1971 NCAA College Division basketball tournament

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.

Regional participants
* tournament appearance vacated

Midwest - Kirksville, Missouri
Location: Pershing Arena Host: Northeast Missouri State University


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

Mideast - Reading, Pennsylvania
Location: Bollman Center Host: Cheyney State College


 * Third Place - Akron 77, Wooster 68

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia
Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University


 * Third Place - Stetson 91, Roanoke 72

West - Tacoma, Washington
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound


 * Third Place - Cal Poly 70, San Francisco State 68

New England - Worcester, Massachusetts
Location: Andrew Laska Gymnasium Host: Assumption College


 * Third Place - Sacred Heart 86, Stonehill 81

South - Lafayette, Louisiana
Location: Blackham Coliseum Host: University of Southwestern Louisiana


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

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville


 * Third Place - Ashland 88, Augustana 65

East - Buffalo, New York
Location: unknown Host: Buffalo State College


 * 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


 * Third Place - Southwestern Louisiana 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)