2015 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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The 2015 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball. It began on March 13, 2015, following the 2014–15 season and concluded with the championship game on March 28, 2015.

The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. For the second straight year, the final rounds were held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

Florida Southern defeated Indiana (PA), 77–62, to win their second national championship and first title since the 1981 NCAA Division II Tournament.

Qualification

The champions of 22 of the 24 Division II basketball conferences qualified automatically. An additional 42 teams were selected as “at-large” participants by the selection committee. The first three rounds of the tournament were organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Atlantic and Midwest regions). The regionals were hosted at the home court of the top seeded team.

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the national tournament as the champions of their conference tournaments.

Conference	Team	Record	Appearance	Last Bid	Region
CCAA	Cal Poly Pomona	23–6	12th	2014	West
CACC	Philadelphia University	24–7	34th	2014	East
CIAA	Livingstone	19–9	3rd	2014	Atlantic
Conference Carolinas	North Greenville	22–9	1st	Never	Southeast
East Coast	Bridgeport	24–6	21st	2014	East
Great American	Arkansas Tech	18–13	7th	2014	Central
GLIAC	Ferris State	23–8	10th	2011	Midwest
GLVC	Drury	21–8	9th	2014	Midwest
GNAC	Seattle Pacific	23–7	25th	2014	West
Gulf South	Alabama–Huntsville	23–8	8th	2013	South
Heartland	St. Mary's (TX)	20–9	9th	2014	South Central
Lone Star	Texas A&M–Commerce	24–7	5th	2005	South Central
MIAA	Pittsburg State	20–11	6th	2007	Central
Northeast-10	American International	23–6	10th	2011	East
Northern Sun	Augustana (SD)	30–2	12th	2013	Central
Pacific West	BYU–Hawaii	24–5	11th	2011	West
Peach Belt	Montevallo	24–8	10th	2014	Southeast
PSAC	Gannon	23–8	24th	2014	Atlantic
RMAC	Colorado–Colorado Springs	26–5	2nd	2014	South Central
South Atlantic	Carson–Newman	18–13	3rd	2014	Southeast
SIAC	Benedict (SC)	19–11	10th	2013	South
Sunshine State	Florida Southern	29–1	29th	2014	South

At-large qualifiers

Team	Record	Conference	Appearance	Last Bid	Region
Columbus State	22–7	Peach Belt	11th	2012	Southeast
Georgia Regents Augusta	23–6	Peach Belt	10th	2014	Southeast
Lincoln Memorial	29–2	South Atlantic	5th	2014	Southeast
Mount Olive	28–3	Conference Carolinas	7th	2010	Southeast
UNC Pembroke	25–5	Peach Belt	3rd	2013	Southeast
Angelo State	26-5	Lone Star	5th	2009	South-Central
Colorado Mines	23-4	RMAC	5th	2014	South-Central
Metro State	26-5	RMAC	19th	2014	South-Central
Midwestern State	21-8	Lone Star	10th	2014	South-Central
Tarleton State	27-3	Lone Star	12th	2014	South-Central
Azusa Pacific	24-5	Pacific West	1st	Never	West
Cal Baptist	24-6	Pacific West	2nd	2014	West
Chico State	22-7	CCAA	12th	2014	West
Dixie State	20-7	Pacific West	6th	2014	West
Western Oregon	23-6	GNAC	1st	Never	West
Fairmont State	21-10	Mountain East	7th	2013	Atlantic
Glenville State	22-10	Mountain East	2nd	2014	Atlantic
Indiana (PA)	26-6	PSAC	14th	2014	Atlantic
Mercyhurst	20-8	PSAC	1st	Never	Atlantic
Slippery Rock	20-10	PSAC	5th	2013	Atlantic
West Liberty	27-2	Mountain East	7th	2014	Atlantic
Saint Anselm	19-9	Northeast-10	18th	2014	East
S. Connecticut State	22-7	Northeast-10	6th	2014	East
SNHU	21-7	Northeast-10	18th	2013	East
Stonehill	19-9	Northeast-10	13th	2012	East
U. of the Sciences	24-5	CACC	1st	Never	East
Barry	24-4	Sunshine State	5th	2014	South
Lynn	19-9	Sunshine State	5th	2005	South
Union (TN)	20-10	Gulf South	3rd	1968	South
West Alabama	22-11	Gulf South	4th	2014	South
West Georgia	21-8	Gulf South	15th	2012	South
Bellarmine	27-3	GLVC	16th	2014	Midwest
Indianapolis	23-5	GLVC	10th	2014	Midwest
Lake Superior State	25-6	GLIAC	4th	2014	Midwest
Lewis	21-8	GLVC	14th	2012	Midwest
Michigan Tech	19-8	GLIAC	9th	2014	Midwest
Wisconsin–Parkside	26-3	GLVC	4th	2014	Midwest
Central Missouri	24-6	MIAA	23rd	2014	Central
MSU–Mankato	24-7	Northern Sun	12th	2014	Central
MSU–Moorhead	32-3	Northern Sun	3rd	2012	Central
Northern State	23-8	Northern Sun	10th	2009	Central
NW Missouri State	23-6	MIAA	15th	2014	Central

