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.
ConferenceTeamRecordAppearanceLast BidRegion
California CollegiateCal Poly Pomona23–612th2014West
Central AtlanticPhiladelphia University24–734th2014East
Central IntercollegiateLivingstone19–93rd2014Atlantic
CarolinasNorth Greenville22–91stNeverSoutheast
East CoastBridgeport24–621st2014East
Great AmericanArkansas Tech18–137th2014Central
Great LakesFerris State23–810th2011Midwest
Great Lakes ValleyDrury21–89th2014Midwest
Great NorthwestSeattle Pacific23–725th2014West
Gulf SouthAlabama–Huntsville23–88th2013South
HeartlandSt. Mary's 20–99th2014South Central
Lone StarTexas A&M–Commerce24–75th2005South Central
Mid-AmericaPittsburg State20–116th2007Central
Northeast-10American International23–610th2011East
Northern SunAugustana 30–212th2013Central
Pacific WestBYU–Hawaii24–511th2011West
Peach BeltMontevallo24–810th2014Southeast
Pennsylvania StateGannon23–824th2014Atlantic
Rocky MountainColorado–Colorado Springs26–52nd2014South Central
South AtlanticCarson–Newman18–133rd2014Southeast
Southern IntercollegiateBenedict 19–1110th2013South
Sunshine StateFlorida Southern29–129th2014South

At-large qualifiers

Regionals

Southeast - [Harrogate, Tennessee]

Location: Tex Turner Arena

South Central - [Stephenville, Texas]

Location: Wisdom Gym

West - [Azusa, California]

Location: Felix Event Center

Atlantic - [West Liberty, West Virginia]

Location: Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex

East - [Springfield, Massachusetts]

Location: Botuva Gymnasium

South - [Lakeland, Florida]

Location: Jenkins Field House

Midwest - [Louisville, Kentucky]

Location: Knights Hall

Central - [Sioux Falls, South Dakota]

Location: Sanford Pentagon

Elite Eight - [Evansville, Indiana]

Location: Ford Center

All-tournament team