# 2015 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2015 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 62 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament took place during March 2015, with the national semifinal and championship rounds taking place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Augustana (IL), 70–54, to win their fourth Division III national championship.

## Qualifying teams
### Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2015 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).
Automatic bids :
| Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid |
| Allegheny Mountain | Medaille | 19–7 (14–4) | 4th | 2012 |
| American Southwest | East Texas Baptist | 23–5 (15–5) | 1st | Never |
| Capital | Salisbury | 20–7 (14–4) | 6th | 1997 |
| Centennial | Dickinson | 22–5 (13–5) | 7th | 2014 |
| CUNYAC | Baruch | 21–6 (14–2) | 4th | 2009 |
| CCIW | Augustana (IL) | 23–4 (11–3) | 14th | 2014 |
| Colonial States | Neumann | 17–10 (12–6) | 1st | Never |
| Commonwealth Coast | Endicott | 23–5 (16–2) | 6th | 2012 |
| Empire 8 | St. John Fisher | 23–4 (14–2) | 15th | 2010 |
| Great Northeast | Albertus Magnus | 27–1 (18–0) | 5th | 2014 |
| Heartland | Defiance | 21–6 (14–4) | 5th | 2010 |
| Iowa | Dubuque | 23–5 (10–4) | 6th | 2013 |
| Landmark | Scranton | 22–5 (14–2) | 26th | 2014 |
| Liberty | Skidmore | 19–7 (14–2) | 3rd | 2012 |
| Little East | Keene State | 20–8 (8–6) | 3rd | 2007 |
| MAC Commonwealth | Alvernia | 18–9 (10–6) | 10th | 2014 |
| MAC Freedom | Misericordia | 21–6 (11–3) | 2nd | 2012 |
| MASCAC | Westfield State | 20–6 (11–1) | 3rd | 1993 |
| Michigan | Calvin | 21–6 (12–2) | 20th | 2014 |
| Midwest | St. Norbert | 24–1 (18–0) | 7th | 2014 |
| Minnesota | St. Thomas (MN) | 24–3 (17–3) | 16th | 2014 |
| NECC | Regis (MA) | 19–8 (12–4) | 1st | Never |
| NESCAC | Wesleyan (CT) | 19–8 (5–5) | 1st | Never |
| NEWMAC | Babson | 25–2 (13–1) | 7th | 2014 |
| New Jersey | Stockton | 22–5 (14–4) | 15th | 2014 |
| North Atlantic | Colby–Sawyer | 19–6 (15–3) | 4th | 2003 |
| North Coast | DePauw | 19–9 (9–9) | 13th | 2007 |
| NEAC | SUNY Cobleskill | 17–10 (13–4) | 1st | Never |
| Northern Athletics | Concordia (WI) | 19–9 (14–6) | 3rd | 2011 |
| Northwest | Whitworth | 24–3 (15–1) | 10th | 2014 |
| Ohio | Mount Union | 22–6 (15–3) | 2nd | 1997 |
| Old Dominion | Randolph–Macon | 26–2 (16–0) | 15th | 2014 |
| Presidents' | Saint Vincent | 22–6 (14–2) | 3rd | 2014 |
| Skyline | Sage | 23–4 (15–3) | 1st | Never |
| Southern | Hendrix | 12–16 (4–10) | 3rd | 1996 |
| SCIAC | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 21–6 (12–4) | 12th | 2012 |
| SCAC | Texas Lutheran | 18–9 (11–3) | 1st | Never |
| SLIAC | Spalding | 18–9 (13–5) | 2nd | 2013 |
| SUNYAC | Oswego State | 19–9 (12–6) | 3rd | 2012 |
| UAA | Emory | 20–5 (10–4) | 4th | 2014 |
| Upper Midwest | Northwestern–St. Paul | 18–9 (14–0) | 5th | 2014 |
| USA South | LaGrange | 17–11 (7–7) | 2nd | 2014 |
| Wisconsin | UW–Whitewater | 24–3 (15–1) | 20th | 2014 |

### At-large bids (19)

The following 19 teams were awarded qualification for the 2015 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee. The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.
At-large bids :
| Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid |
| NESCAC | Amherst | 20–7 (6–4) | 17th | 2014 |
| NESCAC | Bates | 19–6 (7–3) | 1st | Never |
| Landmark | Catholic | 22–5 (15–1) | 13th | 2013 |
| Little East | Eastern Connecticut | 22–5 (13–1) | 6th | 2014 |
| CCIW | Elmhurst | 19–7 (9–5) | 4th | 2009 |
| CCIW | Illinois Wesleyan | 19–8 (10–4) | 24th | 2014 |
| Ohio | John Carroll | 20–6 (15–3) | 13th | 2010 |
| Centennial | Johns Hopkins | 23–4 (16–2) | 10th | 2014 |
| Ohio | Marietta | 25–3 (16–2) | 4th | 2013 |
| North Coast | Ohio Wesleyan | 22–5 (16–2) | 6th | 2014 |
| Minnesota | St. Olaf | 21–5 (16–4) | 2nd | 2014 |
| NEWMAC | Springfield | 19–8 (10–4) | 8th | 2014 |
| NESCAC | Trinity (CT) | 20–6 (9–1) | 8th | 2008 |
| Wisconsin | UW–Stevens Point | 21–5 (15–1) | 14th | 2014 |
| Old Dominion | Virginia Wesleyan | 23–5 (13–3) | 15th | 2014 |
| UAA | Washington–St. Louis | 20–5 (9–5) | 19th | 2014 |
| New Jersey | William Paterson | 20–7 (13–5) | 16th | 2012 |
| North Coast | Wooster | 22–6 (14–4) | 24th | 2014 |
| NEWMAC | WPI | 21–5 (11–3) | 11th | 2014 |

