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
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
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| 1
| California (PA)
| 86
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| 8
| Virginia State
| 75
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| | 1
| California (PA)
| 69
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| | | 5
| West Liberty
| 64
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| 4
| West Chester
| 85
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| 5
| West Liberty
| 88 (OT)
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| | 1
| California (PA)
| 72 (OT)
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| | | 3
| Bloomsburg
| 69
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| 3
| Bloomsburg
| 81
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| 6
| Gannon
| 76
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| | 3
| Bloomsburg
| 85
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| | | 7
| Shepherd
| 69
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| 2
| Indiana (PA)
| 60
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| 7
| Shepherd
| 68
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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
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| 1
| Union (TN)
| 92
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| 8
| Albany State
| 83
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| | 1
| Union (TN)
| 75
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| | | 4
| West Florida
| 66
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| 4
| West Florida
| 78
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| 5
| Benedict
| 58
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| | 1
| Union (TN)
| 62
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| | | 2
| Nova Southeastern
| 67
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| 3
| Eckerd
| 71
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| 6
| Rollins
| 73
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| | 6
| Rollins
| 51
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| | | 2
| Nova Southeastern
| 63
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| 2
| Nova Southeastern
| 66
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| 7
| Kentucky State
| 56
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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
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| 1
| Fort Hays State
| 74
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| 8
| Minnesota State
| 57
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| | 1
| Fort Hays State
| 70
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| | | 4
| Wayne State (NE)
| 54
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| 4
| Wayne State (NE)
| 87
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| 5
| Harding
| 80
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| | 1
| Fort Hays State
| 61
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| | | 2
| Emporia State
| 66
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| 3
| Pittsburg State
| 60
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| 6
| Northern State
| 53
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| | 3
| Pittsburg State
| 54
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| | | 2
| Emporia State
| 65 (OT)
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| 2
| Emporia State
| 68
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| 7
| Arkansas Tech
| 51
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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
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| 1
| West Texas A&M
| 80
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| 8
| Cameron
| 61
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| | 1
| West Texas A&M
| 70
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| | | 5
| Arkansas-Fort Smith
| 57
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| 4
| Colorado Mesa
| 65
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| 5
| Arkansas-Fort Smith
| 68
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| | 1
| West Texas A&M
| 96
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| | | 2
| UC-Colorado Springs
| 69
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| 3
| Midwestern State
| 57
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| 6
| Colorado Christian
| 67
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| | 6
| Colorado Christian
| 77
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| | | 2
| UC-Colorado Springs
| 83
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| 2
| UC-Colorado Springs
| 73
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| 7
| Colorado State-Pueblo
| 63
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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
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| 1
| Alaska Anchorage
| 63
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| 8
| Point Loma
| 64
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| | 8
| Point Loma
| 46
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| | | 5
| California Baptist
| 73
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| 4
| Hawaii Pacific
| 69
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| 5
| California Baptist
| 77
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| | 5
| California Baptist
| 81
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| | | 7
| Cal Poly Pomona
| 58
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| 3
| Humboldt State
| 62
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| 6
| Seattle Pacific
| 77
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| | 6
| Seattle Pacific
| 74
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| | | 7
| Cal Poly Pomona
| 90
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| 2
| Cal State Dominguez Hills
| 57
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| 7
| Cal Poly Pomona
| 61
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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
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| 1
| Adelphi
| 79
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| 8
| Holy Family
| 84
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| | 8
| Holy Family
| 60
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| | | 4
| Stonehill
| 67
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| 4
| Stonehill
| 80
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| 5
| Queens (NY)
| 66
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| | 4
| Stonehill
| 57
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| | | 2
| New Haven
| 58
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| 3
| District of Columbia
| 66
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| 6
| Franklin Pierce
| 78
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| | 6
| Franklin Pierce
| 59
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| | | 2
| New Haven
| 69
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| 2
| New Haven
| 69
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| 7
| Jefferson
| 55
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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
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| 1
| Limestone
| 76
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| 8
| Catawba
| 62
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| | 1
| Limestone
| 77
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| | | 5
| Wingate
| 66
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| 4
| Lander
| 57
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| 5
| Wingate
| 72
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| | 1
| Limestone
| 72
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| | | 3
| Anderson (SC)
| 38
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| 3
| Anderson (SC)
| 69
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| 6
| Newberry
| 57
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| | 3
| Anderson (SC)
| 71
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| | | 2
| Columbus State
| 53
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| 2
| Columbus State
| 58
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| 7
| Carson-Newman
| 40
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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
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| 1
| Michigan Tech
| 71
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| 8
| Cedarville
| 59
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| | 1
| Michigan Tech
| 51
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| | | 5
| Ashland
| 70
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| 4
| Southern Indiana
| 61
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| 5
| Ashland
| 81
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| | 5
| Ashland
| 76
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| | | 2
| Lewis
| 83
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| 3
| Drury
| 61
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| 6
| Wayne State (MI)
| 75
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| | 6
| Wayne State (MI)
| 63
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| | | 2
| Lewis
| 71
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| 2
| Lewis
| 80
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| 7
| Wisconsin-Parkside
| 66
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Location: Sanford Pentagon Host: Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
All-tournament team
- Kaitlynn Fratz, California (PA)
- Miki Glenn, California (PA)
- Emma Mahady, California (PA)
- Darsha Burnside, California Baptist
- Courtney Nelson, California Baptist
See also
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