2015 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2015 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament was the 29th edition of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship. It took place from March 6, 2015 through March 15, 2015 in several arenas. All games took place at the higher-seeded of the two teams competing.

2015 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	8
Site	campus sites
Finals site	Alico Arena Fort Myers, Florida
Champions	Florida Gulf Coast (3rd title)
Winning coach	Karl Smesko (3rd title)
MVP	Whitney Knight (Florida Gulf Coast)
Television	ESPN3
Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournaments

2014–15 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast†	14	–	0		1.000			31	–	3		.912
Stetson	11	–	3		.786			23	–	8		.742
Northern Kentucky*	8	–	6		.571			19	–	14		.576
Kennesaw State	6	–	8		.429			17	–	13		.567
USC Upstate	6	–	8		.429			14	–	16		.467
Jacksonville	6	–	8		.429			12	–	17		.414
Lipscomb	3	–	11		.214			8	–	21		.276
North Florida	2	–	12		.143			11	–	19		.367
† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner As of March 23, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

Format

The A-Sun Championship is a six-day single-elimination tournament. Eight teams will compete in the championship.[1]

On July 22. 2014 The A-Sun announced Northern Kentucky will be eligible for all conference postseason championships for which their teams qualify starting with the upcoming 2014-15 academic year, as part of their transition to Division I from Division II, The Norse must still complete the four-year reclassification period before becoming eligible for NCAA Championships. The change in A-Sun policy arose after NCAA clarification that a conference may set specific criteria allowing its highest ranked finisher to be the AQ recipient if a non-eligible team were to participate and win the conference postseason tournament. Prior policy had determined that the conference would lose its AQ if an ineligible team won the tournament.[2]

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference	Overall	Tiebreaker
1	Florida Gulf Coast	14–0	27–2
2	Stetson	11–3	22–6
3	Northern Kentucky	8–6	17–12
4	Jacksonville	6–8	11–16	3-3 vs. Jax, KSU, USCUS
5	Kennesaw State	6–8	17–12	3-3 vs. Jax, KSU, USCUS
6	USC Upstate	6–8	14–15	2-4 vs. Jax, KSU, USCUS
7	Lipscomb	3–11	8–20
8	North Florida	2–12	11–18
Overall records are as of the end of the regular season.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 6 ESPN3					Semifinals March 11 ESPN3					Championship March 15 ESPN3
	1	Florida Gulf Coast	74
	8	North Florida	35
						1	Florida Gulf Coast	62
						4	Jacksonville	42
	4	Jacksonville	55
	5	Kennesaw State	54
											1	Florida Gulf Coast	60
											3	Northern Kentucky	43
	2	Stetson	92
	7	Lipscomb	69
						2	Stetson	52
						3	Northern Kentucky	53
	3	Northern Kentucky	64
	6	USC Upstate	45

See also

• 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
• Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2015 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Championship Format". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
2. "NKU Eligible for A-Sun Championships in 2014-15 Season". Atlantic Sun. Presto Sports. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

External links

• Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Championship Details