## Tournament bracket
### Top-left - Rock Island, Illinois

| First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Rock Island, IL | Third round March 13 Rock Island, IL | Third round March 13 Rock Island, IL | | Regional finals March 14 Rock Island, IL | Regional finals March 14 Rock Island, IL | Regional finals March 14 Rock Island, IL |
| | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 68 | | | | | | | |
| St. Louis, MO / Rock Island, IL | St. Louis, MO / Rock Island, IL | St. Louis, MO / Rock Island, IL | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 68 | | | | | | | |
| St. Louis, MO / Rock Island, IL | St. Louis, MO / Rock Island, IL | St. Louis, MO / Rock Island, IL | DePauw | DePauw | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 73 | DePauw | DePauw | 66 | | | | | | | |
| DePauw | DePauw | 83 | | | | | | | | | | |
| DePauw | DePauw | 83 | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 82 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 69 | | | | |
| Mount Union | Mount Union | 87 | | | | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 69 | | | | |
| Neumann | Neumann | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neumann | Neumann | 59 | Mount Union | Mount Union | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Alliance, OH | Alliance, OH | Alliance, OH | Mount Union | Mount Union | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Alliance, OH | Alliance, OH | Alliance, OH | Calvin | Calvin | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Calvin | Calvin | 78 | Calvin | Calvin | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Oswego State | Oswego State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oswego State | Oswego State | 69 | | | | | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 100 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 51 |
| UW–Whitewater | UW–Whitewater | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 51 |
| Defiance | Defiance | 83 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Defiance | Defiance | 83 | Defiance | Defiance | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Defiance | Defiance | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 78 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 68 | | | | | | | |
| St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 90 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 90 | | | | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 72 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 79 | | | | |
| Marietta | Marietta | 120 | | | | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 79 | | | | |
| Medaille | Medaille | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Medaille | Medaille | 81 | Marietta | Marietta | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Marietta | Marietta | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Wooster | Wooster | 86 | | | | | | | |
| Wooster | Wooster | 84 | Wooster | Wooster | 86 | | | | | | | |
| Misericordia | Misericordia | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-left - Babson Park, Massachusetts

| First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Babson Park, MA | Third round March 13 Babson Park, MA | Third round March 13 Babson Park, MA | | Regional finals March 14 Babson Park, MA | Regional finals March 14 Babson Park, MA | Regional finals March 14 Babson Park, MA |
| Babson | Babson | 75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Westfield State | Westfield State | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Westfield State | Westfield State | 62 | Babson | Babson | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Babson | Babson | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Scranton | Scranton | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 72 | Scranton | Scranton | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Baruch | Baruch | 62 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baruch | Baruch | 62 | | | | Babson | Babson | 49 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 47 | | | | |
| Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 95 | | | | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 47 | | | | |
| Keene State | Keene State | 82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keene State | Keene State | 82 | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | Skidmore | Skidmore | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Skidmore | Skidmore | 81 | Skidmore | Skidmore | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) | 66 | | | | | | | | Babson | Babson | 76* |
| | | | | | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 69 |
| Stockton | Stockton | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 69 |
| Endicott | Endicott | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Endicott | Endicott | 61 | Stockton | Stockton | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Galloway, NJ | Galloway, NJ | Galloway, NJ | Stockton | Stockton | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Galloway, NJ | Galloway, NJ | Galloway, NJ | Bates | Bates | 68* | | | | | | | |
| Bates | Bates | 92 | Bates | Bates | 68* | | | | | | | |
| Saint Vincent | Saint Vincent | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Vincent | Saint Vincent | 80 | | | | Bates | Bates | 62 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 79 | | | | |
| Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 60 | | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 79 | | | | |
| Colby–Sawyer | Colby–Sawyer | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colby–Sawyer | Colby–Sawyer | 55 | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Hartford, CT | Hartford, CT | Hartford, CT | Trinity (CT) | Trinity (CT) | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Hartford, CT | Hartford, CT | Hartford, CT | Salisbury | Salisbury | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut | Eastern Connecticut | 54 | Salisbury | Salisbury | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Salisbury | Salisbury | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top-right - Ashland, Virginia

