# 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 2014 and ended in Indianapolis, Indiana, with the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Final Four on April 4, 2015, and the national championship game on April 6. Practices officially began on October 3, 2014.

## Season headlines

* May 14 – The NCAA announces its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2014–15 school year. A total of 36 programs in 11 sports are declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following eight Division I men's basketball teams:
** Alabama State
** Appalachian State
** Central Arkansas
** Florida A&M
** Houston Baptist
** Lamar
** Milwaukee
** San Jose State
** In addition to the above teams, the entire athletic program at Southern University, including the men's basketball team, is ineligible for postseason play due to failure to supply usable academic data to the NCAA.
* May 16 – The ACC and the SEC will use a 30-second shot clock during exhibition games on an experimental basis for the upcoming season.
* June 10 – Georgetown and Syracuse announce that their men's basketball rivalry, on hold since 2013 due to the Big East realignment, will resume in 2015–16. The initial contract will run for four seasons.
* November 3 – The AP preseason All-American team is named. North Carolina junior guard Marcus Paige is the leading vote-getter with 57 of 65 possible votes. Joining him on the team were Louisville junior forward Montrezl Harrell (56 votes), Wisconsin senior center Frank Kaminsky, Wichita State junior guard Fred VanVleet and Duke freshman center Jahlil Okafor. Okafor was also the preseason Player of the Year.
* November 13 – The NCAA announced five future Final Four sites which include Glendale, Arizona (2017), San Antonio (2018), Minneapolis (2019), Atlanta (2020), and Indianapolis (2021).
* December 6 – NJIT, the lone Independent in Division 1 basketball, upsets 17th-ranked Michigan.
* January 2 – Cincinnati head coach Mick Cronin was placed in an advisory role to the team for the remainder of the season while dealing with a non-life-threatening vascular condition known as arterial dissection.
* February 3 – Turner Sports and CBS Sports announced that Bill Raftery and Grant Hill will replace Greg Anthony to call the 2015 NCAA tournament with the team of Jim Nantz and reporter Tracy Wolfson.
* February 4 – Syracuse announces that it has self-imposed a postseason ban in response to an ongoing NCAA investigation into infractions that occurred over much of the early 21st century.
* February 7 – Former North Carolina coach Dean Smith dies at his home in Chapel Hill at the age of 83.
* February 11 – Former UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian died at the age of 84.
* March 6 – The NCAA announced the results of its investigation of the Syracuse men's basketball and football programs, levying the following penalties on the basketball program:
** A total of 108 wins in the 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11, and 2011–12 seasons were ordered vacated. This was the most wins ever taken away from a Division I men's program, and dropped Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim from second on the all-time Division I wins list to sixth.
** Boeheim was initially suspended for the first nine games of the 2015–16 ACC season, which was later modified to the first 9 games immediately following the ruling of the NCAA Board of Appeals, beginning with the renewed rivalry game against The Georgetown University Hoyas
** The program initially lost three scholarships for each of the following four seasons (through 2018–19), later reduced to two per season following an appeal by the University to the NCAA.
** Recruiting was restricted for two seasons, and the program was placed on probation for five years.
* March 18 – In the wake of the Syracuse sanctions, Boeheim announces that he will retire at the end of the 2017–18 season, with top assistant Mike Hopkins his planned successor. Syracuse athletic director Daryl Gross announces his resignation, effective immediately.

### Milestones and records

* January 25 – Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski became the first Division I men's coach with 1,000 career wins, following the Blue Devils' 77–68 win over St. John's at Madison Square Garden.
* February 7 – Kyle Collinsworth of BYU set a new single-season Division I record for triple-doubles. His 23 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in the Cougars' 87–68 win at Loyola Marymount gave him five triple-doubles for the season, breaking a tie with four other players.
* February 25 – William & Mary guard Marcus Thornton surpassed Chet Giermak's school scoring record of 2,052. The mark had stood since 1950; the 65-year-old record had been the longest-standing school career scoring record in all of NCAA Division I basketball at the time it was broken.
* March 2 – Virginia became the first team not from Tobacco Road to win back-to-back outright Atlantic Coast Conference regular season championships.
* March 5 – Delaware State center Kendall Gray recorded 33 points and 30 rebounds against Coppin State, becoming the first NCAA Division I player to grab 30 rebounds in a game since December 14, 2005, and only the seventh overall in the past 40 seasons.
* March 9 – Collinsworth's 13 points, 14 rebounds, and 11 assists in BYU's 84–70 win over Portland in the West Coast Conference tournament semifinals gave him six triple-doubles for both this season and his career, tying him with Michael Anderson of Drexel and Shaquille O'Neal of LSU for the Division I career record.
* The following players surpassed 2,000 points in their career: BYU guard Tyler Haws, Auburn guard Antoine Mason, Stanford guard Chasson Randle, St. John's guard D'Angelo Harrison, Oregon guard Joe Young, San Diego guard Johnny Dee, William & Mary guard Marcus Thornton, Marist forward Chauvaughn Lewis, Green Bay guard Keifer Sykes, Penn State guard D. J. Newbill and Providence forward LaDontae Henton.

## Conference membership changes

The 2014–15 season saw the final wave of membership changes resulting from a major realignment of NCAA Division I conferences. The cycle began in 2010 with the Big Ten and the then-Pac-10 publicly announcing their intentions to expand. The fallout from these conferences' moves later affected a majority of NCAA Division I conferences.
| School | Former conference | New conference |
| Appalachian State Mountaineers | Southern Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Davidson Wildcats | Southern Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| East Carolina Pirates | Conference USA | American Athletic Conference ("The American") |
| East Tennessee State Buccaneers | Atlantic Sun Conference | Southern Conference |
| Elon Phoenix | Southern Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Georgia Southern Eagles | Southern Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Idaho Vandals | Western Athletic Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Louisville Cardinals | American Athletic Conference ("The American") | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Maryland Terrapins | Atlantic Coast Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Mercer Bears | Atlantic Sun Conference | Southern Conference |
| Oral Roberts Golden Eagles | Southland Conference | Summit League |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | American Athletic Conference ("The American") | Big Ten Conference |
| Tulane Green Wave | Conference USA | American Athletic Conference ("The American") |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Conference USA | American Athletic Conference ("The American") |
| VMI Keydets | Big South Conference | Southern Conference |
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | Sun Belt Conference | Conference USA |
This was also the final season for Texas–Pan American (UTPA) under that name. At the start of the 2015–16 school year, UTPA merged with the University of Texas at Brownsville to form the new University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). UTPA's athletic program and WAC membership were inherited by UTRGV.
It was also the final season for Northern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference (A-Sun) and the final season for NJIT as an independent. On May 11, 2015, it was announced that Northern Kentucky would join the Horizon League effective July 1. The A-Sun soon filled the place left by Northern Kentucky, announcing on June 12 that NJIT would become a member effective on July 1.

