2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season

{{Infobox sports season

|title=2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season

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|league=NCAA Division I

|sport=Basketball

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|duration=November 2018
through March 2019

|no_of_teams=12

|attendance=|TV=ESPN, Regional Sports Networks

|draft=WNBA Draft

|draft_link=2019 WNBA draft

|top_pick=

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|season=2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

|season_champs=Connecticut

|season_champ_name=Regular Season Champions

|league_champs=

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|second_place=

|MVP = Napheesa Collier, Connecticut

|MVP_link = American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year

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|seasonslist=

|seasonslistnames=American Athletic Conference women's basketball

|prevseason_link=2017–18 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season

|prevseason_year=2017–18

|nextseason_link=2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season

|nextseason_year=2019–20

}}

{{2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings}}

The 2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2018 and will conclude in March with the 2019 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

Head coaches

= Coaching changes =

Cincinnati did not renew the contract of Jamelle Elliott upon its expiration at the end of the 2017–18 season. Michelle Clark-Heard, previously head coach at Western Kentucky, was named as her replacement.{{cite web|url=https://gobearcats.com/news/2018/3/27/michelle-clark-heard-named-womens-basketball-coach.aspx|title=Michelle Clark-Heard Named Women's Basketball Head Coach|date=March 27, 2018|website=gobearcats.com|accessdate=October 24, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://wkuherald.com/sports/head-coach-michelle-clark-heard-leaving-wku-for-cincinnati/article_057864c2-31cc-11e8-8dca-5f4944bfce06.html|title=Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard leaving WKU for Cincinnati|date=March 27, 2018|website=wkuherald.com|accessdate=October 24, 2018}}

= Coaches =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;" ! width="90" \|Team !Head coach !Previous job !Years at school !Record at school !AAC record !AAC titles !NCAA Tournaments !NCAA Final Fours !NCAA Championships
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Cincinnati Bearcats}}" width="75" \|Cincinnati \|Michelle Clark-Heard \|Western Kentucky \|1 \|0–0 \|0–0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|Connecticut Huskies}}" width="75" \|Connecticut \|Geno Auriemma \|Virginia (Assistant) \|34 \|1027–135 \|86–0 \|5 \|30 \|19 \|11
style="{{NCAA color cell\|East Carolina Pirates}}" width="75" \|East Carolina \|Heather Macy \|Francis Marion \|9 \|134–117 \|26–42 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Houston Cougars}}" width="75" \|Houston \|Ronald Hughey \|Florida State (Assistant) \|5 \|44–79 \|16–52 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|Memphis Tigers}}" width="75" \|Memphis \|Melissa McFerrin \|American \|11 \|164–152 \|37–49 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|SMU Mustangs}}" width="75" \|SMU \|Travis Mays \|Texas (Associate HC) \|3 \|29–35 \|11–21 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|South Florida Bulls}}" width="75" \|South Florida \|Jose Fernandez \|Barry University \|18 \|335–243 \|66–20 \|0 \|6 \|0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|Temple Owls}}" width="75" \|Temple \|Tonya Cardoza \|Connecticut (Assistant) \|11 \|200–128 \|47–36 \|0 \|4 \|0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|Tulane Green Wave}}" width="75" \|Tulane \|Lisa Stockton \|Georgia Tech (Assistant) \|25 \|493–259 \|34–34 \|0 \|11 \|0 \|0
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}" width="75" \|Tulsa \|Matilda Mossman \|Norman High School \|8 \|92–123 \|28–40 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|UCF Knights}}" width="75" \|UCF \|Katie Abrahamson-Henderson \|Albany \|3 \|43–23 \|21–11 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0
style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Wichita State Shockers}}" width="75" \|Wichita State \|Keitha Adams \|UTEP \|2 \|14–17 \|9–7 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"

