🏀 The 2014-15 men’s college basketball season

What the record holds for this season: the champion, the tournament bracket, the AP poll week by week, the conference tables, and the Elo ratings with the biggest upsets.

Source: Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database · 33 conferences · 68-team tournament
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2014-15 national champion

The NCAA tournament winner.

National champion
35-41 seedFinal AP #4

Title gameDuke 68, Wisconsin 63 (Apr 6)

The 2015 NCAA tournament

68 teams. Winners in bold, seeds before each team.

68-team field · 4 regions
First Four
11BYU90
West · Mar 17
Midwest · Mar 17
11Dayton56
East · Mar 18
South · Mar 18
Second Round
Regional Semifinals
1Duke63
5Utah57
Regional Finals

Conference tournaments

The champion and the other finalist of each of the 32 conference tournaments held in 2014-15.

ConferenceChampionRunner-up
America EastAlbany
51-50, Mar 14
Stony Brook
American AthleticSMU
62-54, Mar 15
Connecticut
Atlantic 10Virginia Commonwealth
71-65, Mar 15
Dayton
Atlantic CoastNotre Dame
90-82, Mar 14
North Carolina
Atlantic SunNorth Florida
63-57, Mar 8
SC-Upstate
Big 12Iowa State
70-66, Mar 14
Kansas
Big EastVillanova
69-52, Mar 14
Xavier
Big SkyEastern Washington
69-65, Mar 14
Montana
Big SouthCoastal Carolina
81-70, Mar 8
Winthrop
Big TenWisconsin
80-69, Mar 15
Michigan State
Big WestUC Irvine
67-58, Mar 14
Hawaii
ColonialNortheastern
72-61, Mar 9
William & Mary
Conference USAUAB
73-60, Mar 14
Middle Tennessee State
HorizonValparaiso
54-44, Mar 10
Wisconsin-Green Bay
IvyHarvard
53-51, Mar 14
Yale
Metro AtlanticManhattan
79-69, Mar 9
Iona
Mid-AmericanBuffalo
89-84, Mar 14
Central Michigan
Mid-EasternHampton
82-61, Mar 14
Delaware State
Missouri ValleyNorthern Iowa
69-60, Mar 8
Illinois State
Mountain WestWyoming
45-43, Mar 14
San Diego State
NortheastRobert Morris
66-63, Mar 10
St. Francis (NY)
Ohio ValleyBelmont
88-87, Mar 7
Murray State
Pacific-12Arizona
80-52, Mar 14
Oregon
PatriotLafayette
65-63, Mar 11
American
SoutheasternKentucky
78-63, Mar 15
Arkansas
SouthernWofford
67-64, Mar 9
Furman
SouthlandStephen F. Austin
83-70, Mar 14
Sam Houston State
Southwestern AthleticTexas Southern
62-58, Mar 14
Southern
SummitNorth Dakota State
57-56, Mar 10
South Dakota State
Sun BeltGeorgia State
38-36, Mar 15
Georgia Southern
West CoastGonzaga
91-75, Mar 10
BYU
Western AthleticNew Mexico State
80-61, Mar 14
Seattle

The 2014-15 AP poll, week by week

Each team's rank in every poll. Tap a rank to read it.

TeamNov101724Dec18152229Jan5121926Feb291623Mar2916
Kentucky1111111111111111111
Villanova12121210777685477666442
Wisconsin3322556447655555663
Duke4444222224544444324
Arizona22333338710766777555
Virginia9987665332223222236
Gonzaga1313109988763332333777
Notre Dame25211614131288101010912118
Iowa State14141320141312917119151114141217139
Kansas5511111010101312911988889910
Northern Iowa23232323201814131110111011
Maryland2119171512111413161719161410812
Oklahoma191822161519181618192421171716151513
Wichita State11119811111116151314121615131181214
North Carolina66512212420191815151312121515191915
Baylor22222122212019162019141616
Louisville87654445561010991217161417
SMU222223252121222018
Utah252525131414109812111311913131719
West Virginia2116222218171416181715212320201820
Arkansas25182319241818182121
Georgetown2521242322
Michigan State181920192523
Butler2315232522181923212224
Virginia Commonwealth151514201716141820252225
Davidson24
Boise State25
Ohio State20201614121221202220232423
Providence2524
Murray State25
San Diego State16161513181924
Oklahoma State242122
Texas101076899111020171925
Indiana2322
Miami (FL)1715201823
Dayton22
Seton Hall192124
Iowa25
Wyoming25
St. John's2420171524
Old Dominion25
Washington17161321
Colorado State2424
TCU25
Michigan24241917
Illinois24
Florida7818
UCLA22
Creighton23
Connecticut171724
Nebraska2121
Syracuse2323
Harvard25

Tap a rank to read it.