## Season outlook
### Pre-season polls

The top 25 from the AP Poll and USA Today Coaches Poll.
'Associated Press' :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Kentucky (52) |
| 2 | Arizona (5) |
| 3 | Wisconsin (8) |
| 4 | Duke |
| 5 | Kansas |
| 6 | North Carolina |
| 7 | Florida |
| 8 | Louisville |
| 9 | Virginia |
| 10 | Texas |
| 11 | Wichita State |
| 12 | Villanova |
| 13 | Gonzaga |
| 14 | Iowa State |
| 15 | VCU |
| 16 | San Diego State |
| 17 | UConn |
| 18 | Michigan State |
| 19 | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Ohio State |
| 21 | Nebraska |
| 22 | SMU |
| 23 | Syracuse |
| 24 | Michigan |
| 25 | Utahт Harvardт |
USA Today Coaches :
| Ranking | Team |
| 1 | Kentucky (24) |
| 2 | Arizona (3) |
| 3 | Duke (2) |
| 4 | Wisconsin (3) |
| 5 | Kansas |
| 6 | North Carolina |
| 7 | Florida |
| 8 | Virginia |
| 9 | Louisville |
| 10 | Texas |
| 11 | Wichita State |
| 12 | Villanova |
| 13 | Gonzaga |
| 14 | Iowa State |
| 15 | UConn |
| 16 | VCU |
| 17 | San Diego State |
| 18 | Michigan State |
| 19 | Oklahoma |
| 20 | Ohio State |
| 21 | Nebraska |
| 22 | SMU |
| 23 | Michigan |
| 24 | Syracuse |
| 25 | Iowa |

## Regular season
### Early-season tournaments

| Name | Dates | Location | No. teams | Champion |
| 2K Sports Classic | November 20–21 | Madison Square Garden (New York City) | 4* | Texas |
| Puerto Rico Tip-Off | November 20–21, 23 | Roberto Clemente Coliseum (San Juan, Puerto Rico) | 8 | West Virginia |
| Charleston Classic | November 20–21, 23 | TD Arena (Charleston, South Carolina) | 8 | Miami (FL) |
| Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | November 21–22 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) | 4* | Duke |
| Paradise Jam tournament | November 21–24 | Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI) | 8 | Seton Hall |
| Hall of Fame Tip Off | November 22–23 | Mohegan Sun (Uncasville, Connecticut) | 4 | Providence (Naismith) Northeastern (Springfield) |
| MGM Grand Main Event | November 24, 26 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas) | 4* | Oklahoma State |
| Corpus Christi Coastal Classic | November 28–29 | American Bank Center (Corpus Christi, Texas) | 4* | TCU |
| CBE Hall of Fame Classic | November 24–25 | Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri) | 4* | Maryland |
| Legends Classic | November 24–25 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) | 4* | Villanova |
| Gulf Coast Showcase | November 24–26 | Germain Arena (Estero, Florida) | 8 | Green Bay |
| Maui Invitational tournament | November 24–26 | Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina, HI) | 8* | Arizona |
| Cancún Challenge | November 25–26 | Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX) | 8 | Northern Iowa (Riviera Division) North Florida (Mayan Division) |
| NIT Season Tip-Off | November 26–28 | Madison Square Garden (New York City) | 4 | Gonzaga |
| Battle 4 Atlantis | November 26–28 | Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH) | 8 | Wisconsin |
| Great Alaska Shootout | November 26–29 | Sullivan Arena (Anchorage, AK) | 8 | Colorado State |
| Old Spice Classic | November 27–28, 30 | HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, Florida) | 8 | Kansas |
| Wooden Legacy | November 27–28, 30 | Anaheim Convention Center (Anaheim, California) | 8 | Washington |
| Las Vegas Invitational | November 27–28 | Orleans Arena (Las Vegas) | 4* | Illinois |
| Emerald Coast Classic | November 28–29 | Emerald Coast Classic Arena (Niceville, Florida) | 4* | Ole Miss |
| Barclays Center Classic | November 28–29 | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) | 4* | Virginia |
| Las Vegas Classic | December 22–23 | Orleans Arena (Las Vegas) | 4* | Loyola–Chicago |
| Diamond Head Classic | December 22–23, 25 | Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI) | 8 | George Washington |
*Although these tournaments included more teams, only the number listed played for the championship.

