1971 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

1971 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals Site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Evansville (5th title)
Runner-Up	Old Dominion (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Louisiana-Lafayette (1st Final Four) Kentucky Wesleyan (7th Final Four)
Winning Coach	Arad McCutchan (Evansville (5th title))
Most Outstanding Player	Don Buse Evansville
Attendance	35,812
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments «1970  1972»

The 1971 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1970-1 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville and Evanville's Don Buse was the Most Outstanding Player.

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.

Contents 1 Regional participants 2 Regionals 3 National Finals 4 See also 5 References 6 Sources

Regional participants

School Outcome Kentucky Wesleyan Regional Champion North Dakota State Third Place St. Olaf Fourth Place Truman Runner-up

School Outcome Akron Third Place Cheyney Regional Champion Philadelphia U 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-Lafayette* Regional Champion Louisiana Tech Third Place New Orleans Fourth Place 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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Ketucky Wesleyan		94
	St. Olaf		79
						Kentucky Wesleyan		60
						Truman		48
	Truman		75
	North Dakota State		66

• Third Place - North Dakota State 96, St. Olaf 94

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Philadelphia U		83*
	Wooster		81
						Philadelphia U		58
						Cheyney		60
	Cheyney		100
	Akron		89

• Third Place - Akron 77, Wooster 68

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Norfolk State		97
	Roanoke		77
						Norfolk State		97
						Old Dominion		102
	Old Dominion		89
	Stetson		65

• Third Place - Stetson 91, Roanoke 72

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Assumption		106
	Sacred Heart		83
						Assumption		105
						Central Connecticut State		77
	Central Connecticut State		111
	Stonehill		99

• Third Place - Sacred Heart 86, Stonehill 81

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Tennessee State		92*
	Louisiana Tech		91
						Tennessee State		82
						Louisiana-Lafayette		86
	Louisiana-Lafayette		113
	New Orleans		107

• Third Place - Louisiana Tech 107, New Orleans 88

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Central Michigan		63
	Augustana (IL)		59
						Central Michigan		60
						Evansville		78
	Evansville		72
	Ashland		64

• Third Place - Ashland 88, Augustana 65

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		Kentucky Wesleyan	89
		Cheyney	83
							Kentucky Wesleyan	83
							Old Dominion	97
		Old Dominion	81*
		Puget Sound	80
												Old Dominion	82
												Evansville	97
		Assumption	99
		Louisiana-Lafayette	110
							Louisiana-Lafayette	74
							Evansville	93
		Evansville	105
		Hartwick	69

• Third Place - Louisiana-Lafayette 105, Kentucky Wesleyan 83

*denotes each overtime played

See also

• 1971 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1971 National Invitation Tournament
• 1971 NAIA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship

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