Regional brackets

Southeast Regional - Harrogate, Tennessee

Location: Tex Turner Arena

Opening Round March 14			Regional Semifinals March 15			Regional Final March 17

1	Lincoln Memorial (29–2)	95

8	North Greenville (22–9)	62
			1	Lincoln Memorial	55

			4	Mount Olive	75
4	Mount Olive (28–3)	84

5	GRU Augusta (23–6)	75
						4	Mount Olive	82

						2	Montevallo	75
2	Montevallo (24–8)	74

7	Carson–Newman (18–13)	69
			2	Montevallo	78

			3	UNC Pembroke	59
3	UNC Pembroke (25–5)	89

6	Columbus State (22–7)	82

South-Central Regional - Stephenville, Texas

Location: Wisdom Gym

Opening Round March 14			Regional Semifinals March 15			Regional Final March 17

1	Tarleton State (27–3)	71

8	St. Mary's (TX) (20–9)	52
			1	Tarleton State	84

			4	UC Colorado Springs	62
4	UC Colorado Springs (26–5)	90

5	Colorado Mines (23–4)	87
						1	Tarleton State	66

						6	Angelo State	64
2	Metro State (26–5)	56

7	Midwestern State (21–8)	58
			7	Midwestern State	49

			6	Angelo State	66
3	TAMU Commerce (24–7)	79

6	Angelo State (26–5)	85

West Regional - Azusa, California

Location: Felix Event Center

Opening Round March 13			Regional Semifinals March 14			Regional Final March 16

1	Azusa Pacific (24–5)	75

8	Western Oregon (23–6)	67
			1	Azusa Pacific	77

			5	Cal Poly Pomona	67
4	Dixie State (20–7)	60

5	Cal Poly Pomona (23–6)	62
						1	Azusa Pacific	91

						3	Cal Baptist	79
2	BYU–Hawaii (24–5)	69

7	Seattle Pacific (23–7)	81
			7	Seattle Pacific	77

			3	Cal Baptist	78
3	Cal Baptist (24–6)	67

6	Chico State (22–7)	61

Atlantic Regional - West Liberty, West Virginia

Location: Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC)

Opening Round March 14			Regional Semifinals March 15			Regional Final March 17

1	West Liberty (27–2)	127

8	Livingstone (19–9)	89
			1	West Liberty	89

			4	Fairmont State	59
4	Fairmont State (21–10)	68

5	Mercyhurst (20–8)	63
						1	West Liberty	74

						3	Indiana (PA)	77
2	Gannon (23–8)	57

7	Slippery Rock (20–10)	65
			7	Slippery Rock	65

			3	Indiana (PA)	73
3	Indiana (PA) (26–6)	73

6	Glenville State (22–10)	59

East Regional - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Botuva Gymnasium

Opening Round March 14			Regional Semifinals March 15			Regional Final March 17

1	American International (23–6)	58

8	Philadelphia U. (24–7)	53
			1	American International	65

			5	S. Connecticut State	86
4	Bridgeport (24–6)	75

5	S. Connecticut State (22–7)	88
						5	S. Connecticut State	58

						2	SNHU	76
2	SNHU (21–7)	71

7	Stonehill (19–9)	59
			2	SNHU	59

			6	University of the Sciences	53
3	Saint Anselm (19–9)	57

6	U. of the Sciences (24–5)	73

South Regional - Lakeland, Florida

Location: Jenkins Field House

Opening Round March 14			Regional Semifinals March 15			Regional Final March 17

1	Florida Southern (29–1)	89

8	Benedict (19–11)	68
			1	Florida Southern	84

			4	West Georgia	81
4	West Georgia (21–8)	80

5	West Alabama (22–11)	79
						1	Florida Southern	88

						6	Lynn	80
2	Barry (24–4)	73

7	Union (TN) (20–10)	59
			2	Barry	82

			6	Lynn	90
3	Alabama–Huntsville (23–8)	62

6	Lynn (19–9)	80

Midwest Regional - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall

Opening Round March 14			Regional Semifinals March 15			Regional Final March 17

1	Bellarmine (27–3)	84

8	Drury (21–8)	60
			1	Bellarmine	85

			4	Lake Superior State	59
4	Lake Superior State (25–6)	78

5	Ferris State (23–8)	69
						1	Bellarmine	81

						3	Indianapolis	72
2	Wisconsin–Parkside (26–3)	62

7	Lewis (21–8)	70
			7	Lewis	59

			3	Indianapolis	78
3	Indianapolis (23–5)	74

6	Michigan Tech (19–8)	53

Central Regional - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Location: Sanford Pentagon

Opening Round March 14			Regional Semifinals March 15			Regional Final March 17

1	Augustana (SD) (30–2)	104

8	Arkansas Tech (18–13)	77
			1	Augustana (SD)	65

			4	NW Missouri State	66
4	NW Missouri State (23–6)	59

5	MSU–Mankato (24–7)	56
						4	NW Missouri State	42

						2	MSU–Moorhead	47
2	MSU–Moorhead (32–3)	80

7	PIttsburg State (20–11)	68
			2	MSU–Moorhead	71

			3	Central Missouri	60
3	Central Missouri (24–6)	82

6	Northern State (23–8)	72

Elite Eight - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Ford Center

National Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 25

National Semifinals
Thursday, March 26

Championship
Saturday, March 28

SE4

Mount Olive

59

SC1

Tarleton State

77

SC1

Tarleton State

68

A3

Indiana (PA)

72

W1

Azusa Pacific

65

A3

Indiana (PA)

69

A3

Indiana (PA)

62

S1

Florida Southern

77

E2

SNHU

70

S1

Florida Southern

81

S1

Florida Southern

79

MW1

Bellarmine

76

MW1

Bellarmine

92

C2

MSU–Moorhead

75

References

Qualification

Automatic qualifiers

At-large qualifiers

Regional brackets

Southeast Regional - Harrogate, Tennessee

South-Central Regional - Stephenville, Texas

West Regional - Azusa, California

Atlantic Regional - West Liberty, West Virginia

East Regional - Springfield, Massachusetts

South Regional - Lakeland, Florida

Midwest Regional - Louisville, Kentucky

Central Regional - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Elite Eight - Evansville, Indiana

See also

References