### Conferences
#### Conference winners and tournaments

Thirty-one conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament. The teams in each conference that won their regular-season titles were given the number one seed in their respective conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Ivy League was the only NCAA Division I conference that did not hold a conference tournament, instead sending its regular-season champion to the NCAA tournament.
| Conference | Regular season first place | Conference player of the year | Conference Coach of the Year | Conference tournament | Tournament venue (city) | Tournament winner |
| America East Conference | Albany | Jameel Warney, Stony Brook | Will Brown, Albany | 2015 America East men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Albany |
| American Athletic Conference | SMU | Nic Moore, SMU | Fran Dunphy, Temple | 2015 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament | XL Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | SMU |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | Davidson | Tyler Kalinoski, Davidson | Bob McKillop, Davidson | 2015 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament | Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York) | VCU |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Virginia | Jahlil Okafor, Duke | Tony Bennett, Virginia | 2015 ACC men's basketball tournament | Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, North Carolina) | Notre Dame |
| Atlantic Sun Conference | North Florida | Ty Greene, USC Upstate | Matthew Driscoll, North Florida | 2015 Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | North Florida |
| Big 12 Conference | Kansas | Buddy Hield, Oklahoma | Bob Huggins, West Virginia | 2015 Big 12 men's basketball tournament | Sprint Center (Kansas City, Missouri) | Iowa State |
| Big East Conference | Villanova | Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova & Kris Dunn, Providence | Jay Wright, Villanova | 2015 Big East men's basketball tournament | Madison Square Garden (New York City) | Villanova |
| Big Sky Conference | Eastern Washington & Montana | Mikh McKinney, Sacramento State | Jim Hayford, Eastern Washington Brian Katz, Sacramento State | 2015 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament | At regular-season champion | Eastern Washington |
| Big South Conference | Charleston Southern & High Point | Saah Nimley, Charleston Southern | Barclay Radebaugh, Charleston Southern | 2015 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament | HTC Center (Conway, South Carolina) | Coastal Carolina |
| Big Ten Conference | Wisconsin | Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin | Bo Ryan, Wisconsin (coaches) Mark Turgeon, Maryland (media) | 2015 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament | United Center (Chicago) | Wisconsin |
| Big West Conference | UC Davis | Corey Hawkins, UC Davis | Jim Les, UC Davis | 2015 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament | Honda Center (Anaheim, California) | UC Irvine |
| Colonial Athletic Association | James Madison, Northeastern, UNC Wilmington & William & Mary | Marcus Thornton, William & Mary | Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington | 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament | Royal Farms Arena (Baltimore) | Northeastern |
| Conference USA | Louisiana Tech | Speedy Smith, Louisiana Tech | Michael White, Louisiana Tech | 2015 Conference USA men's basketball tournament | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (Birmingham, Alabama) | UAB |
| Horizon League | Valparaiso | Keifer Sykes, Green Bay | Bryce Drew, Valparaiso | 2015 Horizon League men's basketball tournament | First round at campus sites Quarterfinals and semifinals at top seed Final at top remaining seed | Valparaiso |
| Ivy League | Harvard | Justin Sears, Yale | James Jones, Yale | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Iona | David Laury, Iona | Kevin Baggett, Rider | 2015 MAAC men's basketball tournament | Times Union Center (Albany, New York) | Manhattan |
| Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan (West) Buffalo & Kent State (East) | Justin Moss, Buffalo | Keno Davis, Central Michigan | 2015 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament | First round at campus sites Remainder at Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) | Buffalo |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference | North Carolina Central | Kendall Gray, Delaware State | Bobby Collins, Maryland Eastern Shore | 2015 MEAC men's basketball tournament | Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, Virginia) | Hampton |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Wichita State | Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa | Ben Jacobson, Northern Iowa | 2015 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) | Northern Iowa |
| Mountain West Conference | Boise State & San Diego State | Derrick Marks, Boise State | Leon Rice, Boise State | 2015 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, Nevada) | Wyoming |
| Northeast Conference | St. Francis Brooklyn | Jalen Cannon, St. Francis Brooklyn | Glenn Braica, St. Francis Brooklyn | 2015 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Robert Morris |
| Ohio Valley Conference | Murray State (West) Belmont & Eastern Kentucky (East) | Cameron Payne, Murray State | Steve Prohm, Murray State | 2015 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (Nashville, Tennessee) | Belmont |
| Pac-12 Conference | Arizona | Joe Young, Oregon | Dana Altman, Oregon | 2015 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament | MGM Grand Garden Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | Arizona |
| Patriot League | Bucknell | Tim Kempton Jr., Lehigh | Dave Paulsen, Bucknell | 2015 Patriot League men's basketball tournament | Campus sites | Lafayette |
| Southeastern Conference | Kentucky | Bobby Portis, Arkansas | John Calipari, Kentucky | 2015 SEC men's basketball tournament | Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tennessee) | Kentucky |
| Southern Conference | Wofford | Karl Cochran, Wofford | Mike Young, Wofford | 2015 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament | U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, North Carolina) | Wofford |
| Southland Conference | Stephen F. Austin | Thomas Walkup, Stephen F. Austin | Brad Underwood, Stephen F. Austin | 2015 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament | Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, Texas) | Stephen F. Austin |
| Southwestern Athletic Conference | Texas Southern | Madarious Gibbs, Texas Southern | Mike Davis, Texas Southern | 2015 SWAC men's basketball tournament | Toyota Center (Houston, Texas) | Texas Southern |
| The Summit League | North Dakota State & South Dakota State | Lawrence Alexander, North Dakota State | David Richman, North Dakota State | 2015 The Summit League men's basketball tournament | Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt Conference | Georgia State | R. J. Hunter, Georgia State | Keith Richard, Louisiana–Monroe | 2015 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | Lakefront Arena (New Orleans) | Georgia State |
| West Coast Conference | Gonzaga | Kevin Pangos, Gonzaga | Mark Few, Gonzaga | 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | Gonzaga |
| Western Athletic Conference | New Mexico State | Martez Harrison, UMKC | Marvin Menzies, New Mexico State | 2015 WAC men's basketball tournament | Orleans Arena (Paradise, Nevada) | New Mexico State |
* ↑ Montana won a tiebreaker with Eastern Washington for the top seed in the conference tournament and hosting rights. The tournament was thus held at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana.
* ↑ As Valparaiso won the regular-season league title outright, it hosted the semifinals and finals at the Athletics–Recreation Center in Valparaiso, Indiana.
* ↑ Since Valparaiso won its conference tournament semifinal, it also hosted the final at the same venue.

