1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

Regional participants

*tournament appearance vacated

Regionals

Midwest - [[Kirksville, Missouri]]

Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University Round of 32 March 11 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 Round of 32 March 12 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 Round of 32 March 12 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 Round of 32 March 11 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 Round of 32 March 12 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 Round of 32 March 12 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= | 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= | RD2-score2=86

• Third Place - Louisiana Tech 107, LSU–New Orleans 88

Great Lakes - [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Round of 32 March 11 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 Round of 32 March 11 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

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - [[Evansville, Indiana]]

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Final Four March 18 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= | 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= | 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 - 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)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1971 NCAA College Division Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com