1971 NCAA College Division Men's 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 Southwestern Louisiana (Vacated 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 Southwestern Louisiana's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.

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
Southwestern Louisiana* Vacated
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
      
Kentucky Wesleyan 94
St. Olaf 79
Kentucky Wesleyan 60
Truman 48
Truman 75
North Dakota State 66
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Philadelphia U 83*
Wooster 81
Philadelphia U 58
Cheyney 60
Cheyney 100
Akron 89
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Norfolk State 97
Roanoke 77
Norfolk State 97
Old Dominion 102
Old Dominion 89
Stetson 65
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Seattle Pacific 75
San Francisco State 68
Seattle Pacific 78
Puget Sound 85
Puget Sound 81
Cal Poly 69
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Assumption 106
Sacred Heart 83
Assumption 105
Central Connecticut State 77
Central Connecticut State 111
Stonehill 99
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Tennessee State 92*
Louisiana Tech 91
Tennessee State 82
Southwestern Louisiana 86
Southwestern Louisiana 113
New Orleans 107
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Central Michigan 63
Augustana (IL) 59
Central Michigan 60
Evansville 78
Evansville 72
Ashland 64
Regional Semifinals Regional Final
      
Hartwick 77
C. W. Post 50
Hartwick 71
Buffalo State 70
Buffalo State 103
Montclair State 93

*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
Southwestern Louisiana 110
Southwestern Louisiana 74
Evansville 93
Evansville 105
Hartwick 69

*denotes each overtime played

See also

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