#### Conference standings

2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings :
| 2014–15 America East Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Albany †15–1 .93824–9  .727 Stony Brook12–4 .75023–12  .657 Vermont12–4 .75020–14  .588 New Hampshire11–5 .68819–13  .594 Hartford7–9 .43814–16  .467 UMass Lowell*6–10 .37512–17  .414 Binghamton5–11 .3136–26  .188 UMBC2–14 .1254–26  .133 Maine2–14 .1253–27  .100 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition † 2015 America East tournament winner | 2014–15 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 18 SMU †15–3 .83327–7  .794 Tulsa14–4 .77823–11  .676 Temple13–5 .72226–11  .703 Cincinnati13–5 .72223–11  .676 UConn10–8 .55620–15  .571 Memphis10–8 .55618–14  .563 Tulane6–12 .33315–16  .484 East Carolina6–12 .33314–19  .424 UCF5–13 .27812–18  .400 Houston4–14 .22213–19  .406 South Florida3–15 .1679–23  .281 † The American Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2014–15 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Davidson14–4 .77824–8  .750 Dayton13–5 .72227–9  .750 Rhode Island13–5 .72223–10  .697 VCU †12–6 .66726–10  .722 Richmond12–6 .66721–14  .600 George Washington10–8 .55622–13  .629 St. Bonaventure10–8 .55618–13  .581 UMass10–8 .55617–15  .531 La Salle8–10 .44417–16  .515 Saint Joseph's7–11 .38913–18  .419 Duquesne6–12 .33312–19  .387 Fordham4–14 .22210–21  .323 George Mason4–14 .2229–22  .290 Saint Louis3–15 .16711–21  .344 † 2015 A10 tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Virginia16–2 .88930–4  .882 No. 4 Duke15–3 .83335–4  .897 No. 8 Notre Dame †14–4 .77832–6  .842 No. 15 North Carolina11–7 .61126–12  .684 Miami (FL)10–8 .55625–13  .658 NC State10–8 .55622–14  .611 Syracuse9–9 .50018–13  .581 Clemson8–10 .44416–15  .516 Florida State8–10 .44417–16  .515 Pittsburgh8–10 .44419–15  .559 Wake Forest5–13 .27813–19  .406 Boston College4–14 .22213–19  .406 Georgia Tech3–15 .16712–19  .387 Virginia Tech2–16 .11111–22  .333 No. 17 Louisville*0–6 .0000–8  .000 † ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6) | 2014–15 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Florida †12–2 .85723–12  .657 Florida Gulf Coast11–3 .78622–11  .667 USC Upstate8–6 .57124–12  .667 Lipscomb7–7 .50014–17  .452 Northern Kentucky*7–7 .50013–17  .433 Jacksonville4–10 .28610–22  .313 Kennesaw State4–10 .28610–22  .313 Stetson3–11 .2149–22  .290 *NKU was eligible for A-Sun Tourney, but not for postseason play due to Div. I transition † 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner | 2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Villanova †16–2 .88933–3  .917 No. 22 Georgetown12–6 .66722–11  .667 No. 24 Butler12–6 .66723–11  .676 Providence11–7 .61122–12  .647 St. John's10–8 .55621–12  .636 Xavier9–9 .50023–14  .622 DePaul6–12 .33312–20  .375 Seton Hall6–12 .33316–15  .516 Marquette4–14 .22213–19  .406 Creighton4–14 .22214–19  .424 † 2015 Big East tournament winner As of April 6, 2015 Rankings from AP poll |
| 2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Montana14–4 .77820–13  .606 Eastern Washington †14–4 .77826–9  .743 Sacramento State13–5 .72221–12  .636 Northern Arizona13–5 .72223–15  .605 Northern Colorado10–8 .55615–15  .500 Portland State9–9 .50015–14  .517 Idaho8–10 .44413–17  .433 Weber State8–10 .44413–17  .433 Southern Utah7–11 .38910–19  .345 North Dakota4–14 .2228–22  .267 Idaho State4–14 .2227–23  .233 Montana State4–14 .2227–23  .233 † Conference tournament winner | 2014–15 Big South men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Charleston Southern13–5 .72219–12  .613 High Point13–5 .72223–10  .697 Coastal Carolina †12–6 .66724–10  .706 Radford12–6 .66722–12  .647 Winthrop12–6 .66719–13  .594 UNC Asheville10–8 .55615–16  .484 Gardner–Webb10–8 .55620–15  .571 Presbyterian6–12 .33310–22  .313 Longwood5–13 .27811–23  .324 Campbell4–14 .22210–22  .313 Liberty2–16 .1118–24  .250 † 2015 Big South tournament winner | 2014–15 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Wisconsin †16–2 .88936–4  .900 No. 12 Maryland14–4 .77828–7  .800 No. 23 Michigan State12–6 .66727–12  .692 Iowa12–6 .66722–12  .647 Purdue12–6 .66721–13  .618 Ohio State11–7 .61124–11  .686 Indiana9–9 .50020–14  .588 Illinois9–9 .50019–14  .576 Michigan8–10 .44416–16  .500 Minnesota6–12 .33318–15  .545 Northwestern6–12 .33315–17  .469 Nebraska5–13 .27813–18  .419 Penn State4–14 .22218–16  .529 Rutgers2–16 .11110–22  .313 † 2015 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2014–15 Big 12 men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 10 Kansas13–5 .72227–9  .750 No. 9 Iowa State †12–6 .66725–9  .735 No. 13 Oklahoma12–6 .66724–11  .686 No. 16 Baylor11–7 .61124–10  .706 No. 20 West Virginia11–7 .61125–10  .714 Oklahoma State8–10 .44418–14  .563 Texas8–10 .44420–14  .588 Kansas State8–10 .44415–17  .469 TCU4–14 .22218–15  .545 Texas Tech3–15 .16713–19  .406 † 2015 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2014–15 Big West men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UC Davis14–2 .87525–7  .781 UC Irvine †11–5 .68821–13  .618 UC Santa Barbara11–5 .68819–14  .576 Long Beach State10–6 .62516–17  .485 Hawai'i8–8 .50022–13  .629 UC Riverside7–9 .43814–17  .452 Cal Poly6–10 .37513–16  .448 Cal State Northridge4–12 .2509–24  .273 Cal State Fullerton1–15 .0639–22  .290 † 2015 Big West tournament winner | 2014–15 CAA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT William & Mary12–6 .66720–13  .606 UNC Wilmington12–6 .66718–14  .563 Northeastern †12–6 .66723–12  .657 James Madison12–6 .66719–14  .576 Hofstra10–8 .55620–14  .588 Delaware9–9 .50010–20  .333 Drexel9–9 .50011–19  .367 Elon6–12 .33315–18  .455 Towson5–13 .27812–20  .375 College of Charleston3–15 .1679–24  .273 † 2015 CAA tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
| 2014–15 Conference USA men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Louisiana Tech15–3 .83327–9  .750 Old Dominion13–5 .72227–8  .771 UTEP13–5 .72222–11  .667 WKU12–6 .66720–12  .625 UAB †12–6 .66720–16  .556 Middle Tennessee9–9 .50019–17  .528 FIU8–10 .44416–17  .485 UTSA8–10 .44414–16  .467 North Texas8–10 .44414–17  .452 Rice8–10 .44412–20  .375 Charlotte7–11 .38914–18  .438 Marshall7–11 .38911–21  .344 Southern Miss*4–14 .2229–20  .310 Florida Atlantic2–16 .1119–20  .310 *Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban † 2015 C-USA Tournament winner | 2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Valparaiso †13–3 .81328–6  .824 Green Bay12–4 .75024–9  .727 Oakland11–5 .68816–17  .485 Cleveland State11–5 .68819–15  .559 Milwaukee *9–7 .56314–16  .467 Detroit7–9 .43815–18  .455 UIC4–12 .25010–24  .294 Wright State3–13 .18811–20  .355 Youngstown State2–14 .12511–21  .344 * Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties † 2015 Horizon League Tournament winner | 2014–15 Ivy League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT x-Harvard †11–3 .78622–8  .733 x-Yale11–3 .78622–10  .688 Princeton9–5 .64316–14  .533 Dartmouth7–7 .50014–15  .483 Columbia5–9 .35713–15  .464 Cornell5–9 .35713–17  .433 Penn4–10 .2869–19  .321 Brown4–10 .28613–18  .419 x – Ivy League co-champions † – NCAA participant |
