| 1971 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships | |
| Hostcity: | Ames, Iowa |
| Dates: | March 1971 |
| Venues: | Beyer Hall Pool Iowa State University |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Events: | 18 |
| Previous: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1972 |
The 1971 NCAA University Division swimming and diving championships were contested at the 35th annual swim meet sanctioned and hosted by the NCAA to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate swimming and diving among its University Division member programs in the United States, culminating the 1970–71 NCAA University Division swimming and diving season.
These championships were hosted by Iowa State University at the Beyer Hall Pool on its campus in Ames, Iowa.
Three-time defending champions Indiana again topped the team championship standings, the Hoosiers' fourth NCAA national title.[1]
| Indiana | 351 | |
| 260 | ||
| 202 | ||
| 155 | ||
| 139 | ||
| 126 | ||
| 112 | ||
| 101 | ||
| 70 | ||
| 69 | ||
| 50 | ||
| 37 | ||
| 28 | ||
| 27 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 23 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 19 | ||
| Penn | ||
| 17 | ||
| Pacific | ||
| 12 | ||
| 10 | ||
| Oklahoma | ||
| 9 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 6 | ||
| Princeton | ||
| 3 | ||
| Harvard | ||
| 1 | ||
| Kansas |
| 50 yard freestyle | David Edgar (DC) | Tennessee | 20.30 | |
| 100 yard freestyle | David Edgar (DC) | Tennessee | 44.69 | |
| 200 yard freestyle | USC | 1:39.75 | ||
| 500 yard freestyle | Indiana | 4:27.39 | ||
| 1,650 yard freestyle | Indiana | 15:26.51 | ||
| 100 yard backstroke | Indiana | 51.71 | ||
| 200 yard backstroke | Indiana | 1:50.60 | ||
| 100 yard breaststroke | Brian Job (DC) | Stanford | 57.24 | |
| 200 yard breaststroke | Brian Job (DC) | Stanford | 2:03.39 | |
| 100 yard butterfly | Mark Spitz (DC) | Indiana | 49.42 | |
| 200 yard butterfly | Indiana | 1:50.10 | ||
| 200 yard individual medley | Indiana | 1:52.20 | ||
| 400 yard individual medley | Gary Hall Sr. (DC) | Indiana | 3:58.25 | |
| 400 yard freestyle relay | USC (DC) | 3:02.38 | ||
| 800 yard freestyle relay | USC (DC) | 6:39.04 | ||
| 400 yard medley relay | Stanford (DC) | 3:22.51 |
| 1 meter diving | Ohio State | 520.98 | ||
| 3 meter diving | Florida State | 552.93 |