Dominion
| RD1-score3=81*
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Puget Sound
| RD1-score4=80
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5=Assumption
| RD1-score5=99
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{strikethrough|Southwestern Louisiana}}
| RD1-score6=110
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=Evansville
| RD1-score7=105
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Hartwick
| RD1-score8=69
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Kentucky Wesleyan
| RD2-score1=83
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Old Dominion
| RD2-score2=97
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{strikethrough|Southwestern Louisiana}}
| RD2-score3=74
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Evansville
| RD2-score4=93
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Old Dominion
| RD3-score1=82
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2=Evansville
| RD3-score2=97
}}
- Third Place - {{strikethrough|Southwestern Louisiana}} 105, Kentucky Wesleyan 83
All-tournament team
- Don Buse (Evansville)
- Rick Coffey (Evansville)
- John Duncan (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Dwight Lamar (Southwestern Louisiana)
- Skip Noble (Old Dominion)
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2010/d2/champs.pdf 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship]
- [http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1971_NCAA_College_Division_Men%27s_Basketball_Tournament 1971 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com]
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