2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Kentucky
Regular season	November 14, 2014 – March 15, 2015
NCAA Tournament	2015
Tournament dates	March 17 – April 6, 2015
National Championship	Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana
NCAA Champions	Duke
Other champions	Stanford (NIT), Loyola-Chicago (CBI), Evansville (CIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2014 and ended in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four on April 4, 2015, and the national championship game on April 6. Practices officially began on October 3, 2014.

Season headlines

• May 14 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following eight Division I men's basketball teams:
  • Alabama State
  • Appalachian State
  • Central Arkansas
  • Florida A&M
  • Houston Baptist
  • Lamar
  • Milwaukee
  • San Jose State
  • In addition to the above teams, the entire athletic program at Southern University, including the men's basketball team, is ineligible for postseason play due to failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.
• May 16 – The ACC and the SEC will use a 30-second shot clock during exhibition games on an experimental basis for the upcoming season.
• June 10 – Georgetown and Syracuse announce that their men's basketball rivalry, on hold since 2013 due to the Big East realignment, will resume in 2015–16. The initial contract will run for four seasons.
• November 3 – The AP preseason All-American team is named. North Carolina junior guard Marcus Paige is the leading vote-getter with 57 of 65 possible votes. Joining him on the team were Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell (56 votes), Wisconsin senior center Frank Kaminsky, Wichita State junior guard Fred VanVleet and Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor was also the preseason Player of the Year.
• November 13 – The NCAA announced five future Final Four sites which include Glendale, Arizona (2017), San Antonio (2018), Minneapolis (2019), Atlanta (2020), and Indianapolis (2021).
• December 6 – NJIT, the lone Independent in Division 1 basketball, upsets 17th-ranked Michigan.
• January 2 – Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin was placed in an advisory role to the team for the remainder of the season while dealing with a non-life-threatening vascular condition known as arterial dissection.
• February 3 – Turner Sports and CBS Sports announced that Bill Raftery and Grant Hill will replace Greg Anthony to call the 2015 NCAA tournament with the team of Jim Nantz and reporter Tracy Wolfson.
• February 4 – Syracuse announces that it has self-imposed a postseason ban in response to an ongoing NCAA investigation into infractions that occurred over much of the early 21st century.
• February 7 – Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith dies at his home in Chapel Hill at the age of 83.
• February 11 – Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian died at the age of 84.
• March 6 – The NCAA announced the results of its investigation of the Syracuse men's basketball and football programs, levying the following penalties on the basketball program:
  • A total of 108 wins in the 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, and 2011–12 seasons were ordered vacated. This was the most wins ever taken away from a Division I men's program, and dropped Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim from second on the all-time Division I wins list to sixth.
  • Boeheim was initially suspended for the first nine games of the 2015–16 ACC season, which was later modified to the first 9 games immediately following the ruling of the NCAA Board of Appeals, beginning with the renewed rivalry game against The Georgetown University Hoyas
  • The program initially lost three scholarships for each of the following four seasons (through 2018–19), later reduced to two per season following an appeal by the University to the NCAA.
  • Recruiting was restricted for two seasons, and the program was placed on probation for five years.
• March 18 – In the wake of the Syracuse sanctions, Boeheim announces that he will retire at the end of the 2017–18 season, with top assistant Mike Hopkins his planned successor. Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross announces his resignation, effective immediately.

Milestones and records

• January 25 – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski became the first Division I men's coach with 1,000 career wins, following the Blue Devils' 77–68 win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden.
• February 7 – Kyle Collinsworth of BYU set a new single-season Division I record for triple-doubles. His 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Cougars' 87–68 win at Loyola Marymount gave him five triple-doubles for the season, breaking a tie with four other players.
• February 25 – William & Mary guard Marcus Thornton surpassed Chet Giermak's school scoring record of 2,052. The mark had stood since 1950; the 65-year-old record had been the longest-standing school career scoring record in all of NCAA Division I basketball at the time it was broken.
• March 2 – Virginia became the first team not from Tobacco Road to win back-to-back outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championships.
• March 5 – Delaware State center Kendall Gray recorded 33 points and 30 rebounds against Coppin State, becoming the first NCAA Division I player to grab 30 rebounds in a game since December 14, 2005, and only the seventh overall in the past 40 seasons.
• March 9 – Collinsworth's 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists in BYU's 84–70 win over Portland in the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals gave him six triple-doubles for both this season and his career, tying him with Michael Anderson of Drexel and Shaquille O'Neal of LSU for the Division I career record.
• The following players surpassed 2,000 points in their career: BYU guard Tyler Haws, Auburn guard Antoine Mason, Stanford guard Chasson Randle, St. John's guard D'Angelo Harrison, Oregon guard Joe Young, San Diego guard Johnny Dee, William & Mary guard Marcus Thornton, Marist forward Chauvaughn Lewis, Green Bay guard Keifer Sykes, Penn State guard D. J. Newbill and Providence forward LaDontae Henton.

Conference membership changes

Main article: 2010–14 NCAA conference realignment

The 2014–15 season saw the final wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the Big Ten and the then-Pac-10 publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of NCAA Division I conferences.

