The 1971 EIWA which included Penn State was not a qualifier for the NCAA's. There was an "Eastern Region" tournament held that year at Princeton the following weekend. That was the qualifier in 1971. It was never held again. From 1972 until today the EIWA is an NCAA qualifier. Prior to 1971 there was no such thing as qualifying. You could go to nationals with a 0-0 record. You could win your conference at one weight and two weeks later go up or down in weight class. Dropping a weight class just for nationals was common and made sense.