2015 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

2015 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 2015 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 78th annual tournament began March 17 on campus sites ended on April 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Stanford Cardinal coached by Johnny Dawkins won their third NIT title, defeating the Miami Hurricanes in the championship game. Chasson Randle of Stanford was named the tournament MVP. The NCAA announced the 2015 NIT will use a 30-second shot clock and a 4-foot (1.2 m) restricted-area arc as experimental rules for the 2015 tournament. A change to the selection and seeding was also implimented with the first four teams left out of the 2015 NCAA tournament field, beding the top-seeded teams in the 2015 NIT.

2015 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

1	Temple	57
2	Miami (FL)	60
			2	Miami (FL)	64
			2	Stanford	66
2	Stanford	67
1	Old Dominion	60

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Old Dominion	22-9	CUSA	At-large bid
Tulsa	22-12	American	At-large bid
Murray State	23-8	Ohio Valley	At-large bid
Illinois State	23-8	Missouri Valley	At-large bid
Green Bay	20-11	Horizon	At-large bid
UTEP	18-15	CUSA	At-large bid
William & Mary	24-8	Colonial	Automatic
Charleston Southern	21-12	Big South	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Old Dominion	65
8	Charleston Southern	56
				Old Dominion	50
				Illinois State	49
5	Green Bay	56
4	Illinois State	69

							Old Dominion	72
							Murray State	69
3	Murray State	81
6	UTEP	66
				Tulsa	62
				Murray State	83
7	William & Mary	67
2	Tulsa	70

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Temple	23-8	American	At-large bid
Texas A&M	22-11	SEC	At-large bid
Louisiana Tech	18-13	CUSA	At-large bid
Pittsburgh	18-13	ACC	At-large bid
George Washington	22-9	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
Central Michigan	22-9	MAC	At-large bid
Montana	25-7	Big Sky	Automatic
Bucknell	21-11	Patriot	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Temple	73
8	Bucknell	67
				Temple	90
				George Washington	77
5	George Washington	60
4	Pittsburgh	54

							Temple	77
							Louisiana Tech	59
3	Louisiana Tech	89
6	Central Michigan	79
				Texas A&M	72
				Louisiana Tech	84
7	Montana	64
2	Texas A&M	81

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Richmond	21-10	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
Miami (FL)	22-10	ACC	At-large bid
Illinois	22-10	Big Ten	At-large bid
UConn	20-12	American	At-large bid
Arizona State	25-7	Pac-12	At-large bid
Alabama	21-10	SEC	At-large bid
North Carolina Central	20-11	MEAC	Automatic
St. Francis Brooklyn	24-9	Northeast	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Richmond	84
8	St. Francis Brooklyn	74
				Richmond	76
				Arizona State	70
5	Arizona State	68
4	UConn	61

							Richmond	61
							Miami (FL)	63
3	Illinois	58
6	Alabama	79
				Miami (FL)	73
				Alabama	66
7	North Carolina Central	71
2	Miami (FL)	75

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Colorado State	18-13	Mountain West	At-large bid
Stanford	20-12	Pac-12	At-large bid
Rhode Island	21-12	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
Saint Mary's	21-12	West Coast	At-large bid
Vanderbilt	18-12	SEC	At-large bid
Iona	23-11	MAAC	At-large bid
UC Davis	19-12	Big West	Automatic
South Dakota State	18-15	Summit	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Colorado State	76
8	South Dakota State	86
				South Dakota State	77
				Vanderbilt	92
5	Vanderbilt	75
4	Saint Mary's	64

							Vanderbilt	75
							Stanford	78
3	Rhode Island	88
6	Iona	75
				Stanford	74
				Rhode Island	65
7	UC Davis	64
2	Stanford	77