| First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Ashland, VA | Third round March 13 Ashland, VA | Third round March 13 Ashland, VA | | Regional finals March 14 Ashland, VA | Regional finals March 14 Ashland, VA | Regional finals March 14 Ashland, VA |
| | | | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Washington, D.C. / Ashland, VA | Washington, D.C. / Ashland, VA | Washington, D.C. / Ashland, VA | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Washington, D.C. / Ashland, VA | Washington, D.C. / Ashland, VA | Washington, D.C. / Ashland, VA | Catholic | Catholic | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Catholic | Catholic | 87 | Catholic | Catholic | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Alvernia | Alvernia | 80 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alvernia | Alvernia | 80 | | | | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 64 | | | | |
| | | | | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 57 | | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 76 | | | | | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 57 | | | | |
| WPI | WPI | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WPI | WPI | 70 | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | Amherst | Amherst | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Amherst | Amherst | 91 | Amherst | Amherst | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Sage | Sage | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sage | Sage | 67 | | | | | | | | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 47 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 49 |
| Dickinson | Dickinson | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 49 |
| Regis (MA) | Regis (MA) | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Regis (MA) | Regis (MA) | 64 | Dickinson | Dickinson | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle, PA | Carlisle, PA | Carlisle, PA | Dickinson | Dickinson | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Carlisle, PA | Carlisle, PA | Carlisle, PA | Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 68 | Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Springfield | Springfield | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Springfield | Springfield | 58 | | | | Dickinson | Dickinson | 65 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 75 | | | | |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 80 | | | | | | | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 75 | | | | |
| SUNY Cobleskill | SUNY Cobleskill | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| SUNY Cobleskill | SUNY Cobleskill | 54 | William Paterson | William Paterson | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Wayne, NJ | Wayne, NJ | Wayne, NJ | William Paterson | William Paterson | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Wayne, NJ | Wayne, NJ | Wayne, NJ | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 101 | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 77 | | | | | | | |
| John Carroll | John Carroll | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-right - Stevens Point, Wisconsin

| First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | First round March 5–6 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Second round March 7 Campus Sites | Third round March 13 Stevens Point, WI | Third round March 13 Stevens Point, WI | Third round March 13 Stevens Point, WI | | Regional finals March 14 Stevens Point, WI | Regional finals March 14 Stevens Point, WI | Regional finals March 14 Stevens Point, WI |
| St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern–St. Paul | Northwestern–St. Paul | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern–St. Paul | Northwestern–St. Paul | 71 | Northwestern–St. Paul | Northwestern–St. Paul | 84 | | | | | | | |
| De Pere, WI | De Pere, WI | De Pere, WI | Northwestern–St. Paul | Northwestern–St. Paul | 84 | | | | | | | |
| De Pere, WI | De Pere, WI | De Pere, WI | Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 75 | | | | | | | |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 98 | Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 110*** | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elmhurst | Elmhurst | 110*** | | | | Northwestern–St. Paul | Northwestern–St. Paul | 46 | | | | |
| | | | | | | East Texas Baptist | East Texas Baptist | 70 | | | | |
| East Texas Baptist | East Texas Baptist | 75 | | | | | | | East Texas Baptist | East Texas Baptist | 70 | | | | |
| Hendrix | Hendrix | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hendrix | Hendrix | 59 | East Texas Baptist | East Texas Baptist | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Marshall, TX | Marshall, TX | Marshall, TX | East Texas Baptist | East Texas Baptist | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Marshall, TX | Marshall, TX | Marshall, TX | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 79 | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 55 | | | | | | | | East Texas Baptist | East Texas Baptist | 28 |
| | | | | | | | | | | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 45 |
| UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 45 |
| Concordia (WI) | Concordia (WI) | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Concordia (WI) | Concordia (WI) | 56 | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Stevens Point, WI | Stevens Point, WI | Stevens Point, WI | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Stevens Point, WI | Stevens Point, WI | Stevens Point, WI | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 72 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Dubuque | Dubuque | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dubuque | Dubuque | 53 | | | | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 73 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Emory | Emory | 53 | | | | |
| Emory | Emory | 88 | | | | | | | Emory | Emory | 53 | | | | |
| Spalding | Spalding | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spalding | Spalding | 59 | Emory | Emory | 85 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | Emory | Emory | 85 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | Whitworth | Whitworth | 84 | | | | | | | |
| Whitworth | Whitworth | 88 | Whitworth | Whitworth | 84 | | | | | | | |
| LaGrange | LaGrange | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final Four - Salem, Virginia

| Semifinals Friday, March 20 | Semifinals Friday, March 20 | Semifinals Friday, March 20 | National championship Saturday, March 21 | National championship Saturday, March 21 | National championship Saturday, March 21 |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 68 | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 48 | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 48 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 54 |
| | | | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 70 |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 59 | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 70 |
| UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 68 | | | |