School	Former conference	New conference
Appalachian State Mountaineers	Southern Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Davidson Wildcats	Southern Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
East Carolina Pirates	Conference USA	American Athletic Conference ("The American")
East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Atlantic Sun Conference	Southern Conference
Elon Phoenix	Southern Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Georgia Southern Eagles	Southern Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Idaho Vandals	Western Athletic Conference	Big Sky Conference
Louisville Cardinals	American Athletic Conference ("The American")	Atlantic Coast Conference
Maryland Terrapins	Atlantic Coast Conference	Big Ten Conference
Mercer Bears	Atlantic Sun Conference	Southern Conference
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	Southland Conference	Summit League
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	American Athletic Conference ("The American")	Big Ten Conference
Tulane Green Wave	Conference USA	American Athletic Conference ("The American")
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Conference USA	American Athletic Conference ("The American")
VMI Keydets	Big South Conference	Southern Conference
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Sun Belt Conference	Conference USA

This was also the final season for Texas–Pan American (UTPA) under that name. At the start of the 2015–16 school year, UTPA merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville to form the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). UTPA's athletic program and WAC membership were inherited by UTRGV.

It was also the final season for Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) and the final season for NJIT as an independent. On May 11, 2015, it was announced that Northern Kentucky would join the Horizon League effective July 1. The A-Sun soon filled the place left by Northern Kentucky, announcing on June 12 that NJIT would become a member effective on July 1.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

See also: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll.

'Associated Press' Ranking Team 1 Kentucky (52) 2 Arizona (5) 3 Wisconsin (8) 4 Duke 5 Kansas 6 North Carolina 7 Florida 8 Louisville 9 Virginia 10 Texas 11 Wichita State 12 Villanova 13 Gonzaga 14 Iowa State 15 VCU 16 San Diego State 17 UConn 18 Michigan State 19 Oklahoma 20 Ohio State 21 Nebraska 22 SMU 23 Syracuse 24 Michigan 25 Utahт Harvardт

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Kentucky (24) 2 Arizona (3) 3 Duke (2) 4 Wisconsin (3) 5 Kansas 6 North Carolina 7 Florida 8 Virginia 9 Louisville 10 Texas 11 Wichita State 12 Villanova 13 Gonzaga 14 Iowa State 15 UConn 16 VCU 17 San Diego State 18 Michigan State 19 Oklahoma 20 Ohio State 21 Nebraska 22 SMU 23 Michigan 24 Syracuse 25 Iowa

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams	Champion
2K Sports Classic	November 20–21	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	4*	Texas
Puerto Rico Tip-Off	November 20–21, 23	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (San Juan, Puerto Rico)	8	West Virginia
Charleston Classic	November 20–21, 23	TD Arena (Charleston, South Carolina)	8	Miami (FL)
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic	November 21–22	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)	4*	Duke
Paradise Jam tournament	November 21–24	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI)	8	Seton Hall
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 22–23	Mohegan Sun (Uncasville, Connecticut)	4	Providence (Naismith) Northeastern (Springfield)
MGM Grand Main Event	November 24, 26	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas)	4*	Oklahoma State
Corpus Christi Coastal Classic	November 28–29	American Bank Center (Corpus Christi, Texas)	4*	TCU
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 24–25	Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri)	4*	Maryland
Legends Classic	November 24–25	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)	4*	Villanova
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 24–26	Germain Arena (Estero, Florida)	8	Green Bay
Maui Invitational tournament	November 24–26	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI)	8*	Arizona
Cancún Challenge	November 25–26	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX)	8	Northern Iowa (Riviera Division) North Florida (Mayan Division)
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 26–28	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	4	Gonzaga
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 26–28	Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH)	8	Wisconsin
Great Alaska Shootout	November 26–29	Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK)	8	Colorado State
Old Spice Classic	November 27–28, 30	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, Florida)	8	Kansas
Wooden Legacy	November 27–28, 30	Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California)	8	Washington
Las Vegas Invitational	November 27–28	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas)	4*	Illinois
Emerald Coast Classic	November 28–29	Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, Florida)	4*	Ole Miss
Barclays Center Classic	November 28–29	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)	4*	Virginia
Las Vegas Classic	December 22–23	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas)	4*	Loyola–Chicago
Diamond Head Classic	December 22–23, 25	Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)	8	George Washington

*Although these tournaments included more teams, only the number listed played for the championship.