| 2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Iona17–3 .85026–9  .743 Rider15–5 .75021–12  .636 Manhattan †13–7 .65019–14  .576 Monmouth13–7 .65018–15  .545 Canisius11–9 .55018–15  .545 Quinnipiac9–11 .45015–15  .500 Saint Peter's8–12 .40016–18  .471 Siena7–13 .35011–20  .355 Niagara7–13 .3508–22  .267 Fairfield5–15 .2507–24  .226 Marist5–15 .2507–25  .219 † 2015 MAAC tournament winner | 2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Buffalo †12–6 .66723–10  .697 Kent State12–6 .66723–12  .657 Bowling Green11–7 .61121–12  .636 Akron9–9 .50021–14  .600 Miami8–10 .44413–19  .406 Ohio5–13 .27810–20  .333 West Central Michigan12–6 .66723–9  .719 Toledo11–7 .61120–13  .606 Western Michigan10–8 .55620–14  .588 Eastern Michigan8–10 .44421–14  .600 Northern Illinois8–10 .44414–16  .467 Ball State2–16 .1117–23  .233 † 2015 MAC tournament winner | 2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Carolina Central16–0 1.00025–8  .758 Norfolk State12–4 .75020–14  .588 Maryland Eastern Shore11–5 .68818–15  .545 Howard10–6 .62516–16  .500 Delaware State9–7 .56318–18  .500 Hampton †8–8 .50017–18  .486 South Carolina State7–9 .43811–22  .333 Bethune–Cookman7–9 .43811–21  .344 Coppin State6–10 .3758–23  .258 North Carolina A&T6–10 .3759–23  .281 Morgan State5–11 .3137–24  .226 Savannah State5–11 .3139–22  .290 Florida A&M2–14 .1252–27  .069 † 2015 MEAC tournament winner |
| 2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 14 Wichita State17–1 .94430–5  .857 No. 11 Northern Iowa †16–2 .88931–4  .886 Indiana State11–7 .61115–16  .484 Illinois State11–7 .61122–13  .629 Evansville9–9 .50024–12  .667 Loyola Chicago8–10 .44424–13  .649 Drake6–12 .3339–22  .290 Missouri State5–13 .27811–20  .355 Southern Illinois4–14 .22212–21  .364 Bradley3–15 .1679–24  .273 † 2015 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Boise State14–4 .77825–9  .735 San Diego State14–4 .77827–9  .750 Colorado State13–5 .72227–7  .794 Wyoming †11–7 .61125–10  .714 Utah State11–7 .61118–13  .581 Fresno State10–8 .55615–17  .469 UNLV8–10 .44418–15  .545 New Mexico7–11 .38915–16  .484 Air Force6–12 .33314–17  .452 Nevada5–13 .2789–22  .290 San Jose State*0–18 .0002–28  .067 *Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties † 2015 MWC tournament winner | 2014–15 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT St. Francis Brooklyn15–3 .83323–12  .657 Robert Morris †12–6 .66720–15  .571 Bryant12–6 .66716–15  .516 Mount St. Mary's11–7 .61115–15  .500 Saint Francis9–9 .50016–16  .500 Sacred Heart9–9 .50015–17  .469 LIU Brooklyn8–10 .44412–18  .400 Wagner8–10 .44410–20  .333 Fairleigh Dickinson3–15 .1678–21  .276 Central Connecticut3–15 .1675–26  .161 † 2015 NEC tournament winner |
| 2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East Belmont †11–5 .68822–11  .667 Eastern Kentucky11–5 .68821–12  .636 Morehead State10–6 .62517–17  .500 Jacksonville State5–11 .31312–19  .387 Tennessee Tech4–12 .25012–18  .400 Tennessee State2–14 .1255–26  .161 West Murray State16–0 1.00029–6  .829 UT Martin10–6 .62521–13  .618 Eastern Illinois9–7 .56318–15  .545 SIU Edwardsville8–8 .50012–16  .429 Southeast Missouri St.7–9 .43813–17  .433 Austin Peay3–13 .1888–22  .267 † 2015 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Arizona †16–2 .88934–4  .895 No. 25 Oregon13–5 .72226–10  .722 No. 19 Utah13–5 .72226–9  .743 UCLA11–7 .61122–14  .611 Stanford9–9 .50024–13  .649 Arizona State9–9 .50018–16  .529 Oregon State8–10 .44417–14  .548 California7–11 .38918–15  .545 Colorado7–11 .38916–18  .471 Washington State7–11 .38913–18  .419 Washington5–13 .27816–15  .516 USC3–15 .16712–20  .375 † Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2014–15 Patriot League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Bucknell13–5 .72219–15  .559 Colgate12–6 .66716–17  .485 Lehigh10–8 .55616–14  .533 Lafayette †9–9 .50020–13  .606 Boston University9–9 .50013–17  .433 American8–10 .44417–16  .515 Holy Cross8–10 .44414–16  .467 Navy8–10 .44413–19  .406 Loyola (MD)7–11 .38911–19  .367 Army6–12 .33315–15  .500 † 2015 Patriot League tournament winner |
| 2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Kentucky †18–0 1.00038–1  .974 No. 21 Arkansas13–5 .72227–9  .750 LSU11–7 .61122–11  .667 Georgia11–7 .61121–12  .636 Texas A&M11–7 .61121–12  .636 Ole Miss11–7 .61121–13  .618 Vanderbilt9–9 .50021–14  .600 Alabama8–10 .44419–15  .559 Florida8–10 .44416–17  .485 Tennessee7–11 .38916–16  .500 South Carolina6–12 .33317–16  .515 Mississippi State6–12 .33313–19  .406 Auburn4–14 .22215–20  .429 Missouri3–15 .1679–23  .281 † 2015 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2014–15 Southern Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wofford †16–2 .88928–7  .800 Chattanooga15–3 .83322–10  .688 Mercer12–6 .66719–16  .543 Western Carolina9–9 .50015–17  .469 East Tennessee State8–10 .44416–14  .533 VMI7–11 .38911–19  .367 Samford6–12 .33313–19  .406 The Citadel6–12 .33311–19  .367 UNC Greensboro6–12 .33311–22  .333 Furman5–13 .27811–22  .333 † 2015 SoCon Tournament winner | 2014–15 Southland Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Stephen F. Austin †17–1 .94429–5  .853 Sam Houston State15–3 .83326–9  .743 Texas A&M–CC13–5 .72220–14  .588 Northwestern State13–5 .72219–13  .594 Incarnate Word**10–8 .55618–11  .621 Lamar*9–9 .50015–15  .500 McNeese State8–10 .44415–16  .484 Houston Baptist*7–11 .38912–16  .429 Nicholls State7–11 .38910–19  .345 New Orleans6–12 .33311–18  .379 Southeastern Louisiana6–12 .3339–23  .281 Abilene Christian**4–14 .22210–21  .323 Central Arkansas*2–16 .1112–27  .069 * ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties ** ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition † 2015 Southland tournament winner |
| 2014–15 SWAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas Southern †16–2 .88922–13  .629 Alabama State*14–4 .77819–10  .655 Southern*13–5 .72218–17  .514 Prairie View A&M12–6 .66715–18  .455 Arkansas–Pine Bluff*9–9 .50012–20  .375 Jackson State9–9 .50011–21  .344 Alabama A&M8–10 .4449–20  .310 Mississippi Valley State5–13 .2786–26  .188 Alcorn State4–14 .2226–26  .188 Grambling State0–18 .0002–27  .069 *ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations † 2015 SWAC tournament winner | 2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Dakota State †12–4 .75023–10  .697 South Dakota State12–4 .75024–11  .686 Oral Roberts10–6 .62519–15  .559 IPFW9–7 .56316–15  .516 South Dakota9–7 .56317–16  .515 Denver6–10 .37512–18  .400 IUPUI6–10 .37510–21  .323 Omaha*5–11 .31312–17  .414 Western Illinois3–13 .1888–20  .286 *ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition † 2015 Summit League Tournament winner | 2014–15 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Georgia State †15–5 .75025–10  .714 Georgia Southern14–6 .70022–9  .710 Louisiana–Monroe14–6 .70024–14  .632 Louisiana–Lafayette13–7 .65022–14  .611 Texas–Arlington10–10 .50016–15  .516 Appalachian State*9–11 .45012–17  .414 South Alabama9–11 .45012–21  .364 Arkansas–Little Rock8–12 .40013–18  .419 Texas State7–13 .35014–17  .452 Arkansas State6–14 .30011–18  .379 Troy5–15 .25010–19  .345 *ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties † 2015 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner |
| 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Gonzaga †17–1 .94435–3  .921 BYU13–5 .72225–10  .714 Saint Mary's13–5 .72221–10  .677 Pepperdine10–8 .55618–14  .563 San Diego8–10 .44415–16  .484 Portland7–11 .38917–16  .515 Santa Clara7–11 .38914–18  .438 San Francisco7–11 .38914–18  .438 Pacific4–14 .22212–19  .387 Loyola Marymount4–14 .2228–23  .258 † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | 2014–15 WAC men's basketball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT New Mexico State †13–1 .92923–11  .676 Grand Canyon*8–6 .57117–15  .531 UMKC8–6 .57114–19  .424 Seattle7–7 .50018–16  .529 Cal State Bakersfield7–7 .50014–19  .424 Utah Valley5–9 .35711–19  .367 Texas–Pan American4–10 .28610–21  .323 Chicago State4–10 .2868–24  .250 * Ineligible in transition from Division II. † 2015 WAC tournament winner |

