# 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament qualifying teams

This is a list of qualifying teams for the 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. A total of 68 teams entered the tournament. Thirty-one of the teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference tournaments. The automatic bid of the Ivy League, which did not conduct a postseason tournament, went to its regular season champion. The remaining 36 teams were granted at-large bids, which were extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. All teams were seeded 1 to 16 within their regionals, while the Selection Committee seeded the entire field from 1 to 68.

## Qualifying teams
### Automatic bids

Automatic bids to the tournament were granted for winning a conference championship tournament, except for the automatic bid of the Ivy League given to the regular season champion. Seeds listed were seeds within the conference tournaments. Runners-up in bold face were given at-large berths.
Automatic bids :
| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Record (Conf.) | Last app. | Conference regular season | 1-Game Playoff Runner-up | Runner-up record (Conf.) | Runner-up record (Conf.) |
| Harvard | 22–7 (11–3) | 22–7 (11–3) | 2014 | Ivy League | Yale | 22–10 (11–3) | 22–10 (11–3) |
| Qualifying school | Record (Conf.) | Seed | Last app. | Conference tournament | Conf. finals runner-up | Runner-up record (Conf.) | Runner-up seed |
| Notre Dame | 29–5 (14–4) | 3 | 2013 | ACC | North Carolina | 24–11 (11–7) | 5 |
| Albany | 24–8 (15–1) | 1 | 2014 | America East | Stony Brook | 23–11 (12–4) | 3 |
| Southern Methodist | 26–6 (15–3) | 1 | 1993 | American | Connecticut | 20–13 (10–8) | 6 |
| Virginia Commonwealth | 26–9 (12–6) | 5 | 2014 | Atlantic 10 | Dayton | 23–8 (13–5) | 2 |
| North Florida | 23–11 (12–2) | 1 | Never | Atlantic Sun | USC Upstate | 23–11 (8–6) | 3 |
| Iowa State | 25–8 (12–6) | 2 | 2014 | Big 12 | Kansas | 26–8 (13–5) | 1 |
| Villanova | 32–2 (16–2) | 1 | 2014 | Big East | Xavier | 21–13 (9–9) | 6 |
| Eastern Washington | 26–8 (14-4) | 2 | 2004 | Big Sky | Montana | 20-12 (14–4) | 1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 24–9 (12–6) | 3 | 2014 | Big South | Winthrop | 19–13 (12–6) | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 31–3 (16–2) | 1 | 2014 | Big Ten | Michigan State | 23–11 (12–6) | 3 |
| UC Irvine | 21–12 (11–5) | 3 | Never | Big West | Hawaii | 22–13 (8–8) | 5 |
| Northeastern | 23–11 (12–6) | 3 | 1991 | CAA | William & Mary | 20–12 (12–6) | 1 |
| UAB | 19–15 (12–6) | 4 | 2011 | C-USA | Middle Tennessee | 19–16 (9–9) | 6 |
| Valparaiso | 28–5 (13–3) | 1 | 2013 | Horizon | Green Bay | 24–8 (12–4) | 2 |
| Manhattan | 19–13 (13–7) | 3 | 2014 | MAAC | Iona | 26–8 (17–3) | 1 |
| Buffalo | 23–9 (12–6) | 2 | Never | MAC | Central Michigan | 23–8 (12–6) | 1 |
| Hampton | 16–17 (8–8) | 6 | 2011 | MEAC | Delaware State | 18–17 (9–7) | 5 |
| Northern Iowa | 30–3 (16–2) | 2 | 2010 | Missouri Valley | Illinois State | 21–12 (11–7) | 4 |
| Wyoming | 25–9 (11–7) | 4 | 2002 | Mountain West | San Diego State | 26–8 (14–4) | 2 |
| Robert Morris | 19–14 (12–6) | 2 | 2010 | Northeast | St. Francis Brooklyn | 24–10 (15–3) | 1 |
| Belmont | 22–10 (11–5) | 3 | 2013 | Ohio Valley | Murray State | 27–5 (16–0) | 1 |
| Arizona | 30–3 (16–2) | 1 | 2014 | Pac-12 | Oregon | 25–8 (13–5) | 2 |
| Lafayette | 20–12 (9–9) | 4 | 2000 | Patriot | American | 17–16 (8–10) | 6 |
| Kentucky | 34–0 (18–0) | 1 | 2014 | SEC | Arkansas | 26–8 (13–5) | 2 |
| Wofford | 28–6 (16–2) | 1 | 2014 | Southern | Furman | 11–22 (5–13) | 10 |
| Stephen F. Austin | 28–4 (17–1) | 1 | 2014 | Southland | Sam Houston State | 25–7 (15–3) | 2 |
| North Dakota State | 23–9 (12–4) | 2 | 2014 | Summit | South Dakota State | 23–10 (12–4) | 1 |
| Georgia State | 23–9 (15–5) | 1 | 2001 | Sun Belt | Georgia Southern | 22–8 (14–6) | 2 |
| Texas Southern | 22–12 (16–2) | 1 | 2014 | SWAC | Southern* | 18–17 (13–5) | 3 |
| New Mexico State | 23–10 (13–1) | 1 | 2014 | WAC | Seattle | 16–15 (7–7) | 3 |
| Gonzaga | 32–2 (17–1) | 1 | 2014 | West Coast | BYU | 25–9 (13–5) | 2 |
* ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA violations