! width="90" |Team

!Head coach

!Previous job

!Years at school

!Record at school

!AAC record

!AAC titles

!NCAA Tournaments

!NCAA Final Fours

!NCAA Championships

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}" width="75" |Cincinnati

|Michelle Clark-Heard

|Western Kentucky

|1

|0–0

|0

style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}" width="75" |Connecticut

|Geno Auriemma

|Virginia (Assistant)

|34

|1027–135

|86–0

|5

|30

|19

|11

style="{{NCAA color cell|East Carolina Pirates}}" width="75" |East Carolina

|Heather Macy

|Francis Marion

|9

|134–117

|26–42

|0

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Cougars}}" width="75" |Houston

|Ronald Hughey

|Florida State (Assistant)

|5

|44–79

|16–52

|0

style="{{NCAA color cell|Memphis Tigers}}" width="75" |Memphis

|Melissa McFerrin

|American

|11

|164–152

|37–49

|0

style="{{NCAA color cell|SMU Mustangs}}" width="75" |SMU

|Travis Mays

|Texas (Associate HC)

|3

|29–35

|11–21

|0

style="{{NCAA color cell|South Florida Bulls}}" width="75" |South Florida

|Jose Fernandez

|Barry University

|18

|335–243

|66–20

|0

|6

|0

style="{{NCAA color cell|Temple Owls}}" width="75" |Temple

|Tonya Cardoza

|Connecticut (Assistant)

|11

|200–128

|47–36

|0

|4

|0

style="{{NCAA color cell|Tulane Green Wave}}" width="75" |Tulane

|Lisa Stockton

|Georgia Tech (Assistant)

|25

|493–259

|34–34

|0

|11

|0

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}" width="75" |Tulsa

|Matilda Mossman

|Norman High School

|8

|92–123

|28–40

|0

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCF Knights}}" width="75" |UCF

|Katie Abrahamson-Henderson

|Albany

|3

|43–23

|21–11

|0

style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wichita State Shockers}}" width="75" |Wichita State

|Keitha Adams

|UTEP

|2

|14–17

|9–7

|0

Notes:

Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
Overall and AAC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2017–18 season.
NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

= AAC Women's Basketball Tip-off =

Prior to the start of the season, the AAC head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, a Preseason All-Conference First Team, Preseason All-Conference Second Team, and a Preseason Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2018/10/11/uconn-tops-american-athletic-conference-womens-basketball-preseason-poll.aspx?path=wbball|title=UConn Tops American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Poll|date=October 15, 2018|website=theamerican.org|publisher=American Athletic Conference|accessdate=October 24, 2018}}

In the vote, all eligible head coaches selected Connecticut to win the 2018–19 season. Connecticut head coach Geno Auriemma, barred by conference rules from voting for his own team, voted for South Florida.

== AAC preseason poll ==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" \| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" \|2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
Head coaches
# UConn – 121 (11) USF – 111 (1) Houston – 95 UCF – 92 Cincinnati – 74 Temple – 72 SMU – 55 ECU – 46 Tulane – 42 Wichita State – 35 Memphis – 25 Tulsa – 24

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll

Head coaches

# UConn – 121 (11)

USF – 111 (1)
Houston – 95
UCF – 92
Cincinnati – 74
Temple – 72
SMU – 55
ECU – 46
Tulane – 42
Wichita State – 35
Memphis – 25
Tulsa – 24

Note: First Place votes shown in ().

== Preseason All-AAC Teams ==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" \| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" \|2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason All-AAC Teams
Preseason All-Conference First Team !Preseason All-Conference Second Team
* Napheesa Collier – UConn Crystal Dangerfield – UConn Katie Lou Samuelson – UConn Jasmyne Harris – Houston Kitija Laksa – USF \| Angela Harris – Houston Laura Ferreira – USF Alicia Froling – SMU Alliya Butts – Temple Mia Davis – Temple

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason All-AAC Teams

Preseason All-Conference First Team

!Preseason All-Conference Second Team

* Napheesa Collier – UConn

Crystal Dangerfield – UConn
Katie Lou Samuelson – UConn
Jasmyne Harris – Houston
Kitija Laksa – USF

|

Angela Harris – Houston
Laura Ferreira – USF
Alicia Froling – SMU
Alliya Butts – Temple
Mia Davis – Temple

== Preseason AAC Player of the Year ==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" \| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" \|2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Head coaches
Katie Lou Samuelson – UConn

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

| colspan="1" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |2018 AAC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year

Head coaches

Katie Lou Samuelson – UConn

Regular season

= Rankings =

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|+Legend

| style="background:#D8FFEB; width:20px;" |

|

|Increase in ranking

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|

|Decrease in ranking

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|Not ranked previous week

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|First Place votes shown in ()

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%;"

