2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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The 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2018 and will end with the Final Four title game at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida on April 2019. Practices officially began in September 2018.

Season headlines[edit]

Milestones and records[edit]

Conference membership changes[edit]

Six schools joined new conferences for the 2018–19 season. Four schools switched between Division I conferences for the 2018–19 season. In addition, two schools moved from Division II starting this season. The former Division II schools are ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play until completing their D-I transitions in 2022.

School Former Conference New Conference
Cal Baptist PacWest (D-II) WAC[7]
Hampton MEAC Big South[8]
Liberty Big South ASUN[9]
North Alabama Gulf South (D-II) ASUN[10]
North Dakota Big Sky Summit League[11]
USC Upstate ASUN Big South[12]

In addition to the schools changing conferences, the 2018–19 season will be the last for Savannah State in D-I with its decision to reclassify all of its sports to D-II.[13]

Finally, one D-I member adopted a new institutional and athletic identity. The 2017–18 school year was the last for Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) as a single institution. Following the school's split into separate institutions governed by Indiana University and Purdue University, IPFW degree programs in health sciences are now overseen by Indiana University Fort Wayne, while all other degree programs are governed by Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW).[14] As noted in the "Season headlines" section, the IPFW athletic program, rebranded in 2016 as the Fort Wayne Mastodons, became the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, representing only PFW.

Arenas[edit]

New arenas[edit]

Arenas reopening[edit]

Four teams are returning to newly renovated arenas, all of which were closed for the 2017–18 season.

Arenas closing[edit]

Temporary arenas[edit]

With the reopening of Fertitta Center delayed, Houston will begin the 2018–19 season at Texas Southern's Health and Physical Education Arena, where the Cougars played most of their 2017–18 home games.

Robert Morris planned to open the new UPMC Events Center on the site of its former on-campus Sewall Center in January 2019, but the opening has now been delayed to that summer. Until the new arena opens, the Colonials will continue to use the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a building in the school's North Athletic Complex that opened in September 2017 as part of the UPMC Events Center project.

Season outlook[edit]

Pre-season polls[edit]

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Notre Dame (31)
2 Connecticut
3 Oregon
4 Baylor
5 Louisville
6 Mississippi State
7 Stanford
8 Oregon State
9 Maryland
10 South Carolina
11 Tennessee
Texas
13 Iowa
14 Georgia
15 DePaul
16 Missouri
17 NC State
18 Syracuse
19 Marquette
20 Texas A&M
21 Duke
22 South Florida
23 Arizona State
24 California
25 Miami (FL)
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Notre Dame (30)
2 Connecticut (1)
3 Oregon
4 Louisville
5 Baylor
6 Mississippi State
7 Stanford
8 Texas
9 Oregon State
10 Maryland
11 South Carolina
12 Tennessee
13 Georgia
14 Missouri
15 DePaul
16 NC State
17 Iowa
18 Syracuse
19 Marquette
20 Duke
21 South Florida
Texas A&M
23 UCLA
24 Miami (FL)
25 West Virginia

Regular Season[edit]

Early preseason tournament[edit]

Upsets[edit]

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Women's Basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes, such as Intrust Bank Arena for Wichita State).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/Event
Northwestern 84–58 #21 Duke November 11, 2018
UCLA 80–69 #14 Georgia November 14, 2018
Green Bay 56–49 #16 Missouri November 16, 2018

Conference winners and tournament winners[edit]

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.


