2015 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

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 (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)
NAIA Division I men's tournaments «2014 2016»

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

See also

• 2015 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2015 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2015 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2015 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

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