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Teams | 62 | ||||
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Finals site | Salem Civic Center Salem, Virginia | ||||
Champions | Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers (4th title) | ||||
Runner-up | Augustana (IL) Vikings (3rd title game) | ||||
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The 2015 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 62 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament took place during March 2015, with the national semifinal and championship rounds taking place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Augustana (IL), 70–54, to win their fourth Division III national championship.
The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2015 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid). [1]
The following 19 teams were awarded qualification for the 2015 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee. [1] The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.
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Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid | |||
NESCAC | Amherst | 20–7 (6–4) | 17th | 2014 | |||
NESCAC | Bates | 19–6 (7–3) | 1st | Never | |||
Landmark | Catholic | 22–5 (15–1) | 13th | 2013 | |||
Little East | Eastern Connecticut | 22–5 (13–1) | 6th | 2014 | |||
CCIW | Elmhurst | 19–7 (9–5) | 4th | 2009 | |||
CCIW | Illinois Wesleyan | 19–8 (10–4) | 24th | 2014 | |||
Ohio | John Carroll | 20–6 (15–3) | 13th | 2010 | |||
Centennial | Johns Hopkins | 23–4 (16–2) | 10th | 2014 | |||
Ohio | Marietta | 25–3 (16–2) | 4th | 2013 | |||
North Coast | Ohio Wesleyan | 22–5 (16–2) | 6th | 2014 | |||
Minnesota | St. Olaf | 21–5 (16–4) | 2nd | 2014 | |||
NEWMAC | Springfield | 19–8 (10–4) | 8th | 2014 | |||
NESCAC | Trinity (CT) | 20–6 (9–1) | 8th | 2008 | |||
Wisconsin | UW–Stevens Point | 21–5 (15–1) | 14th | 2014 | |||
Old Dominion | Virginia Wesleyan | 23–5 (13–3) | 15th | 2014 | |||
UAA | Washington–St. Louis | 20–5 (9–5) | 19th | 2014 | |||
New Jersey | William Paterson | 20–7 (13–5) | 16th | 2012 | |||
North Coast | Wooster | 22–6 (14–4) | 24th | 2014 | |||
NEWMAC | WPI | 21–5 (11–3) | 11th | 2014 |
First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Rock Island, IL | Regional finals March 14 Rock Island, IL | ||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis, MO / Rock Island, IL | |||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington–St. Louis | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mount Union | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mount Union | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Neumann | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mount Union | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alliance, OH | |||||||||||||||||||
Calvin | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Calvin | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oswego State | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–Whitewater | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Defiance | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Defiance | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitewater, WI | |||||||||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Wesleyan | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 120 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medaille | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta, OH | |||||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Misericordia | 59 |
First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Babson Park, MA | Regional finals March 14 Babson Park, MA | ||||||||||||||||
Babson | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Westfield State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Babson | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Babson Park, MA | |||||||||||||||||||
Scranton | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scranton | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Baruch | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Babson | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keene State | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Baltimore, MD | |||||||||||||||||||
Skidmore | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Skidmore | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wesleyan (CT) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Babson | 76* | ||||||||||||||||||
Trinity (CT) | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stockton | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Endicott | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stockton | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Galloway, NJ | |||||||||||||||||||
Bates | 68* | ||||||||||||||||||
Bates | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Vincent | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bates | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Trinity (CT) | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Trinity (CT) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Colby–Sawyer | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Trinity (CT) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hartford, CT | |||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury | 66 |
First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Ashland, VA | Regional finals March 14 Ashland, VA | ||||||||||||||||
Randolph–Macon | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington, D.C. / Ashland, VA | |||||||||||||||||||
Catholic | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Catholic | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alvernia | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Randolph–Macon | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John Fisher | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John Fisher | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
WPI | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John Fisher | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester, NY | |||||||||||||||||||
Amherst | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amherst | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sage | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Randolph–Macon | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Wesleyan | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dickinson | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regis (MA) | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dickinson | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlisle, PA | |||||||||||||||||||
Albertus Magnus | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Albertus Magnus | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Springfield | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dickinson | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Wesleyan | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
William Paterson | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
SUNY Cobleskill | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
William Paterson | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wayne, NJ | |||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Wesleyan | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Wesleyan | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Carroll | 86 |
First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Stevens Point, WI | Regional finals March 14 Stevens Point, WI | ||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas (MN) | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern–St. Paul | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern–St. Paul | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
De Pere, WI | |||||||||||||||||||
Elmhurst | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Norbert | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Elmhurst | 110*** | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern–St. Paul | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
East Texas Baptist | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
East Texas Baptist | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hendrix | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
East Texas Baptist | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marshall, TX | |||||||||||||||||||
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas Lutheran | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
East Texas Baptist | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–Stevens Point | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–Stevens Point | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Concordia (WI) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–Stevens Point | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stevens Point, WI | |||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Wesleyan | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Illinois Wesleyan | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dubuque | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–Stevens Point | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Emory | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Emory | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Spalding | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Emory | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Atlanta, GA | |||||||||||||||||||
Whitworth | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitworth | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
LaGrange | 60 |
Semifinals Friday, March 20 | National championship Saturday, March 21 | ||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 68 | ||||||||
Babson | 48 | ||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 54 | ||||||||
UW–Stevens Point | 70 | ||||||||
Virginia Wesleyan | 59 | ||||||||
UW–Stevens Point | 68 |
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