2015 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

2015 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Women's Division III
Teams64
Finals siteVan Noord Arena
Grand Rapids, Michigan
ChampionsThomas More Saints (1st title)
Runner-upGeorge Fox Bruins (3rd title game)
Third placeMontclair State Red Hawks
Fourth placeTufts Jumbos
Winning coachJeff Hans (1st title)
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«2014 2016»

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]

Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Regional 1 – Grand Rapids, MI

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

Regional 2 – Upper Montclair, NJ

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

Regional 3 – Medford, MA

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

Regional 4 – Crestview Hills, KY

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
            
Thomas More 83
Greensboro 61
Thomas More 85
Crestview Hills, KY
Eastern Mennonite 65
Eastern Mennonite 77
La Roche 76
Thomas More 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
Thomas More 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

National Finals – Grand Rapids, Michigan

Semifinals
Friday, March 20 		National championship
Saturday, March 21
      
Tufts 52
Thomas More 62
George Fox 63
Thomas More 83
George Fox 70
Montclair State 58 Third place
Saturday, March 21
Montclair State 56
Tufts 48

See also

References

  1. ^ "D3 team has to vacate a title because Randy Moss' daughter stayed with a coach while recovering from injury". SBNation. Vox Media. Retrieved 17 November 2016.