The regional locations, after a one-year experiment allowing tournament teams to host, returned to four neutral sites: Oklahoma City, Spokane, Greensboro and Albany.

This represented a change; in the past, the rounds were played starting on a Saturday and ending on a Tuesday.

In 2015, the opening rounds and regionals (but not the Final Four) were played starting on a Friday and ending on a Monday.

Tennessee continued its record streak of making every NCAA women's basketball tournament at 34 consecutive appearances.

The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.

[6] The basis for the subregionals returned to the approach used between 1982 and 2002; the top sixteen teams, as chosen in the bracket selection process, hosted the first two rounds on campus.

[7] The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2015 tournament:[8] First and Second Rounds (Subregionals) Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight) National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship) This was the second time that Tampa had hosted a Women's Final Four Basketball tournament; the prior time was in 2008.