2015 Summit League women's basketball tournament
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| 2015 Summit League women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Site | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Champions | South Dakota State (6th title) |
| Winning coach | Aaron Johnston (6th title) |
| MVP | Nicole Seekamp (South Dakota) |
| Television | Midco Sport Network ESPN3 ESPNU |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha* | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IPFW | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 Summit League Tournament winner As of March 22, 2015 Rankings from AP Poll *ineligible for postseason due to Div. I transition | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 Summit League women's basketball tournament was a post-season women's basketball tournament for The Summit League. The tournament took place March 7–10 at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Top 8 teams in the final standings will qualify for the tournament. Omaha's transition into Division I basketball has deemed them ineligible from postseason play and instead of the top 8 teams qualify for the Summit League tournament it will be the 8 teams eligible for the tournament will play. South Dakota State defeated South Dakota to win the Summit League tournament title to receive an automatic bid into the 2015 NCAA tournament.
Seeds
[edit]| Seed | School | Conference | Overall | Tiebreaker #1 | Tiebreaker #2 |
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| 1 | South Dakota | 13-3 | 26-8 | ||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 12-4 | 24-9 | ||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 9-7 | 18-16 | ||
| 4 | Western Illinois | 9-7 | 17-13 | ||
| 5 | IUPUI | 9-7 | 15-16 | ||
| 6 | North Dakota State | 7-9 | 11-18 | ||
| 7 | Denver | 5-11 | 8-23 | ||
| 8 | IPFW | 3-13 | 9-21 |
Source:[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
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| Quarterfinals – Saturday March 7, 2015 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #1 South Dakota vs. #8 IPFW | MidcoSN/ESPN3 | |
| 2 | 2:30 PM | #2 South Dakota State vs. #7 Denver | |||
| Quarterfinals – Sunday March 8, 2015 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | #4 Western Illinois vs. #5 IUPUI | MidcoSN/ESPN3 | |
| 4 | 2:30 PM | #3 Oral Roberts vs. #6 North Dakota State | |||
| Semifinals – March 9, 2015 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 South Dakota vs. #5 IUPUI | MidcoSN/ESPN3 | |
| 6 | 2:30 PM | #2 South Dakota State vs. #6 Oral Roberts | |||
| Championship – Tuesday March 10, 2015 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 1:00 PM | #1 South Dakota vs. #2 South Dakota State | ESPNU | |
| *Game times in CT. #-Rankings denote tournament seed | |||||
Bracket
[edit]| Quarterfinals Saturday/Sunday March 7–8 MidcoSN/ ESPN3 | Semifinals Monday March 9 Midco Sport Network/ESPN3 | Championship game Tuesday March 10 ESPNU | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | IPFW | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | IUPUI | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Western Illinois | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | IUPUI | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Dakota | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Denver | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | South Dakota State | 59' | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Oral Roberts | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Oral Roberts | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North Dakota State | 58 | ||||||||||||
Source:[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "The 2015 Summit League Women's Basketball Championship - the Summit League". Archived from the original on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
- ^ "The Summit League" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2020-02-28.