2015 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament explained

Type:NAIA
Year:2015
Gender:Women's
Teams:32
Fabfourarena:Independence Events Center
Fabfourcity: Independence, Missouri
Champions:Oklahoma City Stars
Titlecount:8th
Champgamecount:11th
Champffcount:13th
Runnerup:Campbellsville Tigers
Gamecount:1st
Runnerffcount:1st
Semifinal1:Freed–Hardeman Lions
Fabfourcount1:6th
Semifinal2:Westmont Warriors
Fabfourcount2:2nd
Mvp:Yvonte Neal
Mvpteam:Oklahoma City
Hustle:Chelsea Craig
Hustleschool:Campbellsville
Coty:Latricia Trammell
Cotyschool:Oklahoma City
Poty:Hayley Newby
Potyschool:Freed–Hardeman
Topscorer:Tayla Foster
Topscorerteam:Bethel (TN)
Points:85

The 2015 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament was the tournament held by the NAIA to determine the national champion of women's college basketball among its Division I members in the United States and Canada for the 2014–15 basketball season.

Defending champions Oklahoma City defeated Campbellsville in the championship game, 80–63, to claim the Stars' eighth NAIA national title.

The tournament was played at the Independence Events Center in Independence, Missouri.[1]

Qualification

The tournament field remained fixed at thirty-two teams, which were sorted into four quadrants of eight teams each. Within each quadrant, teams were seeded sequentially from one to eight based on record and season performance.

The tournament continued to utilize a simple single-elimination format.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Basketball Championship History. NAIA. 29 March 2022.