! colspan="2" style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" |

!Pre

!Wk
2

!Wk
3

!Wk
4

!Wk
5

!Wk
6

!Wk
7

!Wk
8

!Wk
9

!Wk
10

!Wk
11

!Wk
12

!Wk
13

!Wk
14

!Wk
15

!Wk
16

!Wk
17

!Wk
18

!Wk
19

!Final

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}" |Cincinnati

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}" |Connecticut

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |2

| style="background:#FFF;" |1 (31)

| style="background:#FFF;" |3 (3)

| style="background:#FFF;" |3 (1)

| style="background:#FFF;" |2 (2)

| style="background:#FFF;" |5

| style="background:#FFF;" |4

| style="background:#FFF;" |3

| style="background:#FFF;" |2

| style="background:#999;" |2

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |2 (2)

| style="background:#FFF;" |2

| style="background:#FFF;" |2 (1)

| style="background:#FFF;" |2

| style="background:#FFF;" |1 (31)

| style="background:#FFF;" |1 (32)

| style="background:#FFF;" |1 (31)

| style="background:#FFF;" |3 (6)

| style="background:#FFF;" |4 (4)

| style="background:#FFF;" |2 (4)

| style="background:#FFF;" |2 (11)

| style="background:#FFF;" |5

| style="background:#FFF;" |4

| style="background:#FFF;" |2

| style="background:#FFF;" |3

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NCAA color cell|East Carolina Pirate}}" |East Carolina

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Cougars}}" |Houston

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NCAA color cell|Memphis Tigers}}" |Memphis

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NCAA color cell|SMU Mustangs}}" |SMU

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NCAA color cell|South Florida Bulls}}" |South Florida

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |22

| style="background:#FFF;" |21

| style="background:#FFF;" |17

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |21

| style="background:#FFF;" |17

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NCAA color cell|Temple Owls}}" |Temple

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{NCAA color cell|Tulane Green Wave}}" |Tulane

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}" |Tulsa

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCF Knights}}" |UCF

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#FFF;" |RV

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wichita State Shockers}}" |Wichita State

!AP

| style="background:#FFF;" |

| style="background:#999;" |

style="text-align:center;"

!C

| style="background:#FFF;" |

style="text-align:center;"

Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

= Conference matrix =

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:90%;"

! colspan="1" style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width="75" |

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bearcats}}" width="75" |Cincinnati

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies}}" width="75" |Connecticut

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|East Carolina Pirates}}" width="75" |East Carolina

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Houston Cougars}}" width="75" |Houston

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Memphis Tigers}}" width="75" |Memphis

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|SMU Mustangs}}" width="75" |SMU

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls}}" width="75" |South Florida

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Temple Owls}}" width="75" |Temple

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tulane Green Wave}}" width="75" |Tulane

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}" width="75" |Tulsa

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|UCF Knights}}" width="75" |UCF

! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wichita State Shockers}}" width="75" |Wichita State

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Cincinnati

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Connecticut

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. East Carolina

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Houston

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Memphis

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. SMU

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. South Florida

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Temple

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Tulane

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Tulsa

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. UCF

|0–0

|–

|0–0

style="text-align:center;"

!vs. Wichita State

|0–0

|–

style="text-align:center;"

!Total

!0–0

= Player of the week =

Throughout the conference regular season, the American Athletic Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.

class="wikitable" border="1" style="text-align: center;"

!Week

!Player of the week

!Rookie of the week

!Reference

|

Postseason

= AAC tournament =

{{cite web|title=2019 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament Bracket|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/theamerican.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/12/18/2019_Bracket_WBB.pdf|website=TheAmerican.org|publisher=SideArmSports|accessdate=31 December 2018}}

