2015 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
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, 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. 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 |
California Collegiate | Cal Poly Pomona | 23–6 | 12th | 2014 | West |
Central Atlantic | Philadelphia University | 24–7 | 34th | 2014 | East |
Central Intercollegiate | Livingstone | 19–9 | 3rd | 2014 | Atlantic |
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 |
Great Lakes | Ferris State | 23–8 | 10th | 2011 | Midwest |
Great Lakes Valley | Drury | 21–8 | 9th | 2014 | Midwest |
Great Northwest | Seattle Pacific | 23–7 | 25th | 2014 | West |
Gulf South | Alabama–Huntsville | 23–8 | 8th | 2013 | South |
Heartland | St. Mary's | 20–9 | 9th | 2014 | South Central |
Lone Star | Texas A&M–Commerce | 24–7 | 5th | 2005 | South Central |
Mid-America | Pittsburg State | 20–11 | 6th | 2007 | Central |
Northeast-10 | American International | 23–6 | 10th | 2011 | East |
Northern Sun | Augustana | 30–2 | 12th | 2013 | Central |
Pacific West | BYU–Hawaii | 24–5 | 11th | 2011 | West |
Peach Belt | Montevallo | 24–8 | 10th | 2014 | Southeast |
Pennsylvania State | Gannon | 23–8 | 24th | 2014 | Atlantic |
Rocky Mountain | Colorado–Colorado Springs | 26–5 | 2nd | 2014 | South Central |
South Atlantic | Carson–Newman | 18–13 | 3rd | 2014 | Southeast |
Southern Intercollegiate | Benedict | 19–11 | 10th | 2013 | South |
Sunshine State | Florida Southern | 29–1 | 29th | 2014 | South |
At-large qualifiers
Regionals
Southeast - [Harrogate, Tennessee]
Location: Tex Turner ArenaSouth Central - [Stephenville, Texas]
Location: Wisdom GymWest - [Azusa, California]
Location: Felix Event CenterAtlantic - [West Liberty, West Virginia]
Location: Academic, Sports and Recreation ComplexEast - [Springfield, Massachusetts]
Location: Botuva GymnasiumSouth - [Lakeland, Florida]
Location: Jenkins Field HouseMidwest - [Louisville, Kentucky]
Location: Knights HallCentral - [Sioux Falls, South Dakota]
Location: Sanford PentagonElite Eight - [Evansville, Indiana]
Location: Ford CenterAll-tournament team
- Kevin Capers
- Devante Chance
- Shawn Dyer
- Jacobo Diaz
- Dylan Travis