2015 final AP Top 25

The last Associated Press ranking of the season, with each team's record.

2015 final AP Top 25AP

2015 standings by conference

Overall and conference record. A star marks the regular-season champion, a trophy the conference-tournament champion.

2015 standings by conference33 conferences
America East9 teams
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Albany24-915-1★ 🏆 14 seed
Stony Brook23-1212-4
Vermont20-1412-4
New Hampshire19-1211-5
Hartford14-167-9
MA-Lowell12-176-10
Binghamton6-265-11
MD-Baltimore County4-262-14
Maine3-272-14
American Athletic11 teams
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SMU27-715-3★ 🏆 6 seed AP 18
Tulsa23-1114-4
Temple26-1113-5
Cincinnati23-1113-58 seed
Connecticut20-1510-8
Memphis18-1410-8
Tulane15-166-12
East Carolina14-196-12
Central Florida12-185-13
Houston13-194-14
South Florida9-233-15
Atlantic 1014 teams
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Davidson24-814-4★ 10 seed
Dayton27-913-511 seed
Rhode Island23-1013-5
Virginia Commonwealth26-1012-6🏆 7 seed AP 25
Richmond21-1412-6
George Washington22-1310-8
St. Bonaventure18-1310-8
Massachusetts17-1510-8
La Salle17-168-10
St. Joseph's13-187-11
Duquesne12-196-12
Fordham10-214-14
George Mason9-224-14
Saint Louis11-213-15
Atlantic Coast15 teams
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Virginia30-416-2★ 2 seed AP 6
Duke35-415-31 seed AP 4
Notre Dame32-614-4🏆 3 seed AP 8
Louisville27-912-64 seed AP 17
North Carolina26-1211-74 seed AP 15
Miami (FL)25-1310-8
North Carolina State22-1410-88 seed
Syracuse18-139-9
Pittsburgh19-158-10
Clemson16-158-10
Florida State17-168-10
Wake Forest13-195-13
Boston College13-194-14
Georgia Tech12-193-15
Virginia Tech11-222-16
Atlantic Sun8 teams
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North Florida23-1212-2★ 🏆 16 seed
Florida Gulf Coast22-1111-3
SC-Upstate24-128-6
Lipscomb14-177-7
Northern Kentucky13-177-7
Jacksonville10-224-10
Kennesaw State10-224-10
Stetson9-223-11
Big 1210 teams
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Kansas27-913-5★ 2 seed AP 10
Iowa State25-912-6🏆 3 seed AP 9
Oklahoma24-1112-63 seed AP 13
West Virginia25-1011-75 seed AP 20
Baylor24-1011-73 seed AP 16
Texas20-148-1011 seed
Oklahoma State18-148-109 seed
Kansas State15-178-10
TCU18-154-14
Texas Tech13-193-15
Big East10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Villanova33-316-2★ 🏆 1 seed AP 2
Butler23-1112-66 seed AP 24
Georgetown22-1112-64 seed AP 22
Providence22-1211-76 seed
St. John's21-1210-89 seed
Xavier23-149-96 seed
Seton Hall16-156-12
DePaul12-206-12
Creighton14-194-14
Marquette13-194-14
Big Sky12 teams
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Eastern Washington26-914-4★ 🏆 13 seed
Montana20-1314-4★
Sacramento State21-1213-5
Northern Arizona23-1513-5
Northern Colorado15-1510-8
Portland State15-149-9
Idaho13-178-10
Weber State13-178-10
Southern Utah10-197-11
North Dakota8-224-14
Idaho State7-234-14
Montana State7-234-14
Big South11 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
High Point23-1013-5★
Charleston Southern19-1213-5★
Coastal Carolina24-1012-6🏆 16 seed
Radford22-1212-6
Winthrop19-1312-6
Gardner-Webb20-1510-8
NC-Asheville15-1610-8
Presbyterian10-226-12
Longwood11-235-13
Campbell10-224-14
Liberty8-242-16
Big Ten14 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Wisconsin36-416-2★ 🏆 1 seed AP 3
Maryland28-714-44 seed AP 12
Michigan State27-1212-67 seed AP 23
Iowa22-1212-67 seed
Purdue21-1312-69 seed
Ohio State24-1111-710 seed
Indiana20-149-910 seed
Illinois19-149-9
Michigan16-168-10
Minnesota18-156-12
Northwestern15-176-12
Nebraska13-185-13
Penn State18-164-14
Rutgers10-222-16
Big West9 teams
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UC Davis25-714-2★
UC Irvine21-1311-5🏆 13 seed
UC Santa Barbara19-1411-5
Long Beach State16-1710-6
Hawaii22-138-8
UC Riverside14-177-9
Cal Poly-SLO13-166-10
