![]() Women's Division III | |||||
Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | Van Noord Arena Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||||
Champions | |||||
Runner-up | George Fox Bruins (3rd title game) | ||||
Third place | Montclair State Red Hawks | ||||
Fourth place | Tufts Jumbos | ||||
Winning coach | Jeff Hans (1st title) | ||||
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The 2015 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament that involved 64 teams playing to determine the winner of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship. It began on March 6, 2015, and concluded with the championship game on March 21, 2015, at the Van Noord Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The Thomas More Saints defeated the George Fox Bruins in the championship game, 83–63, to win their first national championship. The two remaining final four teams were the Montclair State Red Hawks and the Tufts Jumbos.
On November 16, 2016, the championship was vacated due to NCAA violations. [1]
* – Denotes overtime period
First round March 6–7 Regional sites | Second round March 7–8 Regional sites | Third round March 13 Calvin College; Grand Rapids, MI | Regional finals March 14 Calvin College; Grand Rapids, MI | ||||||||||||||||
George Fox | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State-Abington | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
George Fox | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Newberg, OR | |||||||||||||||||||
Puget Sound | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Puget Sound | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
George Fox | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Dallas | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Dallas | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhodes | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Dallas | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Richardson, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Tyler | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas-Tyler | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
George Fox | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Calvin | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Calvin | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Baldwin Wallace | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Calvin | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Grand Rapids, MI | |||||||||||||||||||
UW-Oshkosh | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
North Central, Ill | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW-Oshkosh | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Calvin | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanover | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Greencastle, IN | |||||||||||||||||||
Maryville | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maryville College | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Carroll | 56 |
First round March 6 Regional sites | Second round March 7 Regional sites | Third round March 13 Montclair State University; Upper Montclair, NJ | Regional finals March 14 Montclair State University; Upper Montclair, NJ | ||||||||||||||||
Montclair State | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Regis College (Massachusetts) | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Montclair State | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Upper Montclair, NJ | |||||||||||||||||||
Stevenson | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stevenson | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Williams | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Montclair State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bowdoin | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bowdoin | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Babson | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bowdoin | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brunswick, ME | |||||||||||||||||||
Ithaca | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ithaca | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Vincent | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Montclair State | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bridgewater State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury, MD | |||||||||||||||||||
Stockton | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stockton | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
McDaniel | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amherst | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
NYU | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Wesleyan | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
NYU | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
New York, NY | |||||||||||||||||||
Amherst | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Amherst | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern | 51 |
First round March 6 Regional sites | Second round March 7 Regional sites | Third round March 13 Tufts University;Medford, MA | Regional finals March 14 Tufts University;Medford, MA | ||||||||||||||||
Tufts | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pine Manor | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tufts* | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Medford, MA | |||||||||||||||||||
St. John Fisher | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John Fisher * | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Skidmore | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tufts | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scranton | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scranton, PA | |||||||||||||||||||
Baruch | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stevens | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Baruch | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tufts | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
FDU-Florham | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
FDU-Florham | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Johnson and Wales | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
FDU-Florham | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Teaneck, NJ | |||||||||||||||||||
U. of New England | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
U. of New England | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Catholic | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
FDU-Florham | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Geneseo | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Geneseo State | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Castleton State | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Geneseo | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Geneseo, NY | |||||||||||||||||||
Muhlenberg | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cabrini | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Muhlenberg | 60 |
First round March 6 Regional sites | Second round March 7 Regional sites | Third round March 13 Thomas More College;Crestview Hills, KY | Regional finals March 14 Thomas More College;Crestview Hills, KY | ||||||||||||||||
83 | |||||||||||||||||||
Greensboro | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
85 | |||||||||||||||||||
Crestview Hills, KY | |||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Mennonite | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Mennonite | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
La Roche | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
103 | |||||||||||||||||||
Washington University in St. Louis | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington University in St. Louis | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Spalding | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Washington University in St. Louis | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Louis, MO | |||||||||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Transylvania | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
75 | |||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota-Morris | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
St Paul, MN | |||||||||||||||||||
Luther | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Norbert | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Luther | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hope | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wheaton | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin Lutheran * | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wis. Lutheran | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wheaton, Il | |||||||||||||||||||
Hope | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hope | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bethel | 63 |
Semifinals Friday, March 20 | National championship Saturday, March 21 | ||||||||
Tufts | 52 | ||||||||
62 | |||||||||
George Fox | 63 | ||||||||
83 | |||||||||
George Fox | 70 | ||||||||
Montclair State | 58 | Third place Saturday, March 21 | |||||||
Montclair State | 56 | ||||||||
Tufts | 48 |
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