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 RegionCalifornia CollegiateCal Poly Pomona23–612th2014WestCentral AtlanticPhiladelphia University24–734th2014EastCentral IntercollegiateLivingstone19–93rd2014AtlanticCarolinasNorth Greenville22–91stNeverSoutheastEast CoastBridgeport24–621st2014EastGreat AmericanArkansas Tech18–137th2014CentralGreat LakesFerris State23–810th2011MidwestGreat Lakes ValleyDrury21–89th2014MidwestGreat NorthwestSeattle Pacific23–725th2014WestGulf SouthAlabama–Huntsville23–88th2013SouthHeartlandSt. Mary's (TX)20–99th2014South CentralLone StarTexas A&M–Commerce24–75th2005South CentralMid-AmericaPittsburg State20–116th2007CentralNortheast-10American International23–610th2011EastNorthern SunAugustana (SD)30–212th2013CentralPacific WestBYU–Hawaii24–511th2011WestPeach BeltMontevallo24–810th2014SoutheastPennsylvania StateGannon23–824th2014AtlanticRocky MountainColorado–Colorado Springs26–52nd2014South CentralSouth AtlanticCarson–Newman18–133rd2014SoutheastSouthern IntercollegiateBenedict (SC)19–1110th2013SouthSunshine StateFlorida Southern29–129th2014South

At-large qualifiers Team Record Conference Appearance Last Bid Region Columbus State 22–7 Peach Belt 11th 2012 SoutheastGeorgia Regents Augusta 23–6 Peach Belt 10th 2014 Southeast Lincoln Memorial 29–2 South Atlantic 5th 2014 SoutheastMount Olive 28–3 Carolinas 7th 2010 Southeast UNC Pembroke 25–5 Peach Belt 3rd 2013 SoutheastAngelo State 26–5 Lone Star 5th 2009 South CentralColorado Mines 23–4 Rocky Mountain 5th 2014 South CentralMetro State 26–5 Rocky Mountain 19th 2014 South CentralMidwestern State 21–8 Lone Star 10th 2014 South CentralTarleton State 27–3 Lone Star 12th 2014 South CentralAzusa Pacific 24–5 Pacific West 1st Never WestCal Baptist 24–6 Pacific West 2nd 2014 WestChico State 22–7 California Collegiate 12th 2014 WestDixie State 20–7 Pacific West 6th 2014 WestWestern Oregon 23–6 Great Northwest 1st Never WestFairmont State 21–10 Mountain East 7th 2013 AtlanticGlenville State 22–10 Mountain East 2nd 2014 AtlanticIndiana (PA) 26–6 Pennsylvania State 14th 2014 AtlanticMercyhurst 20–8 Pennsylvania State 1st Never AtlanticSlippery Rock 20–10 Pennsylvania State 5th 2013 AtlanticWest Liberty 27–2 Mountain East 7th 2014 AtlanticSaint Anselm 19–9 Northeast-10 18th 2014 EastS. Connecticut State 22–7 Northeast-10 6th 2014 EastSNHU 21–7 Northeast-10 18th 2013 EastStonehill 19–9 Northeast-10 13th 2012 EastU. of the Sciences 24–5 Central Atlantic 1st Never EastBarry 24–4 Sunshine State 5th 2014 SouthLynn 19–9 Sunshine State 5th 2005 SouthUnion (TN) 20–10 Gulf South 3rd 1968 SouthWest Alabama 22–11 Gulf South 4th 2014 SouthWest Georgia 21–8 Gulf South 15th 2012 SouthBellarmine 27–3 Great Lakes Valley 16th 2014 MidwestIndianapolis 23–5 Great Lakes Valley 10th 2014 MidwestLake Superior State 25–6 Great Lakes 4th 2014 MidwestLewis 21–8 Great Lakes Valley 14th 2012 MidwestMichigan Tech 19–8 Great Lakes 9th 2014 MidwestWisconsin–Parkside 26–3 Great Lakes Valley 4th 2014 MidwestCentral Missouri 24–6 Mid-America 23rd 2014 CentralMSU–Mankato 24–7 Northern Sun 12th 2014 CentralMSU–Moorhead 32–3 Northern Sun 3rd 2012 CentralNorthern State 23–8 Northern Sun 10th 2009 CentralNW Missouri State 23–6 Mid-America 15th 2014 Central

Regionals

Southeast - Harrogate, Tennessee Location: Tex Turner Arena Host: Lincoln Memorial University

South Central - Stephenville, Texas Location: Wisdom Gym Host: Tarleton State University

West - Azusa, California Location: Felix Event Center Host: Azusa Pacific University

Atlantic - West Liberty, West Virginia Location: Academic, Sports and Recreation Complex (ASRC) Host: West Liberty University

East - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Botuva Gymnasium Host: American International College

South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College

Midwest - Louisville, Kentucky Location: Knights Hall Host: Bellarmine University

Central - Sioux Falls, South Dakota Location: Sanford Pentagon Host: Augustana College

Elite Eight - Evansville, Indiana Location: Ford Center Host: University of Southern Indiana

All-tournament team Kevin Capers (Florida Southern) Devante Chance (Indiana (PA)) Shawn Dyer (Indiana (PA)) Jacobo Diaz (Indiana (PA)) Dylan Travis (Florida Southern)

References

External links 2015 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com