Conferences

Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that won their regular-season titles were given the number one seed in their respective conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference Coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Albany	Jameel Warney, Stony Brook	Will Brown, Albany	2015 America East men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Albany
American Athletic Conference	SMU	Nic Moore, SMU	Fran Dunphy, Temple	2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	XL Center (Hartford, Connecticut)	SMU
Atlantic 10 Conference	Davidson	Tyler Kalinoski, Davidson	Bob McKillop, Davidson	2015 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)	VCU
Atlantic Coast Conference	Virginia	Jahlil Okafor, Duke	Tony Bennett, Virginia	2015 ACC men's basketball tournament	Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina)	Notre Dame
Atlantic Sun Conference	North Florida	Ty Greene, USC Upstate	Matthew Driscoll, North Florida	2015 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	North Florida
Big 12 Conference	Kansas	Buddy Hield, Oklahoma	Bob Huggins, West Virginia	2015 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri)	Iowa State
Big East Conference	Villanova	Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova & Kris Dunn, Providence	Jay Wright, Villanova	2015 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City)	Villanova
Big Sky Conference	Eastern Washington & Montana	Mikh McKinney, Sacramento State	Jim Hayford, Eastern Washington Brian Katz, Sacramento State	2015 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	At regular-season champion	Eastern Washington
Big South Conference	Charleston Southern & High Point	Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern	Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern	2015 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	HTC Center (Conway, South Carolina)	Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference	Wisconsin	Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin	Bo Ryan, Wisconsin (coaches) Mark Turgeon, Maryland (media)	2015 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago)	Wisconsin
Big West Conference	UC Davis	Corey Hawkins, UC Davis	Jim Les, UC Davis	2015 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, California)	UC Irvine
Colonial Athletic Association	James Madison, Northeastern, UNC Wilmington & William & Mary	Marcus Thornton, William & Mary	Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington	2015 CAA men's basketball tournament	Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore)	Northeastern
Conference USA	Louisiana Tech	Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech	Michael White, Louisiana Tech	2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama)	UAB
Horizon League	Valparaiso	Keifer Sykes, Green Bay	Bryce Drew, Valparaiso	2015 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	First round at campus sites Quarterfinals and semifinals at top seed Final at top remaining seed	Valparaiso
Ivy League	Harvard	Justin Sears, Yale	James Jones, Yale	No tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Iona	David Laury, Iona	Kevin Baggett, Rider	2015 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, New York)	Manhattan
Mid-American Conference	Central Michigan (West) Buffalo & Kent State (East)	Justin Moss, Buffalo	Keno Davis, Central Michigan	2015 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament	First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio)	Buffalo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	North Carolina Central	Kendall Gray, Delaware State	Bobby Collins, Maryland Eastern Shore	2015 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia)	Hampton
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa	Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa	2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri)	Northern Iowa
Mountain West Conference	Boise State & San Diego State	Derrick Marks, Boise State	Leon Rice, Boise State	2015 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada)	Wyoming
Northeast Conference	St. Francis Brooklyn	Jalen Cannon, St. Francis Brooklyn	Glenn Braica, St. Francis Brooklyn	2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Robert Morris
Ohio Valley Conference	Murray State (West) Belmont & Eastern Kentucky (East)	Cameron Payne, Murray State	Steve Prohm, Murray State	2015 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee)	Belmont
Pac-12 Conference	Arizona	Joe Young, Oregon	Dana Altman, Oregon	2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament	MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	Arizona
Patriot League	Bucknell	Tim Kempton Jr., Lehigh	Dave Paulsen, Bucknell	2015 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Lafayette
Southeastern Conference	Kentucky	Bobby Portis, Arkansas	John Calipari, Kentucky	2015 SEC men's basketball tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee)	Kentucky
Southern Conference	Wofford	Karl Cochran, Wofford	Mike Young, Wofford	2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, North Carolina)	Wofford
Southland Conference	Stephen F. Austin	Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin	Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin	2015 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas)	Stephen F. Austin
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Texas Southern	Madarious Gibbs, Texas Southern	Mike Davis, Texas Southern	2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Toyota Center (Houston, Texas)	Texas Southern
The Summit League	North Dakota State & South Dakota State	Lawrence Alexander, North Dakota State	David Richman, North Dakota State	2015 The Summit League men's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)	North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Georgia State	R. J. Hunter, Georgia State	Keith Richard, Louisiana–Monroe	2015 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	Lakefront Arena (New Orleans)	Georgia State
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga	Mark Few, Gonzaga	2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	Gonzaga
Western Athletic Conference	New Mexico State	Martez Harrison, UMKC	Marvin Menzies, New Mexico State	2015 WAC men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada)	New Mexico State