CSU-Northridge9-244-12
CSU-Fullerton9-221-15
Colonial10 teams
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Northeastern23-1212-6★ 🏆 14 seed
William & Mary20-1312-6★
James Madison19-1412-6★
NC-Wilmington18-1412-6★
Hofstra20-1410-8
Drexel11-199-9
Delaware10-209-9
Elon15-186-12
Towson12-205-13
College of Charleston9-243-15
Conference USA14 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Louisiana Tech27-915-3★
Old Dominion27-813-5
UTEP22-1113-5
Western Kentucky20-1212-6
UAB20-1612-6🏆 14 seed
Middle Tennessee State19-179-9
Florida International16-178-10
TX-San Antonio14-168-10
North Texas14-178-10
Rice12-208-10
Charlotte14-187-11
Marshall11-217-11
Southern Mississippi9-204-14
Florida Atlantic9-202-16
Horizon9 teams
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Valparaiso28-613-3★ 🏆 13 seed
Wisconsin-Green Bay24-912-4
Cleveland State19-1511-5
Oakland16-1711-5
Wisconsin-Milwaukee14-169-7
Detroit15-187-9
Illinois-Chicago10-244-12
Wright State11-203-13
Youngstown State11-212-14
Ivy8 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Harvard22-811-3★ 🏆 13 seed
Yale22-1011-3★
Princeton16-149-5
Dartmouth14-157-7
Columbia13-155-9
Cornell13-175-9
Brown13-184-10
Pennsylvania9-194-10
Metro Atlantic11 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Iona26-917-3★
Rider21-1215-5
Manhattan19-1413-7🏆 16 seed
Monmouth18-1513-7
Canisius18-1511-9
Quinnipiac15-159-11
St. Peter's16-188-12
Siena11-207-13
Niagara8-227-13
Fairfield7-245-15
Marist7-255-15
Mid-American12 teams
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Central Michigan23-912-6★
Buffalo23-1012-6★ 🏆 12 seed
Kent State23-1212-6★
Bowling Green21-1211-7
Toledo20-1311-7
Western Michigan20-1410-8
Akron21-149-9
Eastern Michigan21-148-10
Northern Illinois14-168-10
Miami (OH)13-198-10
Ohio10-205-13
Ball State7-232-16
Mid-Eastern13 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
North Carolina Central25-816-0★
Norfolk State20-1412-4
MD-Eastern Shore18-1511-5
Howard16-1610-6
Delaware State18-189-7
Hampton17-188-8🏆 16 seed
Bethune-Cookman11-217-9
South Carolina State11-227-9
North Carolina A&T9-236-10
Coppin State8-236-10
Savannah State9-225-11
Morgan State7-245-11
Florida A&M2-272-14
Missouri Valley10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Wichita State30-517-1★ 7 seed AP 14
Northern Iowa31-416-2🏆 5 seed AP 11
Illinois State22-1311-7
Indiana State15-1611-7
Evansville24-129-9
Loyola-Chicago24-138-10
Drake9-226-12
Missouri State11-205-13
Southern Illinois12-214-14
Bradley9-243-15
Mountain West11 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
San Diego State27-914-4★ 8 seed
Boise State25-914-4★ 11 seed
Colorado State27-713-5
Wyoming25-1011-7🏆 12 seed
Utah State18-1311-7
Fresno State15-1710-8
UNLV18-158-10
New Mexico15-167-11
Air Force14-176-12
Nevada9-225-13
San Jose State2-280-18
Northeast10 teams
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St. Francis (NY)23-1215-3★
Robert Morris20-1512-6🏆 16 seed
Bryant16-1512-6
Mount St. Mary's15-1511-7
St. Francis (PA)16-169-9
Sacred Heart15-179-9
LIU-Brooklyn12-188-10
Wagner10-208-10
Fairleigh Dickinson8-213-15
Central Connecticut State5-263-15
Ohio Valley12 teams
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Murray State29-616-0★
Belmont22-1111-5★ 🏆 15 seed
Eastern Kentucky21-1211-5★
UT-Martin21-1310-6
Morehead State17-1710-6
Eastern Illinois18-159-7
SIU-Edwardsville12-168-8
SE Missouri State13-177-9
Jacksonville State12-195-11
Tennessee Tech12-184-12
Austin Peay8-223-13
Tennessee State5-262-14
Pacific-1212 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Arizona34-416-2★ 🏆 2 seed AP 5
Utah26-913-55 seed AP 19
Oregon26-1013-58 seed
UCLA22-1411-711 seed
Stanford24-139-9
Arizona State18-169-9
Oregon State17-148-10
California18-157-11
Colorado16-187-11
Washington State13-187-11
Washington16-155-13
USC12-203-15
Patriot10 teams
