1971 College Baseball All-America Team

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1971 NCAA University Division baseball season. From 1964 to 1980, there were two generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association and The Sporting News.

Key

A
American Baseball Coaches Association[1]
S
The Sporting News[2]
Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
Consensus All-American – selected by both organizations
Consensus All-American – selected by one organization

All-Americans

Position Name School # A S Other awards and honors
Pitcher Jim Burton Michigan 1 Green tickY
Pitcher Steve Busby USC 1 Green tickY
Pitcher Jack Hittson Princeton 1 Green tickY
Pitcher Burt Hooton Texas 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Catcher Glenn Borgmann South Alabama 1 Green tickY
Catcher Pete Varney Harvard 1 Green tickY
First baseman Roger Schmuck Arizona State 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Second baseman Jim Cox Iowa 1 Green tickY
Second baseman Bobby Waits Washington State 1 Green tickY
Shortstop Alan Bannister Arizona State 1 Green tickY
Shortstop Mike Schmidt Ohio 1 Green tickY
Third baseman Dave Chalk Texas 1 Green tickY
Third baseman Phil Still Mississippi State 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Rob Ellis Michigan State 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Dave Elmendorf Texas A&M 1 Green tickY
Outfielder Dane Iorg BYU 2 Green tickY Green tickY
Outfielder Bob Koepell Bradley 1 Green tickY
Outfielder Bill Sharp Ohio State 1 Green tickY

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

  1. ^ "1971 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "What Happens to College All-America Selections?". SABR. 1982. Retrieved July 11, 2025.