Conference standings

2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Albany † 15 – 1   .938 24 – 9   .727 Stony Brook 12 – 4   .750 23 – 12   .657 Vermont 12 – 4   .750 20 – 14   .588 New Hampshire 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594 Hartford 7 – 9   .438 14 – 16   .467 UMass Lowell* 6 – 10   .375 12 – 17   .414 Binghamton 5 – 11   .313 6 – 26   .188 UMBC 2 – 14   .125 4 – 26   .133 Maine 2 – 14   .125 3 – 27   .100 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition † 2015 America East tournament winner	2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 18 SMU † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794 Tulsa 14 – 4   .778 23 – 11   .676 Temple 13 – 5   .722 26 – 11   .703 Cincinnati 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 UConn 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571 Memphis 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563 Tulane 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484 East Carolina 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424 UCF 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400 Houston 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 South Florida 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281 † The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 8   .750 Dayton 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750 Rhode Island 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697 VCU † 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722 Richmond 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600 George Washington 10 – 8   .556 22 – 13   .629 St. Bonaventure 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581 UMass 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531 La Salle 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Saint Joseph's 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419 Duquesne 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 Fordham 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323 George Mason 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290 Saint Louis 3 – 15   .167 11 – 21   .344 † 2015 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 6 Virginia 16 – 2   .889 30 – 4   .882 No. 4 Duke 15 – 3   .833 35 – 4   .897 No. 8 Notre Dame † 14 – 4   .778 32 – 6   .842 No. 15 North Carolina 11 – 7   .611 26 – 12   .684 Miami (FL) 10 – 8   .556 25 – 13   .658 NC State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611 Syracuse 9 – 9   .500 18 – 13   .581 Clemson 8 – 10   .444 16 – 15   .516 Florida State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Pittsburgh 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Wake Forest 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406 Boston College 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 Georgia Tech 3 – 15   .167 12 – 19   .387 Virginia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 22   .333 No. 17 Louisville* 0 – 6   .000 0 – 8   .000 † ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)	2014–15 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Florida † 12 – 2   .857 23 – 12   .657 Florida Gulf Coast 11 – 3   .786 22 – 11   .667 USC Upstate 8 – 6   .571 24 – 12   .667 Lipscomb 7 – 7   .500 14 – 17   .452 Northern Kentucky* 7 – 7   .500 13 – 17   .433 Jacksonville 4 – 10   .286 10 – 22   .313 Kennesaw State 4 – 10   .286 10 – 22   .313 Stetson 3 – 11   .214 9 – 22   .290 *NKU was eligible for A-Sun Tourney, but not for postseason play due to Div. I transition † 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner	2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889 33 – 3   .917 No. 22 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667 No. 24 Butler 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676 Providence 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647 St. John's 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636 Xavier 9 – 9   .500 23 – 14   .622 DePaul 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375 Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516 Marquette 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406 Creighton 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424 † 2015 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 2015 Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Montana 14 – 4   .778 20 – 13   .606 Eastern Washington † 14 – 4   .778 26 – 9   .743 Sacramento State 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636 Northern Arizona 13 – 5   .722 23 – 15   .605 Northern Colorado 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500 Portland State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 14   .517 Idaho 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433 Weber State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433 Southern Utah 7 – 11   .389 10 – 19   .345 North Dakota 4 – 14   .222 8 – 22   .267 Idaho State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233 Montana State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 23   .233 † Conference tournament winner	2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Charleston Southern 13 – 5   .722 19 – 12   .613 High Point 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697 Coastal Carolina † 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706 Radford 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647 Winthrop 12 – 6   .667 19 – 13   .594 UNC Asheville 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484 Gardner–Webb 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571 Presbyterian 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Longwood 5 – 13   .278 11 – 23   .324 Campbell 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313 Liberty 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250 † 2015 Big South tournament winner	2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Wisconsin † 16 – 2   .889 36 – 4   .900 No. 12 Maryland 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800 No. 23 Michigan State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 12   .692 Iowa 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647 Purdue 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618 Ohio State 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686 Indiana 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 Illinois 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 Michigan 8 – 10   .444 16 – 16   .500 Minnesota 6 – 12   .333 18 – 15   .545 Northwestern 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 Nebraska 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419 Penn State 4 – 14   .222 18 – 16   .529 Rutgers 2 – 16   .111 10 – 22   .313 † 2015 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 Kansas 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750 No. 9 Iowa State † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735 No. 13 Oklahoma 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686 No. 16 Baylor 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706 No. 20 West Virginia 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714 Oklahoma State 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563 Texas 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588 Kansas State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 17   .469 TCU 4 – 14   .222 18 – 15   .545 Texas Tech 3 – 15   .167 13 – 19   .406 † 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC Davis 14 – 2   .875 25 – 7   .781 UC Irvine † 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618 UC Santa Barbara 11 – 5   .688 19 – 14   .576 Long Beach State 10 – 6   .625 16 – 17   .485 Hawai'i 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629 UC Riverside 7 – 9   .438 14 – 17   .452 Cal Poly 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448 Cal State Northridge 4 – 12   .250 9 – 24   .273 Cal State Fullerton 1 – 15   .063 9 – 22   .290 † 2015 Big West tournament winner	2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT William & Mary 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606 UNC Wilmington 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563 Northeastern † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657 James Madison 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 Hofstra 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Delaware 9 – 9   .500 10 – 20   .333 Drexel 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367 Elon 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455 Towson 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375 College of Charleston 3 – 15   .167 9 – 24   .273 † 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Louisiana Tech 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750 Old Dominion 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771 UTEP 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667 WKU 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625 UAB † 12 – 6   .667 20 – 16   .556 Middle Tennessee 9 – 9   .500 19 – 17   .528 FIU 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485 UTSA 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467 North Texas 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452 Rice 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375 Charlotte 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Marshall 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344 Southern Miss* 4 – 14   .222 9 – 20   .310 Florida Atlantic 2 – 16   .111 9 – 20   .310 *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban † 2015 C-USA Tournament winner	2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Valparaiso † 13 – 3   .813 28 – 6   .824 Green Bay 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727 Oakland 11 – 5   .688 16 – 17   .485 Cleveland State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 15   .559 Milwaukee * 9 – 7   .563 14 – 16   .467 Detroit 7 – 9   .438 15 – 18   .455 UIC 4 – 12   .250 10 – 24   .294 Wright State 3 – 13   .188 11 – 20   .355 Youngstown State 2 – 14   .125 11 – 21   .344 * Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties † 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner	2014–15 Ivy League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT x-Harvard † 11 – 3   .786 22 – 8   .733 x-Yale 11 – 3   .786 22 – 10   .688 Princeton 9 – 5   .643 16 – 14   .533 Dartmouth 7 – 7   .500 14 – 15   .483 Columbia 5 – 9   .357 13 – 15   .464 Cornell 5 – 9   .357 13 – 17   .433 Penn 4 – 10   .286 9 – 19   .321 Brown 4 – 10   .286 13 – 18   .419 x – Ivy League co-champions † – NCAA participant
