The 1971 WCHA men's ice hockey tournament was the 12th conference playoff in league history.
All East Regional games were played at the Dane County Coliseum in Madison, Wisconsin while West Regional games were held at the DU Arena in Denver, Colorado.
The top eight teams in the WCHA, according to their final conference standings, were eligible for the tournament and were seeded No.
The winners of the two championship games were declared as co-conference tournament champions.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PCT = Winning percentage; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against [5] [6] Note: * denotes overtime period(s)