2015 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

2015 NCAA Division II
women's basketball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Sanford Pentagon; Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions	California (PA) (2nd title)
Runner-up	California Baptist (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Emporia State (4th Final Four); Limestone (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Jess Strom (1st title)
MOP	Kaitlynn Fratz (California (PA))
NCAA Division II women's tournaments
«2014	2016»

The 2015 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was the 34th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division II women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

California (PA) defeated California Baptist in the championship game, 86–69, to claim the Vulcans' second NCAA Division II national title and first since 2004.

The championship rounds were contested at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Regionals

Atlantic - California, Pennsylvania

Location: Hamer Hall Host: California University of Pennsylvania

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	California (PA)	86

8	Virginia State	75
			1	California (PA)	69

			5	West Liberty	64
4	West Chester	85

5	West Liberty	88 (OT)
						1	California (PA)	72 (OT)

						3	Bloomsburg	69
3	Bloomsburg	81

6	Gannon	76
			3	Bloomsburg	85

			7	Shepherd	69
2	Indiana (PA)	60

7	Shepherd	68

South - Jackson, Tennessee

Location: Fred DeLay Gymnasium Host: Union University

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	Union (TN)	92

8	Albany State	83
			1	Union (TN)	75

			4	West Florida	66
4	West Florida	78

5	Benedict	58
						1	Union (TN)	62

						2	Nova Southeastern	67
3	Eckerd	71

6	Rollins	73
			6	Rollins	51

			2	Nova Southeastern	63
2	Nova Southeastern	66

7	Kentucky State	56

Central - Hays, Kansas

Location: Gross Memorial Coliseum Host: Fort Hays State University

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	Fort Hays State	74

8	Minnesota State	57
			1	Fort Hays State	70

			4	Wayne State (NE)	54
4	Wayne State (NE)	87

5	Harding	80
						1	Fort Hays State	61

						2	Emporia State	66
3	Pittsburg State	60

6	Northern State	53
			3	Pittsburg State	54

			2	Emporia State	65 (OT)
2	Emporia State	68

7	Arkansas Tech	51

South Central - Canyon, Texas

Location: First United Bank Center Host: West Texas A&M University

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	West Texas A&M	80

8	Cameron	61
			1	West Texas A&M	70

			5	Arkansas-Fort Smith	57
4	Colorado Mesa	65

5	Arkansas-Fort Smith	68
						1	West Texas A&M	96

						2	UC-Colorado Springs	69
3	Midwestern State	57

6	Colorado Christian	67
			6	Colorado Christian	77

			2	UC-Colorado Springs	83
2	UC-Colorado Springs	73

7	Colorado State-Pueblo	63

West - Anchorage, Alaska

Location: Alaska Airlines Center Host: University of Alaska at Anchorage

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	Alaska Anchorage	63

8	Point Loma	64
			8	Point Loma	46

			5	California Baptist	73
4	Hawaii Pacific	69

5	California Baptist	77
						5	California Baptist	81

						7	Cal Poly Pomona	58
3	Humboldt State	62

6	Seattle Pacific	77
			6	Seattle Pacific	74

			7	Cal Poly Pomona	90
2	Cal State Dominguez Hills	57

7	Cal Poly Pomona	61

East - Garden City, New York

Location: New York Center for Recreation and Sport Host: Adelphi University

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	Adelphi	79

8	Holy Family	84
			8	Holy Family	60

			4	Stonehill	67
4	Stonehill	80

5	Queens (NY)	66
						4	Stonehill	57

						2	New Haven	58
3	District of Columbia	66

6	Franklin Pierce	78
			6	Franklin Pierce	59

			2	New Haven	69
2	New Haven	69

7	Jefferson	55

Southeast - Gaffney, South Carolina

Location: Timken Center Host: Limestone College

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	Limestone	76

8	Catawba	62
			1	Limestone	77

			5	Wingate	66
4	Lander	57

5	Wingate	72
						1	Limestone	72

						3	Anderson (SC)	38
3	Anderson (SC)	69

6	Newberry	57
			3	Anderson (SC)	71

			2	Columbus State	53
2	Columbus State	58

7	Carson-Newman	40

Midwest - Houghton, Michigan

Location: SDC Gym Host: Michigan Technological University

First round Round of 64 March 13			Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 14			Regional finals Sweet 16 March 16

1	Michigan Tech	71

8	Cedarville	59
			1	Michigan Tech	51

			5	Ashland	70
4	Southern Indiana	61

5	Ashland	81
						5	Ashland	76

						2	Lewis	83
3	Drury	61

6	Wayne State (MI)	75
			6	Wayne State (MI)	63

			2	Lewis	71
2	Lewis	80

7	Wisconsin-Parkside	66

Elite Eight - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Location: Sanford Pentagon Host: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference

National quarterfinals Elite Eight March 24		National semifinals Final Four March 25		National championship March 27

California (PA)	84

Nova Southeastern	79
		California (PA)	51

		Emporia State	46
Emporia State	62

West Texas A&M	50
				California (PA)	86

				California Baptist	69
California Baptist	86

New Haven	77
		California Baptist	85

		Limestone	67
Limestone	61

Lewis	58

All-tournament team

Kaitlynn Fratz, California (PA)
Miki Glenn, California (PA)
Emma Mahady, California (PA)
Darsha Burnside, California Baptist
Courtney Nelson, California Baptist

References

2015 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

"Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

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[1] "Division II Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 1, 2021.