### Division I independents

One school played as a Division I independent.
2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings :
* 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
* vteConfOverall
* TeamW L PCTW L PCT
* NJIT– –21–12
* .636

### Informal championships

| Conference | Regular season winner | Most Valuable Player |
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Villanova | Darrun Hilliard, Villanova |
Villanova finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.

### Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories
| Points per game | Points per game | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Assists per game | Steals per game | Steals per game | Steals per game |
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG |
| Tyler Harvey | Eastern Washington | 23.1 | Alan Williams | UC Santa Barbara | 11.8 | Jalan West | Northwestern State | 7.7 | Corey Walden | Eastern Kentucky | 3.09 |
| Zeek Woodley | Northwestern State | 22.2 | Kendall Gray | Delaware State | 11.8 | Kahlil Felder | Oakland | 7.6 | Gary Payton II | Oregon State | 3.06 |
| Tyler Haws | BYU | 22.2 | Jameel Warney | Stony Brook | 11.7 | Kris Dunn | Providence | 7.5 | Roderick Bobbitt | Hawaiʻi | 2.86 |
| Damion Lee | Drexel | 21.4 | Rico Gathers | Baylor | 11.6 | Tyler Strange | Gardner–Webb | 7.4 | Kevin Hardy | McNeese State | 2.74 |
| Saah Nimley | Charleston Southern | 21.4 | Shevon Thompson | George Mason | 11.3 | Speedy Smith | Louisiana Tech | 7.4 | Kris Dunn | Providence | 2.73 |
| Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Blocked shots per game | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Three-point field goal percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage | Free throw percentage |
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% |
| Jordan Mickey | LSU | 3.65 | Evan Bradds | Belmont | 68.8 | Corey Hawkins | UC Davis | 48.8 | Riley Grabau | Wyoming | 93.9 |
| Amida Brimah | UConn | 3.46 | Jahlil Okafor | Duke | 66.4 | Quincy Taylor | Longwood | 48.0 | Joe Young | Oregon | 92.5 |
| Austin Nichols | Memphis | 3.44 | Jordan Parks | North Carolina Central | 66.0 | Alex Anderson | UT Martin | 48.0 | Andrew Rowsey | UNC Asheville | 92.1 |
| Justin Tuoyo | Chattanooga | 3.25 | Rashid Gaston | Norfolk State | 62.0 | John Simons | Central Michigan | 45.5 | Johnny Dee | San Diego | 91.9 |
| Chris Obekpa | St. John's | 3.13 | Zach Auguste | Notre Dame | 61.9 | Daniel Dixon | William & Mary | 45.1 | Four McGlynn | Towson | 91/7 |

## Postseason tournaments
### NCAA tournament

Final Four – Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana
| National Semifinals April 4 | National Semifinals April 4 | National Semifinals April 4 | National Championship Game April 6 | National Championship Game April 6 | National Championship Game April 6 |
| MW1 | Kentucky | 64 | | | |
| W1 | Wisconsin | 71 | | | |
| W1 | Wisconsin | 71 | W1 | Wisconsin | 63 |
| | | | S1 | Duke | 68 |
| E7 | Michigan State | 61 | S1 | Duke | 68 |
| S1 | Duke | 81 | | | |

#### Tournament upsets

For this list, a "major upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser | Region | Round |
| March 19 | UAB (14) | 60–59 | Iowa State (3) | South | Round of 64 |
| March 19 | Georgia State (14) | 57–56 | Baylor (3) | West | Round of 64 |
| March 21 | NC State (8) | 81–78 | Villanova (1) | East | Round of 32 |

