2015 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

2015 (2015) NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Municipal Auditorium; Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Dalton State (1 title, 1 title game,; 1 Fab Four)
Runner-up	Westmont (1 title game,; 1 Fab Four)
Semifinalists	Taladega (1 Final Four); Hope International (1 Final Four);
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The 2015 Buffalo Funds - NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 78th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.^[1] 2015 tournament would bring four new teams to the NAIA national semifinals. The first tournament since 2005 tournament to do so. (It would be the 8th time in tournament history this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1969, 2001, 2005). As of 2018, it is the most recent tournament to do so.

2015 awards

Most consecutive tournament appearances: 24th, Georgetown (KY)
Most tournament appearances: 34th, Georgetown (KY)

Bracket

First round			Second round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			NAIA national championship

1	Hope International	70

	WVU Tech	67
			1	Hope International	82

				Montana Western	72
16	Benedictine	77

	Montana Western	80
						1	Hope International	74
Naismith Bracket
						8	Martin Methodist	62
9	LSU Alexandria	47

	Cumberlands	55
				Cumberlands	59

			8	Martin Methodist	73
	Southwestern Assemblies of God University	56

8	Martin Methodist	74
									1	Hope International	69

										Westmont	70
5	Campbellsville	88

	LSU Shreveport	80
			5	Campbellsville	61

				Westmont	65
	Westmont	77

12	Lewis-Clark State	60
							Westmont	78
Cramer Bracket
						13	Mid-America Christian	66
13	Mid-America Christian	84

	Xavier (Louisiana)	70
			13	Mid-America Christian	81

				Missouri Valley	72
	Missouri Valley	'71*

4	Freed-Hardeman	69
													Westmont	53

												6	Dalton State	71
3	Cal State San Marcos	85

	Philander Smith	79
			3	Cal State San Marcos	61

				Arizona Christian	59
	Arizona Christian	94

14	Georgetown	82
						3	Cal State San Marcos	76
Duer Bracket
						6	Dalton State	80*
11	Wayland Baptist	66

	Evangel	67
				Evangel	74

			6	Dalton State	85
	Wiley College	86

6	Dalton State	97
									6	Dalton State	64

									2	Talladega	54
7	Pikeville	94

	Bethel University (TN)	86
			7	Pikeville	97*

			10	Concordia	93
	Oklahoma City University	62

10	Concordia (CA)	74
						7	Pikeville	62
Lister Bracket
						2	Talladega	64
15	Columbia	68

	Our Lady of the Lake	74
				Our Lady of the Lake	70

			2	Talladega	79
	Rocky Mountain	63

2	Talladega	74

denotes overtime

References

^ "Men's Basketball Home" (PDF).

[1] "Men's Basketball Home" (PDF).

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2015 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

Contents

2015 awards

Bracket

See also

References