2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Iona 17 – 3   .850 26 – 9   .743 Rider 15 – 5   .750 21 – 12   .636 Manhattan † 13 – 7   .650 19 – 14   .576 Monmouth 13 – 7   .650 18 – 15   .545 Canisius 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545 Quinnipiac 9 – 11   .450 15 – 15   .500 Saint Peter's 8 – 12   .400 16 – 18   .471 Siena 7 – 13   .350 11 – 20   .355 Niagara 7 – 13   .350 8 – 22   .267 Fairfield 5 – 15   .250 7 – 24   .226 Marist 5 – 15   .250 7 – 25   .219 † 2015 MAAC tournament winner	2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Buffalo † 12 – 6   .667 23 – 10   .697 Kent State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 12   .657 Bowling Green 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Akron 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600 Miami 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Ohio 5 – 13   .278 10 – 20   .333 West Central Michigan 12 – 6   .667 23 – 9   .719 Toledo 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 Western Michigan 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Eastern Michigan 8 – 10   .444 21 – 14   .600 Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467 Ball State 2 – 16   .111 7 – 23   .233 † 2015 MAC tournament winner	2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Carolina Central 16 – 0   1.000 25 – 8   .758 Norfolk State 12 – 4   .750 20 – 14   .588 Maryland Eastern Shore 11 – 5   .688 18 – 15   .545 Howard 10 – 6   .625 16 – 16   .500 Delaware State 9 – 7   .563 18 – 18   .500 Hampton † 8 – 8   .500 17 – 18   .486 South Carolina State 7 – 9   .438 11 – 22   .333 Bethune–Cookman 7 – 9   .438 11 – 21   .344 Coppin State 6 – 10   .375 8 – 23   .258 North Carolina A&T 6 – 10   .375 9 – 23   .281 Morgan State 5 – 11   .313 7 – 24   .226 Savannah State 5 – 11   .313 9 – 22   .290 Florida A&M 2 – 14   .125 2 – 27   .069 † 2015 MEAC tournament winner
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 14 Wichita State 17 – 1   .944 30 – 5   .857 No. 11 Northern Iowa † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 4   .886 Indiana State 11 – 7   .611 15 – 16   .484 Illinois State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629 Evansville 9 – 9   .500 24 – 12   .667 Loyola Chicago 8 – 10   .444 24 – 13   .649 Drake 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290 Missouri State 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 Southern Illinois 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364 Bradley 3 – 15   .167 9 – 24   .273 † 2015 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Boise State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735 San Diego State 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750 Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 27 – 7   .794 Wyoming † 11 – 7   .611 25 – 10   .714 Utah State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581 Fresno State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 17   .469 UNLV 8 – 10   .444 18 – 15   .545 New Mexico 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484 Air Force 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452 Nevada 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290 San Jose State* 0 – 18   .000 2 – 28   .067 *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties † 2015 MWC tournament winner	2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT St. Francis Brooklyn 15 – 3   .833 23 – 12   .657 Robert Morris † 12 – 6   .667 20 – 15   .571 Bryant 12 – 6   .667 16 – 15   .516 Mount St. Mary's 11 – 7   .611 15 – 15   .500 Saint Francis 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Sacred Heart 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 LIU Brooklyn 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400 Wagner 8 – 10   .444 10 – 20   .333 Fairleigh Dickinson 3 – 15   .167 8 – 21   .276 Central Connecticut 3 – 15   .167 5 – 26   .161 † 2015 NEC tournament winner
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Belmont † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667 Eastern Kentucky 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636 Morehead State 10 – 6   .625 17 – 17   .500 Jacksonville State 5 – 11   .313 12 – 19   .387 Tennessee Tech 4 – 12   .250 12 – 18   .400 Tennessee State 2 – 14   .125 5 – 26   .161 West Murray State 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 6   .829 UT Martin 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618 Eastern Illinois 9 – 7   .563 18 – 15   .545 SIU Edwardsville 8 – 8   .500 12 – 16   .429 Southeast Missouri St. 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433 Austin Peay 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267 † 2015 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 4   .895 No. 25 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 26 – 10   .722 No. 19 Utah 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743 UCLA 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611 Stanford 9 – 9   .500 24 – 13   .649 Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529 Oregon State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548 California 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545 Colorado 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471 Washington State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419 Washington 5 – 13   .278 16 – 15   .516 USC 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375 † Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bucknell 13 – 5   .722 19 – 15   .559 Colgate 12 – 6   .667 16 – 17   .485 Lehigh 10 – 8   .556 16 – 14   .533 Lafayette † 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606 Boston University 9 – 9   .500 13 – 17   .433 American 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Holy Cross 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467 Navy 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Loyola (MD) 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367 Army 6 – 12   .333 15 – 15   .500 † 2015 Patriot League tournament winner
2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Kentucky † 18 – 0   1.000 38 – 1   .974 No. 21 Arkansas 13 – 5   .722 27 – 9   .750 LSU 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667 Georgia 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636 Ole Miss 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618 Vanderbilt 9 – 9   .500 21 – 14   .600 Alabama 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559 Florida 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485 Tennessee 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500 South Carolina 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515 Mississippi State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 Auburn 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429 Missouri 3 – 15   .167 9 – 23   .281 † 2015 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wofford † 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800 Chattanooga 15 – 3   .833 22 – 10   .688 Mercer 12 – 6   .667 19 – 16   .543 Western Carolina 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 East Tennessee State 8 – 10   .444 16 – 14   .533 VMI 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367 Samford 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 The Citadel 6 – 12   .333 11 – 19   .367 UNC Greensboro 6 – 12   .333 11 – 22   .333 Furman 5 – 13   .278 11 – 22   .333 † 2015 SoCon Tournament winner	2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Stephen F. Austin † 17 – 1   .944 29 – 5   .853 Sam Houston State 15 – 3   .833 26 – 9   .743 Texas A&M–CC 13 – 5   .722 20 – 14   .588 Northwestern State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594 Incarnate Word** 10 – 8   .556 18 – 11   .621 Lamar* 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500 McNeese State 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Houston Baptist* 7 – 11   .389 12 – 16   .429 Nicholls State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 19   .345 New Orleans 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379 Southeastern Louisiana 6 – 12   .333 9 – 23   .281 Abilene Christian** 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323 Central Arkansas* 2 – 16   .111 2 – 27   .069 * ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties ** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition † 2015 Southland tournament winner
2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas Southern † 16 – 2   .889 22 – 13   .629 Alabama State* 14 – 4   .778 19 – 10   .655 Southern* 13 – 5   .722 18 – 17   .514 Prairie View A&M 12 – 6   .667 15 – 18   .455 Arkansas–Pine Bluff* 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375 Jackson State 9 – 9   .500 11 – 21   .344 Alabama A&M 8 – 10   .444 9 – 20   .310 Mississippi Valley State 5 – 13   .278 6 – 26   .188 Alcorn State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 26   .188 Grambling State 0 – 18   .000 2 – 27   .069 *ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations † 2015 SWAC tournament winner	2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Dakota State † 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697 South Dakota State 12 – 4   .750 24 – 11   .686 Oral Roberts 10 – 6   .625 19 – 15   .559 IPFW 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516 South Dakota 9 – 7   .563 17 – 16   .515 Denver 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400 IUPUI 6 – 10   .375 10 – 21   .323 Omaha* 5 – 11   .313 12 – 17   .414 Western Illinois 3 – 13   .188 8 – 20   .286 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition † 2015 Summit League Tournament winner	2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Georgia State † 15 – 5   .750 25 – 10   .714 Georgia Southern 14 – 6   .700 22 – 9   .710 Louisiana–Monroe 14 – 6   .700 24 – 14   .632 Louisiana–Lafayette 13 – 7   .650 22 – 14   .611 Texas–Arlington 10 – 10   .500 16 – 15   .516 Appalachian State* 9 – 11   .450 12 – 17   .414 South Alabama 9 – 11   .450 12 – 21   .364 Arkansas–Little Rock 8 – 12   .400 13 – 18   .419 Texas State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452 Arkansas State 6 – 14   .300 11 – 18   .379 Troy 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345 *ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties † 2015 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 Gonzaga † 17 – 1   .944 35 – 3   .921 BYU 13 – 5   .722 25 – 10   .714 Saint Mary's 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677 Pepperdine 10 – 8   .556 18 – 14   .563 San Diego 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Portland 7 – 11   .389 17 – 16   .515 Santa Clara 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 San Francisco 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Pacific 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387 Loyola Marymount 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico State † 13 – 1   .929 23 – 11   .676 Grand Canyon* 8 – 6   .571 17 – 15   .531 UMKC 8 – 6   .571 14 – 19   .424 Seattle 7 – 7   .500 18 – 16   .529 Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 7   .500 14 – 19   .424 Utah Valley 5 – 9   .357 11 – 19   .367 Texas–Pan American 4 – 10   .286 10 – 21   .323 Chicago State 4 – 10   .286 8 – 24   .250 * Ineligible in transition from Division II. † 2015 WAC tournament winner