Postseason[edit]

NCAA Tournament[edit]

Tournament upsets[edit]

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date Winner Score Loser Region Round

Final Four – Amalie Arena, Tampa, FL[edit]

Women's NIT[edit]

NIT Semifinals and Final[edit]

Women's Basketball Invitational[edit]

Conference standings[edit]

2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wichita State 0 0       4 0   1.000
No. 21 South Florida 0 0       3 0   1.000
East Carolina 0 0       2 0   1.000
Temple 0 0       2 0   1.000
Tulane 0 0       2 0   1.000
UCF 0 0       2 0   1.000
No. 2 Connecticut 0 0       2 0   1.000
SMU 0 0       2 1   .667
Cincinnati 0 0       2 2   .500
Houston 0 0       2 2   .500
Tulsa 0 0       2 2   .500
Memphis 0 0       1 2   .333
2019 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Albany 0 0       0 0  
Binghamton 0 0       0 0  
Hartford 0 0       0 0  
New Hampshire 0 0       0 0  
UMass Lowell 0 0       0 0  
Maine 0 0       0 0  
Stony Brook 0 0       0 0  
UMBC 0 0       0 0  
Vermont 0 0       0 0  
2019 America East Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; 
2018–19 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
George Mason 0 0       2 1   .667
Massachusetts 0 0       2 1   .667
VCU 0 0       2 1   .667
Davidson 0 0       2 2   .500
St. Bonaventure 0 0       2 2   .500
Rhode Island 0 0       1 1   .500
Saint Louis 0 0       1 1   .500
Dayton 0 0       1 2   .333
Duquesne 0 0       1 2   .333
Fordham 0 0       1 2   .333
George Washington 0 0       1 2   .333
Richmond 0 0       1 3   .250
Saint Joseph's 0 0       0 3   .000
La Salle 0 0       0 4   .000
2019 A10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Alabama 0 0       3 0   1.000
Florida Gulf Coast 0 0       1 1   .500
Jacksonville 0 0       1 1   .500
Lipscomb 0 0       1 1   .500
North Florida 0 0       1 1   .500
Kennesaw State 0 0       1 2   .333
Liberty 0 0       0 2   .000
Stetson 0 0       0 1   .000
NJIT 0 0       0 3   .000
2019 ASUN Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Florida State 0 0       4 0   1.000
No. 24 Miami (FL) 0 0       4 0   1.000
Boston College 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 17 NC State 0 0       3 0   1.000
North Carolina 0 0       3 0   1.000
Virginia Tech 0 0       3 0   1.000
Wake Forest 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 5 Louisville 0 0       2 0   1.000
No. 1 Notre Dame 0 0       2 0   1.000
Clemson 0 0       2 1   .667
Georgia Tech 0 0       2 1   .667
Duke 0 0       1 1   .500
No. 18 Syracuse 0 0       1 1   .500
Pittsburgh 0 0       1 2   .333
Virginia 0 0       0 2   .000
2019 ACC Tournament winner
As of November 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Butler 0 0       0 0  
Creighton 0 0       0 0  
No. 15 DePaul 0 0       0 0  
Georgetown 0 0       0 0  
Providence 0 0       0 0  
No. 19 Marquette 0 0       0 0  
Seton Hall 0 0       0 0  
St. John's 0 0       0 0  
Villanova 0 0       0 0  
Xavier 0 0       0 0  
2019 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 0 0       0 0  
Idaho 0 0       0 0  
Idaho State 0 0       0 0  
Montana 0 0       0 0  
Montana State 0 0       0 0  
Northern Arizona 0 0       0 0  
Northern Colorado 0 0       0 0  
Portland State 0 0       0 0  
Sacramento State 0 0       0 0  
Southern Utah 0 0       0 0  
Weber State 0 0       0 0  
2019 Big Sky Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Campbell 0 0       0 0  
Charleston Southern 0 0       0 0  
Gardner-Webb 0 0       0 0  
Hampton 0 0       0 0  
High Point 0 0       0 0  
Longwood 0 0       0 0  
Presbyterian 0 0       0 0  
Radford 0 0       0 0  
UNC Asheville 0 0       0 0  
USC Upstate 0 0       0 0  
Winthrop 0 0       0 0  
