2015 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

2015 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams 64
Finals Site Ford Center
Evansville, Indiana
Champions Florida Southern (2nd title)
Runner-Up Indiana (PA) (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Tarleton State (2nd Final Four)
Bellarmine (3rd Final Four)
Winning Coach Linc Darner (Florida Southern (1st title))
Attendance TBD
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
«2014  2016»

The 2015 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament will involve 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 1981.

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 13th 2012 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

Location: Tex Turner Arena, Harrogate, Tennessee

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

Location: Wisdom Gym, Stephenville, Texas

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

Location: Felix Event Center, Azusa, California

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

Location: ASRC, West Liberty, West Virginia

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

Location: Botuva Gymnasium, Springfield, Massachusetts

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

Location: Jenkins Field House, Lakeland, Florida

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

Location: Knights Hall, Louisville, Kentucky

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

Location: Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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

National Finals

Location: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana

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

See also

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