### At-large bids

| Team | Conference | Last appearance | # of appearances |
| Arkansas | SEC | 2008 | 30 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 2014 | 9 |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 2013 | 7 |
| BYU | West Coast | 2014 | 29 |
| Davidson | Atlantic 10 | 2013 | 13 |
| Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 2014 | 16 |
| Duke | ACC | 2014 | 39 |
| Georgetown | Big East | 2013 | 30 |
| Georgia | SEC | 2011 | 10 |
| Indiana | Big 10 | 2013 | 38 |
| Iowa | Big 10 | 2014 | 24 |
| Louisville | ACC | 2014 | 41 |
| LSU | SEC | 2009 | 21 |
| Maryland | Big 10 | 2010 | 29 |
| Michigan State | Big 10 | 2014 | 29 |
| Mississippi | SEC | 2013 | 8 |
| NC State | ACC | 2014 | 24 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 2014 | 46 |
| Ohio State | Big 10 | 2014 | 27 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2014 | 29 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2014 | 27 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 2014 | 13 |
| Providence | Big East | 2014 | 17 |
| Purdue | Big 10 | 2012 | 26 |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 2014 | 11 |
| St. John's | Big East | 2011 | 28 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 2014 | 32 |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | 2014 | 45 |
| Utah | Pac-12 | 2009 | 28 |
| Virginia | ACC | 2014 | 19 |
| Xavier | Big East | 2014 | 25 |

### Listed by region and seeding

East Region – Syracuse :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | Villanova | Big East | 32–2 | Automatic | 2 |
| 2 | Virginia | ACC | 29–3 | At-large | 5 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 22–10 | At-large | 11 |
| 4 | Louisville | ACC | 24–8 | At-large | 15 |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 30–3 | Automatic | 20 |
| 6 | Providence | Big East | 22–11 | At-large | 22 |
| 7 | Michigan State | Big 10 | 23–11 | At-large | 25 |
| 8 | NC State | ACC | 20–13 | At-large | 31 |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 22–10 | At-large | 35 |
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 21–11 | At-large | 40 |
| 11* | Boise State | Mountain West | 25–8 | At-large | 45 |
| 11* | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 25–8 | At-large | 46 |
| 12 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 25–9 | Automatic | 47 |
| 13 | UC Irvine | Big West | 21–12 | Automatic | 54 |
| 14 | Albany | American East | 24–8 | Automatic | 58 |
| 15 | Belmont | Ohio Valley | 22–10 | Automatic | 60 |
| 16 | Lafayette | Patriot | 20–12 | Automatic | 63 |
Midwest Region – Cleveland :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | Kentucky | SEC | 34–0 | Automatic | 1 |
| 2 | Kansas | Big 12 | 26–8 | At-large | 8 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | ACC | 29–5 | Automatic | 12 |
| 4 | Maryland | Big 10 | 27–6 | At-large | 14 |
| 5 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 23–9 | At-large | 19 |
| 6 | Butler | Big East | 22–10 | At-large | 23 |
| 7 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 28–4 | At-large | 26 |
| 8 | Cincinnati | American | 22–10 | At-large | 29 |
| 9 | Purdue | Big 10 | 21–12 | At-large | 36 |
| 10 | Indiana | Big 10 | 20–13 | At-large | 37 |
| 11 | Texas | Big 12 | 20–13 | At-large | 41 |
| 12 | Buffalo | Mid American | 23–9 | Automatic | 48 |
| 13 | Valparaiso | Horizon | 28–5 | Automatic | 51 |
| 14 | Northeastern | Colonial | 23–11 | Automatic | 56 |
| 15 | New Mexico State | WAC | 23–10 | Automatic | 59 |
| 16* | Manhattan | MAAC | 19–13 | Automatic | 67 |
| 16* | Hampton | MEAC | 16–17 | Automatic | 68 |
South Region – Houston :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | Duke | ACC | 29–4 | At-large | 3 |
| 2 | Gonzaga | West Coast | 32–2 | Automatic | 7 |
| 3 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 25–8 | Automatic | 9 |
| 4 | Georgetown | Big East | 21–10 | At-large | 16 |
| 5 | Utah | Pac-12 | 24–8 | At-large | 17 |
| 6 | SMU | American | 27–6 | Automatic | 21 |
| 7 | Iowa | Big 10 | 21–11 | At-large | 27 |
| 8 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 26–8 | At-large | 32 |
| 9 | St. John's | Big East | 21–11 | At-large | 33 |
| 10 | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | 24–7 | At-large | 38 |
| 11 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 20–13 | At-large | 42 |
| 12 | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | 29–4 | Automatic | 50 |
| 13 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 26–8 | Automatic | 53 |
| 14 | UAB | C-USA | 19–15 | Automatic | 57 |
| 15 | North Dakota State | Summit | 23–9 | Automatic | 62 |
| 16* | North Florida | Atlantic Sun | 23–11 | Automatic | 65 |
| 16* | Robert Morris | NEC | 19–14 | Automatic | 66 |
West Region – Los Angeles :
| Seed | School | Conference | Record | Berth type | Overall rank |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Big 10 | 31–3 | Automatic | 4 |
| 2 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 31–3 | Automatic | 6 |
| 3 | Baylor | Big 12 | 24–9 | At-large | 10 |
| 4 | North Carolina | ACC | 24–11 | At-large | 13 |
| 5 | Arkansas | SEC | 26–8 | At-large | 18 |
| 6 | Xavier | Big East | 21–13 | At-large | 24 |
| 7 | VCU | Atlantic 10 | 26–9 | Automatic | 28 |
| 8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 25–9 | At-large | 30 |
| 9 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 18–13 | At-large | 34 |
| 10 | Ohio State | Big 10 | 23–10 | At-large | 39 |
| 11* | Ole Miss | SEC | 20–12 | At-large | 43 |
| 11* | BYU | West Coast | 25–9 | At-large | 44 |
| 12 | Wofford | Southern | 28–6 | Automatic | 49 |
| 13 | Harvard | Ivy League | 22–7 | Automatic | 52 |
| 14 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 24–9 | Automatic | 55 |
| 15 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 22–12 | Automatic | 61 |
| 16 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 24–9 | Automatic | 64 |
*See First Four

