| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Evansville Purple Aces (5th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Old Dominion Monarchs (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Arad McCutchan (5th title) | ||||
| MOP | Don Buse (Evansville) | ||||
| Attendance | 35,812 | ||||
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The 1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA College Division college basketball as a culmination of the 1970-71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Evansville, with Evansville's Don Buse named the Most Outstanding Player.
Southwestern Louisiana's tournament and semifinal appearances were later vacated due to NCAA rules violations.
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1971 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)