2015 Women's Basketball Invitational

2015 Women's Basketball Invitational
Season2014–15
Teams16
ChampionsLouisiana–Lafayette
Women's Basketball Invitationals
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The 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament or 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The field of 16 was announced on March 16, 2015.[1] All games were hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena was unavailable. The championship game was hosted by the school with the higher RPI. The tournament was won by the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns.

Bracket

Top seed of match-up will get home site, not including Furman vs. McNeese State.[2]

West Region

1st Round
March 18–19
Quarterfinals
March 21–23
Semi-finals
March 25–26
         
1 New Mexico 54
8 North Dakota 51
1 New Mexico 61
5 Oral Roberts 63
4 Texas State 54
5 Oral Roberts 57
5 Oral Roberts 64
2 Louisiana-Lafayette 65
2 Louisiana–Lafayette 78
7 Texas–Pan American 56
2 Louisiana-Lafayette 63
6 McNeese State 58
3 Furman 70
6 McNeese State 86

East Region

1st Round
March 18–19
Quarterfinals
March 22
Semi-finals
March 25–26
         
1 Northern Kentucky 79
8 Marshall 81
8 Marshall 71
4 Mercer 73
4 Mercer 83
5 Troy 68
4 Mercer 54
3 Siena 65
2 Xavier 57
7 William & Mary 56
2 Xavier 49
3 Siena 69
3 Siena 53
6 Stony Brook 46

WBI Championship Game

Championship Game
March 29
   
3 Siena 50
2 Louisiana-Lafayette 52

See also

References

  1. ^ "WBI Selection Process". Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "2015 WBI Bracket" (PDF). Women's Basketball Invitational. Presto Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2015.