Division I independents

One school played as a Division I independent.

2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT NJIT –   – 21 – 12   .636

Informal championships

Conference	Regular season winner	Most Valuable Player
Philadelphia Big 5	Villanova	Darrun Hilliard, Villanova

Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Tyler Harvey	Eastern Washington	23.1		Alan Williams	UC Santa Barbara	11.8		Jalan West	Northwestern State	7.7		Corey Walden	Eastern Kentucky	3.09
Zeek Woodley	Northwestern State	22.2		Kendall Gray	Delaware State	11.8		Kahlil Felder	Oakland	7.6		Gary Payton II	Oregon State	3.06
Tyler Haws	BYU	22.2		Jameel Warney	Stony Brook	11.7		Kris Dunn	Providence	7.5		Roderick Bobbitt	Hawaiʻi	2.86
Damion Lee	Drexel	21.4		Rico Gathers	Baylor	11.6		Tyler Strange	Gardner–Webb	7.4		Kevin Hardy	McNeese State	2.74
Saah Nimley	Charleston Southern	21.4		Shevon Thompson	George Mason	11.3		Speedy Smith	Louisiana Tech	7.4		Kris Dunn	Providence	2.73

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Jordan Mickey	LSU	3.65		Evan Bradds	Belmont	68.8		Corey Hawkins	UC Davis	48.8		Riley Grabau	Wyoming	93.9
Amida Brimah	UConn	3.46		Jahlil Okafor	Duke	66.4		Quincy Taylor	Longwood	48.0		Joe Young	Oregon	92.5
Austin Nichols	Memphis	3.44		Jordan Parks	North Carolina Central	66.0		Alex Anderson	UT Martin	48.0		Andrew Rowsey	UNC Asheville	92.1
Justin Tuoyo	Chattanooga	3.25		Rashid Gaston	Norfolk State	62.0		John Simons	Central Michigan	45.5		Johnny Dee	San Diego	91.9
Chris Obekpa	St. John's	3.13		Zach Auguste	Notre Dame	61.9		Daniel Dixon	William & Mary	45.1		Four McGlynn	Towson	91/7

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Final Four – Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana

Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, hosted the NCAA men's Final Four.

	National Semifinals April 4					National Championship Game April 6
	MW1	Kentucky	64
	W1	Wisconsin	71
						W1	Wisconsin	63
						S1	Duke	68
	E7	Michigan State	61
	S1	Duke	81

Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round
March 19	UAB (14)	60–59	Iowa State (3)	South	Round of 64
March 19	Georgia State (14)	57–56	Baylor (3)	West	Round of 64
March 21	NC State (8)	81–78	Villanova (1)	East	Round of 32

National Invitation tournament

Main article: 2015 National Invitation Tournament

After the NCAA tournament field is announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 17, 2015 with all games prior to the semifinals played on campus sites. The semifinals and final were held on March 31 and April 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

	Semifinals March 31					Championship game April 2
	1	Temple	57
	2	Miami (FL)	60
						2	Miami (FL)	64
						2	Stanford	66OT
	2	Stanford	67
	1	Old Dominion	60

College Basketball Invitational

Main article: 2015 College Basketball Invitational

The sixth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 17, 2015 and ended with Loyola-Chicago's two-game sweep of Louisiana-Monroe. This tournament featured 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT.