### National Invitation tournament

After the NCAA tournament field is announced, the NCAA invited 32 teams to participate in the National Invitation Tournament. The tournament began on March 17, 2015 with all games prior to the semifinals played on campus sites. The semifinals and final were held on March 31 and April 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
| Semifinals March 31 | Semifinals March 31 | Semifinals March 31 | Championship game April 2 | Championship game April 2 | Championship game April 2 |
| 1 | Temple | 57 | | | |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 60 | | | |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 60 | 2 | Miami (FL) | 64 |
| | | | 2 | Stanford | 66$^{OT}$ |
| 2 | Stanford | 67 | 2 | Stanford | 66$^{OT}$ |
| 1 | Old Dominion | 60 | | | |

### College Basketball Invitational

The sixth College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament began on March 17, 2015 and ended with Loyola-Chicago's two-game sweep of Louisiana-Monroe. This tournament featured 16 teams who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT.
| Semifinals March 25 | Semifinals March 25 | Championship Series March 31, April 1 | Championship Series March 31, April 1 | Championship Series March 31, April 1 | Championship Series March 31, April 1 |
| Loyola-Chicago | 63 | | | | |
| Seattle | 48 | | | | |
| Seattle | 48 | Loyola-Chicago | 65 | 63 | – |
| | | Louisiana–Monroe | 58 | 62 | – |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 71 | Louisiana–Monroe | 58 | 62 | – |
| Vermont | 65 | | | | |

### CollegeInsider.com Postseason tournament

The fifth CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament began on March 16 and ended with that championship game on April 2. The Evansville Purple Aces won their first postseason tournament, defeating Northern Arizona in the final. This tournament places an emphasis on selecting successful teams from "mid-major" conferences who were left out of the NCAA tournament and NIT. 32 teams participated in this tournament.
| Semifinals March 31 | Semifinals March 31 | Semifinals March 31 | Championship April 2 | Championship April 2 | Championship April 2 |
| NJIT | NJIT | 61 | | | |
| Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 68 | | | |
| Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 68 | Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 65 |
| | | | Evansville | Evansville | 71 |
| Tennessee–Martin | Tennessee–Martin | 66 | Evansville | Evansville | 71 |
| Evansville | Evansville | 79 | | | |

## Award winners
### Consensus All-American teams

The following players are recognized as the 2015 Consensus All-Americans:
Consensus First Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | PF | Junior | Kentucky |
| Jerian Grant | PG/SG | Senior | Notre Dame |
| Frank Kaminsky | C/PF | Senior | Wisconsin |
| Jahlil Okafor | C | Freshman | Duke |
| D'Angelo Russell | PG/SG | Freshman | Ohio State |
Consensus Second Team :
| Player | Position | Class | Team |
| Malcolm Brogdon | SG | Junior | Virginia |
| Bobby Portis | PF | Sophomore | Arkansas |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C | Freshman | Kentucky |
| Seth Tuttle | PF | Senior | Northern Iowa |
| Kyle Wiltjer | PF | Junior | Gonzaga |
| Delon Wright | SG/PG | Senior | Utah |

### Major player of the year awards

* Wooden Award: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
* Naismith Award: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
* Associated Press Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
* NABC Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
* Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
* Sporting News Player of the Year: Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin

### Major freshman of the year awards

* Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Jahlil Okafor, Duke

### Major coach of the year awards

* Associated Press Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
* Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Tony Bennett, Virginia
* NABC Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
* Naismith College Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky
* Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Calipari, Kentucky

### Other major awards

* Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Delon Wright, Utah
* Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): D'Angelo Russell, Ohio State
* Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Stanley Johnson, Arizona
* Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Frank Kaminsky, Wisconsin
* Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Jahlil Okafor, Duke
* NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
* Senior CLASS Award (top senior): Alex Barlow, Butler
* Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Darrun Hilliard, Villanova
* Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's
* Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): Bobby Collins, Maryland Eastern Shore
* Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Brian Katz, Sacramento State
* Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Bob Huggins, West Virginia
* Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Darion Atkins, Virginia
* Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Ty Greene, USC Upstate
* Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Cameron Payne, Murray State
* Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Keno Davis, Central Michigan
* Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Matt Townsend, Yale
* Elite 89 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Colby Wollenman, Michigan State

## Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during and after the season.
| Team | Former coach | Interim coach | New coach | Reason |
| Alabama | Anthony Grant | John Brannen | Avery Johnson | After an 18–14 season, Grant, who led the Crimson Tide to just one NCAA tournament appearance in six seasons, was fired. |
| Alcorn State | Luther Riley | | Montez Robinson | With Riley's teams posting a record of 38-91 over four seasons, include winning just six games the past year, the university decided not to renew his contract. The former coach took a brief leave of absence of January to deal with personal matters. Under Riley's watch, the Braves never finished higher than fifth in the SWAC. |
| Arizona State | Herb Sendek | | Bobby Hurley | Sendek was fired on March 24 after nine seasons. He had signed a three-year contract extension before this season, but went 18–16 and 9–9 in Pac-12 play. |
| Arkansas-Little Rock | Steve Shields | | Chris Beard | On March 18, 2015, Shields was let go by the Arkansas–Little Rock administration after 12 seasons. He left as the winningest coach in the Trojans' history with a career record of 192-178. However, despite winning five regular-season Sun Belt titles, Shield's team only won one tournament championship. |
| Bowling Green | Chris Jans | | Michael Huger | Jans was fired on April 2 despite a 21–12 record in his first season in charge. Media reports indicated that the firing was due to alleged inappropriate behavior at a Bowling Green, Ohio bar after the Falcons' final game of the season. |
| Bradley | Geno Ford | | Brian Wardle | Ford was fired after posting a 46–86 record in four seasons at Bradley. |
| Bucknell | Dave Paulsen | | Nathan Davis | Paulsen left to take the George Mason job. |
| Buffalo | Bobby Hurley | | Nate Oats | Hurley left to take the Arizona State job. Assistant coach Nate Oats was promoted to head coach on April 11. |
| Butler | Brandon Miller | Chris Holtmann | Chris Holtmann | On October 1, 2014, Miller abruptly went on a leave of absence to deal with an unspecified medical issue. After one year as an assistant coach, Holtmann was named interim head coach on October 2, 2014. As interim coach, he guided Butler to a 10–4 start including a third-place finish in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. On January 2, 2015, the interim tag was removed and Holtmann became the 23rd head coach of the Butler University men's basketball team. |
| Charlotte | Alan Major | Ryan Odom | Mark Price | After Major took a medical on January 6 to deal with chronic health issues, Odom was relieved of his coaching duties on March 16 when Major and the university mutually agreed to part ways, and his staff was not retained. |
| Chattanooga | Will Wade | | Matt McCall | Wade, who was the first assistant Shaka Smart hired upon taking over the VCU program in 2009, returned to VCU after Smart's departure for Texas. |
| The Citadel | Chuck Driesell | | Duggar Baucom | Driesell's contract was not renewed following the season. |
| DePaul | Oliver Purnell | | Dave Leitao | Purnell resigned after posting an overall record of 54–105 (15-75 in Big East play) in five seasons. The Blue Demons brought back Dave Leitao, who had been head coach from 2002 to 2005, a stint that included the team's last NCAA tournament appearance (2004). |
| Eastern Kentucky | Jeff Neubauer | | Dan McHale | |
| East Tennessee State | Murry Bartow | | Steve Forbes | After 12 years, an overall record of 224-169 (with a record of 16-14, 8-10 in SoCon play in the 2014–15 season), and three NCAA appearances at East Tennessee State, Bartow was fired due a five-season tournament drought with declining team performance, increasing fan apathy after the 2014–15 season, and the decision to head a new way with the program. |
| Florida | Billy Donovan | | Michael White | Donovan left on April 30 to fill the head coaching vacancy at the Oklahoma City Thunder. In Donovan's 19 seasons at Florida, the Gators had an overall record of 467–186, 14 NCAA tournament appearances, and national championships in 2006 and 2007. |
| Fordham | Tom Pecora | | Jeff Neubauer | Fordham hired Eastern Kentucky coach Jeff Neubauer to fill their vacant spot. |
| George Mason | Paul Hewitt | | Dave Paulsen | Hewitt, formerly head coach of Georgia Tech from 2000–2011, was fired after posting a 66–67 record in four seasons with George Mason. |
| Green Bay | Brian Wardle | | Linc Darner | Wardle left Green Bay after five seasons to accept the head coaching job with Bradley on March 27. |
| Hawaii | Benjy Taylor | | Eran Ganot | |
| Holy Cross | Milan Brown | | Bill Carmody | Brown was relieved of his duties following the Crusaders' season ending loss to Bucknell in the Patriot League tournament on March 5. Brown had a 56–67 record over five seasons, with just one postseason appearance. |
| Iowa State | Fred Hoiberg | | Steve Prohm | Hoiberg, long rumored as an NBA coaching prospect, left for the head coaching vacancy with the Chicago Bulls. |
| Kennesaw State | Jimmy Lallathin | | Al Skinner | Lallathin was fired on March 23 after only one season as the full-time head coach. He had received the job on an interim basis in January 2014 when previous head coach Lewis Preston took a leave of absence, and was given the full-time job after Preston was dismissed at the end of that season, but went 10–22 in his first full season in charge. |
| Liberty | Dale Layer | | Ritchie McKay | Layer had led the Flames to the Big South Conference championship in 2013, but had only one winning season in five years. He was fired following Liberty's loss to UNC Asheville in the Big South tournament. |
| Louisiana Tech | Michael White | | Eric Konkol | White left for the Florida job. He was replaced by Miami assistant Konkol. |
| Mississippi State | Rick Ray | | Ben Howland | Ray was fired on March 21, 2015 after going 37–60 in three seasons, ending with a 13–19 overall record and 6–12 in SEC play this season. The Bulldogs hired TV analyst Howland, a veteran coach best known for leading UCLA to three straight Final Fours from 2006 to 2008. |
| Murray State | Steve Prohm | | Matt McMahon | Prohm left for the Iowa State job. |
| Nevada | David Carter | | Eric Musselman | Carter was fired on March 11, 2015 after going 9–22 overall and 5–13 in Mountain West play this season, and failing to make the NCAA tournament in his six seasons at head coach. |
| Northern Kentucky | Dave Bezold | | John Brannen | Bezold was fired on March 17 after 11 seasons. Although he went 194–133 overall, he was 33–54 in the first three years of NKU's four-year transition from Division II to Division I. |
| Penn | Jerome Allen | | Steve Donahue | On March 8, Allen announced his resignation to follow the Quakers' last game on March 10. |
| St. John's | Steve Lavin | | Chris Mullin | Lavin and St. John's mutually agreed to part ways on March 28. The Red Storm hired arguably their greatest player ever, Hall of Famer Mullin, who since retiring as a player has been in the front offices of the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings. |
| San Diego | Bill Grier | | Lamont Smith | Grier was fired on March 16 after eight seasons. He was unable to duplicate the success of his first season in 2007–08, when he led the Toreros to the first NCAA tournament win by either of San Diego's Division I programs. The Toreros only made one postseason appearance after that (last season's CIT), and finished 15–16 this season and 8–10 in the West Coast Conference. |
| SIU Edwardsville | Lennox Forrester | | Jon Harris | Forrester, who oversaw the Cougars' transition from Division II to Division I, was fired after eight seasons and an 82–146 overall record. |
| Southeast Missouri State | Dickey Nutt | | Rick Ray | Nutt was fired on March 23 after six seasons. He was coming off back-to-back winning records, but the Redhawks went 13–17 this season, leaving him at 90–108 overall at SEMO. |
| Tennessee | Donnie Tyndall | | Rick Barnes | Tyndall was fired on March 28 after the school was briefed by the NCAA on accusations it was about to level against him stemming from his actions at his previous coaching stop at Southern Miss. The Volunteers hired Rick Barnes fresh off his firing from Texas. |
| Texas | Rick Barnes | | Shaka Smart | Barnes was notified on March 28 that he had been fired. Despite a 402–180 record in 17 seasons at Texas, this season's Longhorns, widely touted as a Big 12 contender and ranked in the preseason top 10, finished 20–14 overall and 8–10 in the Big 12, ending in defeat in their NCAA tournament opener.- |
| UIC | Howard Moore | | Steve McClain | Moore was fired after four seasons in which the Flames went 33–62 overall and 12–40 in the Horizon League. |
| Utah State | Stew Morrill | | Tim Duryea | Morrill, head coach for the Aggies since 1998, announced his retirement effective at the end of the season. |
| Utah Valley | Dick Hunsaker | | Mark Pope | Hunsaker announced he would step down from his position effective June 30, 2015. The Wolverines, based in Orem, Utah, went next door to Provo for their new coach, hiring BYU assistant Pope. |
| VCU | Shaka Smart | | Will Wade | Smart left for the Texas job. |
| VMI | Duggar Baucom | | Dan Earl | Baucom left for the Southern Conference's other military school, The Citadel. |