| Teams | 32 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | , Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Evansville Purple Aces (5th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Old Dominion Monarchs (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Arad McCutchan (5th title) | ||||
| MOP | Don Buse (Evansville) | ||||
| Attendance | 35,812 | ||||
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The1971NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in asingle-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1970-71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by theUniversity of Evansville, with Evansville'sDon Buse named the Most Outstanding Player.
Southwestern Louisiana's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due toNCAArules violations.
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
| North Dakota State | Third Place | |
| Northeast Missouri State | Runner-up | |
| St. Olaf | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Akron | Third Place | |
| Cheyney | Regional Champion | |
| Philadelphia Textile | 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 Tech | Third Place | |
| LSU–New Orleans | Fourth Place | |
| Southwestern Louisiana* | Vacated | |
| 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
Location: Pershing ArenaHost:Northeast Missouri State University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 94 | ||||||||
| St. Olaf | 79 | ||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 60 | ||||||||
| Northeast Missouri State | 48 | ||||||||
| Northeast Missouri State | 75 | ||||||||
| North Dakota State | 66 | ||||||||
Location:Bollman CenterHost:Cheyney State College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 83* | ||||||||
| Wooster | 81 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia Textile | 58 | ||||||||
| Cheyney | 60 | ||||||||
| Cheyney | 100 | ||||||||
| Akron | 89 | ||||||||
Location:Norfolk ScopeHost:Old Dominion University
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | ||||||||
| Norfolk State | 97 | ||||||||
| Roanoke | 77 | ||||||||
| Norfolk State | 97 | ||||||||
| Old Dominion | 102 | ||||||||
| Old Dominion | 89 | ||||||||
| Stetson | 65 | ||||||||
Location: Memorial FieldhouseHost:University of Puget Sound
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 75 | ||||||||
| San Francisco State | 68 | ||||||||
| Seattle Pacific | 78 | ||||||||
| Puget Sound | 85 | ||||||||
| Puget Sound | 81 | ||||||||
| Cal Poly | 69 | ||||||||
Location: Andrew Laska GymnasiumHost:Assumption College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | ||||||||
| Assumption | 106 | ||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 83 | ||||||||
| Assumption | 105 | ||||||||
| Central Connecticut State | 77 | ||||||||
| Central Connecticut State | 111 | ||||||||
| Stonehill | 99 | ||||||||
Location:Blackham ColiseumHost:University of Southwestern Louisiana
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13 | ||||||||
| Tennessee State | 92* | ||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 91 | ||||||||
| Tennessee State | 82 | ||||||||
| 86 | |||||||||
| 113 | |||||||||
| LSU–New Orleans | 107 | ||||||||
Location:Roberts Municipal StadiumHost:University of Evansville
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
| Central Michigan | 63 | ||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 59 | ||||||||
| Central Michigan | 60 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 78 | ||||||||
| Evansville | 72 | ||||||||
| Ashland | 64 | ||||||||
Location: unknownHost:Buffalo State College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12 | ||||||||
| Hartwick | 77 | ||||||||
| C. W. Post | 50 | ||||||||
| Hartwick | 71 | ||||||||
| Buffalo State | 70 | ||||||||
| Buffalo State | 103 | ||||||||
| Montclair State | 93 | ||||||||
*denotes each overtime played
Location:Roberts Municipal StadiumHost:University of Evansville
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 17 | National semifinals Final Four March 18 | National Championship March 19 | ||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Cheyney | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 81* | |||||||||||||
| Puget Sound | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Assumption | 99 | |||||||||||||
| 110 | ||||||||||||||
| 74 | ||||||||||||||
| Evansville | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Evansville | 105 | |||||||||||||
| Hartwick | 69 | |||||||||||||
*denots each overtime played