	Semifinals March 25				Championship Series March 31, April 1
	Loyola-Chicago	63
	Seattle	48
					Loyola-Chicago	65	63	–
					Louisiana–Monroe	58	62	–
	Louisiana–Monroe	71
	Vermont	65

CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

Main article: 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The fifth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 16 and ended with that championship game on April 2. The Evansville Purple Aces won their first postseason tournament, defeating Northern Arizona in the final. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT. 32 teams participated in this tournament.

	Semifinals March 31					Championship April 2
	NJIT		61
	Northern Arizona		68
						Northern Arizona		65
						Evansville		71
	Tennessee–Martin		66
	Evansville		79

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Main article: 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

The following players are recognized as the 2015 Consensus All-Americans:

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Willie Cauley-Stein	PF	Junior	Kentucky
Jerian Grant	PG/SG	Senior	Notre Dame
Frank Kaminsky	C/PF	Senior	Wisconsin
Jahlil Okafor	C	Freshman	Duke
D'Angelo Russell	PG/SG	Freshman	Ohio State

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Malcolm Brogdon	SG	Junior	Virginia
Bobby Portis	PF	Sophomore	Arkansas
Karl-Anthony Towns	C	Freshman	Kentucky
Seth Tuttle	PF	Senior	Northern Iowa
Kyle Wiltjer	PF	Junior	Gonzaga
Delon Wright	SG/PG	Senior	Utah

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• Naismith Award: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• NABC Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

Major freshman of the year awards

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Jahlil Okafor, Duke

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tony Bennett, Virginia
• NABC Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Delon Wright, Utah
• Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State
• Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Stanley Johnson, Arizona
• Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Jahlil Okafor, Duke
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Alex Barlow, Butler
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Darrun Hilliard, Villanova
• Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's
• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Bobby Collins, Maryland Eastern Shore
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Brian Katz, Sacramento State
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Bob Huggins, West Virginia
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Darion Atkins, Virginia
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Ty Greene, USC Upstate
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Cameron Payne, Murray State
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Keno Davis, Central Michigan
• Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Matt Townsend, Yale
• Elite 89 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Colby Wollenman, Michigan State