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Bucknell19-1513-5★
Colgate16-1712-6
Lehigh16-1410-8
Lafayette20-139-9🏆 16 seed
Boston University13-179-9
American17-168-10
Holy Cross14-168-10
Navy13-198-10
Loyola (MD)11-197-11
Army15-156-12
Southeastern14 teams
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Kentucky38-118-0★ 🏆 1 seed AP 1
Arkansas27-913-55 seed AP 21
LSU22-1111-79 seed
Georgia21-1211-710 seed
Texas A&M21-1211-7
Mississippi21-1311-711 seed
Vanderbilt21-149-9
Alabama19-158-10
Florida16-178-10
Tennessee16-167-11
South Carolina17-166-12
Mississippi State13-196-12
Auburn15-204-14
Missouri9-233-15
Southern10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Wofford28-716-2★ 🏆 12 seed
UT-Chattanooga22-1015-3
Mercer19-1612-6
Western Carolina15-179-9
East Tennessee State16-148-10
VMI11-197-11
Samford13-196-12
Citadel11-196-12
NC-Greensboro11-226-12
Furman11-225-13
Southland13 teams
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Stephen F. Austin29-517-1★ 🏆 12 seed
Sam Houston State26-915-3
Northwestern State19-1313-5
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi20-1413-5
Incarnate Word18-1110-8
Lamar15-159-9
McNeese State15-168-10
Houston Baptist12-167-11
Nicholls State10-197-11
New Orleans11-186-12
SE Louisiana9-236-12
Abilene Christian10-214-14
Central Arkansas2-272-16
Southwestern Athletic10 teams
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Texas Southern22-1316-2★ 🏆 15 seed
Alabama State19-1014-4
Southern18-1713-5
Prairie View15-1812-6
Arkansas-Pine Bluff12-209-9
Jackson State11-219-9
Alabama A&M9-208-10
Mississippi Valley State6-265-13
Alcorn State6-264-14
Grambling2-270-18
Summit9 teams
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North Dakota State23-1012-4★ 🏆 15 seed
South Dakota State24-1112-4★
Oral Roberts19-1510-6
IPFW16-159-7
South Dakota17-169-7
Denver12-186-10
IUPUI10-216-10
NE-Omaha12-175-11
Western Illinois8-203-13
Sun Belt11 teams
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Georgia State25-1015-5★ 🏆 14 seed
Georgia Southern22-914-6
LA-Monroe24-1414-6
LA-Lafayette22-1413-7
Texas-Arlington16-1510-10
Appalachian State12-179-11
South Alabama12-219-11
Arkansas-Little Rock13-188-12
Texas State14-177-13
Arkansas State11-186-14
Troy10-195-15
West Coast10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Gonzaga35-317-1★ 🏆 2 seed AP 7
BYU25-1013-511 seed
St. Mary's21-1013-5
Pepperdine18-1410-8
San Diego15-168-10
Portland17-167-11
San Francisco14-187-11
Santa Clara14-187-11
Pacific12-194-14
Loyola Marymount8-234-14
Western Athletic8 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
New Mexico State23-1113-1★ 🏆 15 seed
Grand Canyon17-158-6
UMKC14-198-6
Seattle18-167-7
CSU-Bakersfield14-197-7
Utah Valley11-195-9
Texas-Pan American10-214-10
Chicago State8-244-10
Independent1 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
NJIT21-12

2015 Elo and upsets

The ten highest-rated teams when the season ended, and the results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of.

2015 Elo and upsetsElo

Elo, top 10

  1. 1Wisconsin2152
  2. 2Duke2145
  3. 3Kentucky2143
  4. 4Arizona2085
  5. 5Villanova2042
  6. 6Gonzaga2017
  7. 7Virginia2002
  8. 8Notre Dame2001
  9. 9Michigan State1959
  10. 10Wichita State1936

Biggest upsets

Where these numbers come from

Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.

Champions, brackets, polls and standings are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database, one season at a time. A section appears only where the database holds its data: the NCAA tournament began in 1939 (earlier champions are retroactive selections), the AP poll in 1949, and game-by-game results, and so the Elo ratings and upsets, in 1950.

Elo ratings and upsets come from the site’s own men’s college basketball Elo, built from every game since 1950. An upset’s win chance is the winner’s pre-game probability from those ratings.