{{4RoundBracket-Byes

| RD1=First round
Friday, March 8

| RD2=Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 9

| RD3=Semifinals
Sunday, March 10

| RD4=Championship Game
Monday, March 11

| RD1-seed03= 8

| RD1-team03= East Carolina

| RD1-score03= 50*

| RD1-seed04= 9

| RD1-team04= SMU

| RD1-score04=48

| RD1-seed07= 5

| RD1-team07= South Florida

| RD1-score07= 61

| RD1-seed08= 12

| RD1-team08= Tulane

| RD1-score08= 52

| RD1-seed11= 7

| RD1-team11= Tulsa

| RD1-score11= 61

| RD1-seed12= 10

| RD1-team12= Wichita State

| RD1-score12= 50

| RD1-seed15= 6

| RD1-team15= Temple

| RD1-score15= 58

| RD1-seed16= 11

| RD1-team16= Memphis

| RD1-score16= 59

| RD2-seed01= 1

| RD2-team01= Connecticut

| RD2-score01=92

| RD2-seed02= 8

| RD2-team02= East Carolina

| RD2-score02=65

| RD2-seed03= 4

| RD2-team03= Houston

| RD2-score03= 55

| RD2-seed04= 5

| RD2-team04= South Florida

| RD2-score04= 72

| RD2-seed05= 2

| RD2-team05= UCF

| RD2-score05= 66

| RD2-seed06= 7

| RD2-team06= Tulsa

| RD2-score06= 54

| RD2-seed07= 3

| RD2-team07= Cincinnati

| RD2-score07= 68

| RD2-seed08= 11

| RD2-team08= Memphis

| RD2-score08= 48

| RD3-seed01= 1

| RD3-team01= Connecticut

| RD3-score01= 81

| RD3-seed02= 5

| RD3-team02= South Florida

| RD3-score02= 45

| RD3-seed03= 2

| RD3-team03= UCF

| RD3-score03= 66

| RD3-seed04= 3

| RD3-team04= Cincinnati

| RD3-score04= 58

| RD4-seed01= 1

| RD4-team01= Connecticut

| RD4-score01= 66

| RD4-seed02= 2

| RD4-team02= UCF

| RD4-score02= 45

}}

Note: * denotes overtime

= NCAA tournament =

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" !Seed !Region !School !1st Round !2nd Round !Sweet 16 !Elite Eight !Final Four !Championship
2 \| Albany \| Connecticut \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 110–61 vs. #15 Towson – (Stoors) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 84–72 vs. #10 Buffalo – (Stoors) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 69–61 vs. #6 UCLA – (Albany) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 80–73 vs. #1 Louisville – (Albany) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L 76–81 vs. #1 Notre Dame – (Tampa) \| style="background:#ddd;"\|
11 \| Portland \| UCF \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L 45–60 vs. #5 Arizona State – (Coral Gables) \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\|
! !W–L (%): !{{Winning percentage\|1\|1\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|0\|1\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|0\|0\|record=y}} Total: {{Winning percentage\|4\|2\|record=y}}

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

!Seed

!Region

!School

!1st Round

!2nd Round

!Sweet 16

!Elite Eight

!Final Four

!Championship

2

| Albany

| Connecticut

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 110–61 vs. #15 Towson – (Stoors)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 84–72 vs. #10 Buffalo – (Stoors)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 69–61 vs. #6 UCLA – (Albany)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 80–73 vs. #1 Louisville – (Albany)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 76–81 vs. #1 Notre Dame – (Tampa)

| style="background:#ddd;"|

11

| Portland

| UCF

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 45–60 vs. #5 Arizona State – (Coral Gables)

| style="background:#ddd;"|

!

!W–L (%):

!{{Winning percentage|1|1|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|1|0|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|0|1|record=y}}

!{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} Total: {{Winning percentage|4|2|record=y}}

= National Invitation tournament =

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" !School !1st Round !2nd Round !3rd Round !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Championship
Cincinnati \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 76–62 vs. Youngstown State – (Cincinnati) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 72–65 vs. Minnesota – (Cincinnati) \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 72–65 vs. Butler – (Cincinnati) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L 55–69 vs. TCU – (Fort Worth) \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\|
Houston \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L 80–88 (OT) vs. Arkansas – (Fayetteville) \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\|
South Florida \| style="background:#bfb;"\| W 84–50 vs. Stetson – (Tampa) \| style="background:#fbb;"\| L 54–71 vs. James Madison – (Harrisburg) \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\| \| style="background:#ddd;"\|
W–L (%): !{{Winning percentage\|2\|1\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|1\|1\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|1\|0\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|0\|1\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|0\|0\|record=y}} !{{Winning percentage\|0\|0\|record=y}} Total: {{Winning percentage\|4\|3\|record=y}}

class="sortable wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

!School

!1st Round

!2nd Round

!3rd Round

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Championship

Cincinnati

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 76–62 vs. Youngstown State – (Cincinnati)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 72–65 vs. Minnesota – (Cincinnati)

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 72–65 vs. Butler – (Cincinnati)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 55–69 vs. TCU – (Fort Worth)

