The 2015 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was a

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that involved 64 teams playing to determine the winner of the

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. It began on March 6, 2015, and concluded with the

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on March 21, 2015, at the

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. The

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defeated the George Fox Bruins in the championship game, 83–63, to win their first national championship. The two remaining final four teams were the Montclair State Red Hawks and the

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. On November 16, 2016, the championship was vacated due to NCAA violations.

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* – Denotes overtime period

Regional 1 –
Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

Regional 2 – Upper Montclair, NJ

Regional 3 – Medford, MA

Regional 4 –
Crestview Hills, KY Crestview Hills is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,148 at the 2010 census. Crestview Hills is located in Northern KY. Interstate 275 travels through the city.Interstate 71/75 lies cl ...

National Finals –
Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

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Regional 1 – Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

Regional 2 – Upper Montclair, NJ

Regional 3 – Medford, MA

Regional 4 – Crestview Hills, KY Crestview Hills is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,148 at the 2010 census. Crestview Hills is located in Northern KY. Interstate 275 travels through the city.Interstate 71/75 lies cl ...

National Finals – Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

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Regional 1 –
Grand Rapids, MI Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...

Regional 4 –
Crestview Hills, KY Crestview Hills is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,148 at the 2010 census. Crestview Hills is located in Northern KY. Interstate 275 travels through the city.Interstate 71/75 lies cl ...

National Finals –
Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the second most-populated city in the state after Detroit. Grand Rapids is the ...