### Conferences with multiple bids

| Bids | Conference | Schools |
| 7 | Big 12 | Iowa State, Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, West Virginia |
| 7 | Big Ten | Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue |
| 6 | ACC | Notre Dame, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia |
| 6 | Big East | Villanova, Butler, Georgetown, Providence, St. John's, Xavier |
| 5 | SEC | Kentucky, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss |
| 4 | Pac-12 | Arizona, Oregon, UCLA, Utah |
| 3 | Atlantic 10 | VCU, Davidson, Dayton |
| 3 | Mountain West | Wyoming, Boise State, San Diego State |
| 2 | American | SMU, Cincinnati |
| 2 | Missouri Valley | Northern Iowa, Wichita State |
| 2 | WCC | Gonzaga, BYU |
Automatic conference bids in bold

### Bids by state

| Bids | State | School(s) |
| 1 | Alabama | UAB |
| 1 | Arkansas | Arkansas |
| 1 | Arizona | Arizona |
| 3 | California | San Diego State, UCLA, UC Irvine |
| 1 | Florida | North Florida |
| 2 | Georgia | Georgia, Georgia State |
| 1 | Idaho | Boise State |
| 5 | Indiana | Butler, Indiana, Notre Dame, Purdue, Valparaiso |
| 3 | Iowa | Iowa, Iowa State, Northern Iowa |
| 2 | Kansas | Kansas, Wichita State |
| 2 | Kentucky | Kentucky, Louisville |
| 1 | Louisiana | LSU |
| 2 | Massachusetts | Harvard, Northeastern |
| 1 | Maryland | Maryland |
| 1 | Michigan | Michigan State |
| 1 | Mississippi | Ole Miss |
| 1 | New Mexico | New Mexico State |
| 4 | New York | Albany, Buffalo, Manhattan, St. John's |
| 4 | North Carolina | Davidson, Duke, North Carolina, NC State |
| 1 | North Dakota | North Dakota State |
| 4 | Ohio | Cincinnati, Dayton, Ohio State, Xavier |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma, Oklahoma State |
| 1 | Oregon | Oregon |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | Lafayette, Robert Morris, Villanova |
| 1 | Rhode Island | Providence |
| 2 | South Carolina | Coastal Carolina, Wofford |
| 1 | Tennessee | Belmont |
| 5 | Texas | Baylor, Southern Methodist, Stephen F. Austin, Texas, Texas Southern |
| 2 | Utah | BYU, Utah |
| 3 | Virginia | Hampton, VCU, Virginia |
| 2 | Washington | Eastern Washington, Gonzaga |
| 1 | Washington, D.C. | Georgetown |
| 1 | West Virginia | West Virginia |
| 1 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin |
| 1 | Wyoming | Wyoming |