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Houston

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 80–88 (OT) vs. Arkansas – (Fayetteville)

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South Florida

| style="background:#bfb;"| W 84–50 vs. Stetson – (Tampa)

| style="background:#fbb;"| L 54–71 vs. James Madison – (Harrisburg)

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W–L (%):

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!{{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}} Total: {{Winning percentage|4|3|record=y}}

Honors and awards

= AAC Awards =

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" \| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" \|2018 AAC Women's Basketball Individual Awards{{cite press release\|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2019/3/7/uconns-collier-named-2019-womens-basketball-player-of-the-year.aspx \|title=UConn's Collier Named 2019 Women's Basketball Player of the Year \|publisher=American Athletic Conference \|date=March 8, 2019 \|accessdate=March 8, 2019}}
style="text-align:right;" \|Award ! style="text-align:left;" \|Recipient(s)
style="text-align:right;" \|Player of the Year \| style="text-align:left;" \| Napheesa Collier, Connecticut
style="text-align:right;" \|Coach of the Year \| style="text-align:left;" \| Geno Auriemma, Connecticut
style="text-align:right;" \|Defensive Player of the Year \| style="text-align:left;" \| Napheesa Collier, Connecticut
style="text-align:right;" \|Freshman of the Year \| style="text-align:left;" \| Christyn Williams, Connecticut
style="text-align:right;" \|Newcomer of the Year \| style="text-align:left;" \| Florence Sifa, Cincinnati
style="text-align:right;" \|Sixth Player of the Year \| style="text-align:left;" \| Kayla Thigpen, South Florida
style="text-align:right;" \| Most Improved Player \| style="text-align:left;" \| Krystal Freeman, Tulane

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;"

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |2018 AAC Women's Basketball Individual Awards{{cite press release|url=http://theamerican.org/news/2019/3/7/uconns-collier-named-2019-womens-basketball-player-of-the-year.aspx |title=UConn's Collier Named 2019 Women's Basketball Player of the Year |publisher=American Athletic Conference |date=March 8, 2019 |accessdate=March 8, 2019}}

style="text-align:right;" |Award

! style="text-align:left;" |Recipient(s)

style="text-align:right;" |Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Napheesa Collier, Connecticut

style="text-align:right;" |Coach of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Geno Auriemma, Connecticut

style="text-align:right;" |Defensive Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Napheesa Collier, Connecticut

style="text-align:right;" |Freshman of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Christyn Williams, Connecticut

style="text-align:right;" |Newcomer of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Florence Sifa, Cincinnati

style="text-align:right;" |Sixth Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;" | Kayla Thigpen, South Florida

style="text-align:right;" | Most Improved Player

| style="text-align:left;" | Krystal Freeman, Tulane

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%;" \| colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" \|2018 AAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team !Second Team !Third Team !Freshman Team
Napheesa Collier, Connecticut Crystal Dangerfield, Connecticut Mia Davis, Temple Katie Lou Samuelson, Connecticut IImar’I Thomas, Cincinnati Kay Kay Wright, UCF \| Dorian Branch, Houston Alliya Butts, Temple Krystal Freeman, Tulane Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati Enna Pehadžić, South Florida \| Alicia Froling, SMU Angela Harris, Houston Lashonda Monk, East Carolina Crystal Polk, Tulsa Megan Walker, Connecticut \| Carla Bremaud, Wichita State Sydni Harvey, South Florida Dynah Jones, Tulane Jamirah Shutes, Memphis Kayla White, SMU Christyn Williams, Connecticut

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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;" |2018 AAC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams

First Team

!Second Team

!Third Team

!Freshman Team

Napheesa Collier, Connecticut
Crystal Dangerfield, Connecticut
Mia Davis, Temple
Katie Lou Samuelson, Connecticut
IImar’I Thomas, Cincinnati
Kay Kay Wright, UCF

| Dorian Branch, Houston
Alliya Butts, Temple
Krystal Freeman, Tulane
Antoinette Miller, Cincinnati
Enna Pehadžić, South Florida

| Alicia Froling, SMU
Angela Harris, Houston
Lashonda Monk, East Carolina
Crystal Polk, Tulsa
Megan Walker, Connecticut

| Carla Bremaud, Wichita State
Sydni Harvey, South Florida
Dynah Jones, Tulane
Jamirah Shutes, Memphis
Kayla White, SMU
Christyn Williams, Connecticut