The 1971 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the

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to determine the national champion of

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. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the

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, 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

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, coached by

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. The Most Outstanding Player was Jerry Tabb of

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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.

District 1 at
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, Massachusetts

District 2 at
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District 3 at
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District 4 at East Lansing, MI

District 5 at
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District 6 at
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District 7 at
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District 8 at Santa Clara, CA &
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College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Notable players

* BYU:

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: Bob Myrick *

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: *

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: Jim Dwyer, Mike Eden,

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, Dan Thomas * Texas–Pan American: Wayne Tyrone, Jim Tyrone *

: Steve Bowling, Mardie Cornejo,

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, Mike Sember, Jerry Tabb

References

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