2015 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

The 2015 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2014–15 basketball season.

2015 (2015) NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteIndependence Events Center
Missouri Independence, Missouri
ChampionsOklahoma City Stars (8th title, 11th title game,
13th Fab Four)
Runner-upCampbellsville Tigers (1st title game,
1st Fab Four)
Semifinalists
Coach of the yearLatricia Trammell (Oklahoma City)
Player of the yearHayley Newby (Freed–Hardeman)
Charles Stevenson
Hustle Award
Chelsea Craig (Campbellsville)
Chuck Taylor MVPYvonte Neal (Oklahoma City)
Top scorerTayla Foster (Bethel (TN))
(85 points)
NAIA Division I
women's tournaments
«2014 2016»

Defending champions Oklahoma City defeated Campbellsville in the championship game, 80–63, to claim the Stars' eighth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

Bracket
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals National championship
               
1 Oklahoma City 63
8 Lewis–Clark State 61
1 Oklahoma City 87
5 Shawnee State 68
5 Shawnee State 69
4 The Master's 57
1 Oklahoma City 88
7 Great Falls 52
3 Langston 80
6 Pikeville 71
3 Langston 69
7 Great Falls 72
7 Great Falls 73
2 Loyola New Orleans 54
1 Oklahoma City 77
4 Westmont 57
2 Oklahoma Baptist 52
7 Baker (KS) 47
2 Oklahoma Baptist 77
3 Our Lady of the Lake 75
6 Martin Methodist 67
3 Our Lady of the Lake 83
2 Oklahoma Baptist 81
4 Westmont 83***
4 Westmont 74
5 Lyon (AR) 63
4 Westmont 68
1 Westminster (UT) 59
8 Cumberland (TN) 38
1 Westminster (UT) 53
1 Oklahoma City 80
1 Campbellsville 63
1 Freed–Hardeman 64
8 Cal State San Marcos 54
1 Freed–Hardeman 69
4 Benedictine (KS) 62
5 Wiley 61
4 Benedictine (KS) 63
1 Freed–Hardeman 63
3 Montana State Northern 50
3 Montana State Northern 60
6 Lindsey Wilson 42
3 Montana State Northern 73
2 Southern New Orleans 54
7 Southern New Orleans 84
2 Vanguard 56
1 Freed–Hardeman 52
1 Campbellsville 56
2 Bethel (TN) 62
7 William Woods 61
2 Bethel (TN) 86*
3 Concordia Irvine 85
6 Carroll (MT) 48
3 Concordia Irvine 59
2 Bethel (TN) 64
1 Campbellsville 73
4 MidAmerica Nazarene 72
5 Wayland Baptist 69
4 MidAmerica Nazarene 45
1 Campbellsville 52
8 LSU Shreveport 46
1 Campbellsville 55

See also

References
  1. "NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
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