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Alabama	Anthony Grant	John Brannen	Avery Johnson	After an 18–14 season, Grant, who led the Crimson Tide to just one NCAA tournament appearance in six seasons, was fired.
Alcorn State	Luther Riley		Montez Robinson	With Riley's teams posting a record of 38-91 over four seasons, include winning just six games the past year, the university decided not to renew his contract. The former coach took a brief leave of absence of January to deal with personal matters. Under Riley's watch, the Braves never finished higher than fifth in the SWAC.
Arizona State	Herb Sendek		Bobby Hurley	Sendek was fired on March 24 after nine seasons. He had signed a three-year contract extension before this season, but went 18–16 and 9–9 in Pac-12 play.
Arkansas-Little Rock	Steve Shields		Chris Beard	On March 18, 2015, Shields was let go by the Arkansas–Little Rock administration after 12 seasons. He left as the winningest coach in the Trojans' history with a career record of 192-178. However, despite winning five regular-season Sun Belt titles, Shield's team only won one tournament championship.
Bowling Green	Chris Jans		Michael Huger	Jans was fired on April 2 despite a 21–12 record in his first season in charge. Media reports indicated that the firing was due to alleged inappropriate behavior at a Bowling Green, Ohio bar after the Falcons' final game of the season.
Bradley	Geno Ford		Brian Wardle	Ford was fired after posting a 46–86 record in four seasons at Bradley.
Bucknell	Dave Paulsen		Nathan Davis	Paulsen left to take the George Mason job.
Buffalo	Bobby Hurley		Nate Oats	Hurley left to take the Arizona State job. Assistant coach Nate Oats was promoted to head coach on April 11.
Butler	Brandon Miller	Chris Holtmann		On October 1, 2014, Miller abruptly went on a leave of absence to deal with an unspecified medical issue. After one year as an assistant coach, Holtmann was named interim head coach on October 2, 2014. As interim coach, he guided Butler to a 10–4 start including a third-place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. On January 2, 2015, the interim tag was removed and Holtmann became the 23rd head coach of the Butler University men's basketball team.
Charlotte	Alan Major	Ryan Odom	Mark Price	After Major took a medical on January 6 to deal with chronic health issues, Odom was relieved of his coaching duties on March 16 when Major and the university mutually agreed to part ways, and his staff was not retained.
Chattanooga	Will Wade		Matt McCall	Wade, who was the first assistant Shaka Smart hired upon taking over the VCU program in 2009, returned to VCU after Smart's departure for Texas.
The Citadel	Chuck Driesell		Duggar Baucom	Driesell's contract was not renewed following the season.
DePaul	Oliver Purnell		Dave Leitao	Purnell resigned after posting an overall record of 54–105 (15-75 in Big East play) in five seasons. The Blue Demons brought back Dave Leitao, who had been head coach from 2002 to 2005, a stint that included the team's last NCAA tournament appearance (2004).
Eastern Kentucky	Jeff Neubauer		Dan McHale
East Tennessee State	Murry Bartow		Steve Forbes	After 12 years, an overall record of 224-169 (with a record of 16-14, 8-10 in SoCon play in the 2014–15 season), and three NCAA appearances at East Tennessee State, Bartow was fired due a five-season tournament drought with declining team performance, increasing fan apathy after the 2014–15 season, and the decision to head a new way with the program.
Florida	Billy Donovan		Michael White	Donovan left on April 30 to fill the head coaching vacancy at the Oklahoma City Thunder. In Donovan's 19 seasons at Florida, the Gators had an overall record of 467–186, 14 NCAA tournament appearances, and national championships in 2006 and 2007.
Fordham	Tom Pecora		Jeff Neubauer	Fordham hired Eastern Kentucky coach Jeff Neubauer to fill their vacant spot.
George Mason	Paul Hewitt		Dave Paulsen	Hewitt, formerly head coach of Georgia Tech from 2000–2011, was fired after posting a 66–67 record in four seasons with George Mason.
Green Bay	Brian Wardle		Linc Darner	Wardle left Green Bay after five seasons to accept the head coaching job with Bradley on March 27.
Hawaii	Benjy Taylor		Eran Ganot
Holy Cross	Milan Brown		Bill Carmody	Brown was relieved of his duties following the Crusaders' season ending loss to Bucknell in the Patriot League tournament on March 5. Brown had a 56–67 record over five seasons, with just one postseason appearance.
Iowa State	Fred Hoiberg		Steve Prohm	Hoiberg, long rumored as an NBA coaching prospect, left for the head coaching vacancy with the Chicago Bulls.
Kennesaw State	Jimmy Lallathin		Al Skinner	Lallathin was fired on March 23 after only one season as the full-time head coach. He had received the job on an interim basis in January 2014 when previous head coach Lewis Preston took a leave of absence, and was given the full-time job after Preston was dismissed at the end of that season, but went 10–22 in his first full season in charge.
Liberty	Dale Layer		Ritchie McKay	Layer had led the Flames to the Big South Conference championship in 2013, but had only one winning season in five years. He was fired following Liberty's loss to UNC Asheville in the Big South tournament.
Louisiana Tech	Michael White		Eric Konkol	White left for the Florida job. He was replaced by Miami assistant Konkol.
Mississippi State	Rick Ray		Ben Howland	Ray was fired on March 21, 2015 after going 37–60 in three seasons, ending with a 13–19 overall record and 6–12 in SEC play this season. The Bulldogs hired TV analyst Howland, a veteran coach best known for leading UCLA to three straight Final Fours from 2006 to 2008.
Murray State	Steve Prohm		Matt McMahon	Prohm left for the Iowa State job.
Nevada	David Carter		Eric Musselman	Carter was fired on March 11, 2015 after going 9–22 overall and 5–13 in Mountain West play this season, and failing to make the NCAA tournament in his six seasons at head coach.
Northern Kentucky	Dave Bezold		John Brannen	Bezold was fired on March 17 after 11 seasons. Although he went 194–133 overall, he was 33–54 in the first three years of NKU's four-year transition from Division II to Division I.
Penn	Jerome Allen		Steve Donahue	On March 8, Allen announced his resignation to follow the Quakers' last game on March 10.
St. John's	Steve Lavin		Chris Mullin	Lavin and St. John's mutually agreed to part ways on March 28. The Red Storm hired arguably their greatest player ever, Hall of Famer Mullin, who since retiring as a player has been in the front offices of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.
San Diego	Bill Grier		Lamont Smith	Grier was fired on March 16 after eight seasons. He was unable to duplicate the success of his first season in 2007–08, when he led the Toreros to the first NCAA tournament win by either of San Diego's Division I programs. The Toreros only made one postseason appearance after that (last season's CIT), and finished 15–16 this season and 8–10 in the West Coast Conference.
SIU Edwardsville	Lennox Forrester		Jon Harris	Forrester, who oversaw the Cougars' transition from Division II to Division I, was fired after eight seasons and an 82–146 overall record.
Southeast Missouri State	Dickey Nutt		Rick Ray	Nutt was fired on March 23 after six seasons. He was coming off back-to-back winning records, but the Redhawks went 13–17 this season, leaving him at 90–108 overall at SEMO.
Tennessee	Donnie Tyndall		Rick Barnes	Tyndall was fired on March 28 after the school was briefed by the NCAA on accusations it was about to level against him stemming from his actions at his previous coaching stop at Southern Miss. The Volunteers hired Rick Barnes fresh off his firing from Texas.
Texas	Rick Barnes		Shaka Smart	Barnes was notified on March 28 that he had been fired. Despite a 402–180 record in 17 seasons at Texas, this season's Longhorns, widely touted as a Big 12 contender and ranked in the preseason top 10, finished 20–14 overall and 8–10 in the Big 12, ending in defeat in their NCAA tournament opener.-
UIC	Howard Moore		Steve McClain	Moore was fired after four seasons in which the Flames went 33–62 overall and 12–40 in the Horizon League.
Utah State	Stew Morrill		Tim Duryea	Morrill, head coach for the Aggies since 1998, announced his retirement effective at the end of the season.
Utah Valley	Dick Hunsaker		Mark Pope	Hunsaker announced he would step down from his position effective June 30, 2015. The Wolverines, based in Orem, Utah, went next door to Provo for their new coach, hiring BYU assistant Pope.
VCU	Shaka Smart		Will Wade	Smart left for the Texas job.
VMI	Duggar Baucom		Dan Earl	Baucom left for the Southern Conference's other military school, The Citadel.

See also

• 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season