2019 Big South Tournament winner
As of 5 May 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 13 Iowa 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 9 Maryland 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 25 Minnesota 0 0       3 0   1.000
Northwestern 0 0       3 0   1.000
Purdue 0 0       3 0   1.000
Rutgers 0 0       3 0   1.000
Wisconsin 0 0       3 0   1.000
Illinois 0 0       2 0   1.000
Indiana 0 0       2 0   1.000
Michigan 0 0       2 0   1.000
Michigan State 0 0       2 0   1.000
Penn State 0 0       2 1   .667
Nebraska 0 0       1 2   .333
Ohio State 0 0       1 2   .333
2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cal Poly 0 0       0 0  
Cal State Fullerton 0 0       0 0  
Cal State Northridge 0 0       0 0  
Hawaii 0 0       0 0  
Long Beach State 0 0       0 0  
UC Davis 0 0       0 0  
UC Irvine 0 0       0 0  
UC Riverside 0 0       0 0  
UC Santa Barbara 0 0       0 0  
2019 Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 4 Baylor 0 0       3 0   1.000
Iowa State 0 0       3 0   1.000
Kansas 0 0       2 0   1.000
Oklahoma State 0 0       2 0   1.000
TCU 0 0       2 0   1.000
No. 11 Texas 0 0       2 0   1.000
Texas Tech 0 0       2 0   1.000
West Virginia 0 0       2 0   1.000
Kansas State 0 0       1 0   1.000
Oklahoma 0 0       1 0   1.000
2019 Big 12 Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charleston 0 0       0 0  
Delaware 0 0       0 0  
Drexel 0 0       0 0  
Elon 0 0       0 0  
Hofstra 0 0       0 0  
James Madison 0 0       0 0  
Northeastern 0 0       0 0  
Towson 0 0       0 0  
UNC Wilmington 0 0       0 0  
William & Mary 0 0       0 0  
2019 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charlotte 0 0       0 0  
Florida Atlantic 0 0       0 0  
FIU 0 0       0 0  
Louisiana Tech 0 0       0 0  
Marshall 0 0       0 0  
Middle Tennessee 0 0       0 0  
North Texas 0 0       0 0  
Old Dominion 0 0       0 0  
Rice 0 0       0 0  
Southern Miss 0 0       0 0  
UAB 0 0       0 0  
UTEP 0 0       0 0  
UTSA 0 0       0 0  
Western Kentucky 0 0       0 0  
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 0 0       0 0  
Detroit Mercy 0 0       0 0  
Green Bay 0 0       0 0  
IUPUI 0 0       0 0  
Milwaukee 0 0       0 0  
Northern Kentucky 0 0       0 0  
Oakland 0 0       0 0  
UIC 0 0       0 0  
Wright State 0 0       0 0  
Youngstown State 0 0       0 0  
2019 Horizon League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Columbia 0 0       2 0   1.000
Dartmouth 0 0       2 0   1.000
Cornell 0 0       1 1   .500
Penn 0 0       1 1   .500
Yale 0 0       1 1   .500
Brown 0 0       1 2   .333
Harvard 0 0       1 2   .333
Princeton 0 0       1 2   .333
2019 Ivy League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Akron 0 0       0 0  
Bowling Green 0 0       0 0  
Buffalo 0 0       0 0  
Kent State 0 0       0 0  
Miami (OH) 0 0       0 0  
Ohio 0 0       0 0  
West
Ball State 0 0       0 0  
Central Michigan 0 0       0 0  
Eastern Michigan 0 0       0 0  
Northern Illinois 0 0       0 0  
Toledo 0 0       0 0  
Western Michigan 0 0       0 0  
2019 MAC Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; 
2018–19 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Canisius 0 0       0 0  
Fairfield 0 0       0 0  
Iona 0 0       0 0  
Manhattan 0 0       0 0  
Marist 0 0       0 0  
Monmouth 0 0       0 0  
Niagara 0 0       0 0  
Quinnipiac 0 0       0 0  
Rider 0 0       0 0  
Saint Peter's 0 0       0 0  
Siena 0 0       0 0  
2019 MAAC Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bethune–Cookman 0 0       0 0  
Coppin State 0 0       0 0  
Delaware State 0 0       0 0  
Florida A&M 0 0       0 0  
Howard 0 0       0 0  
Maryland-Eastern Shore 0 0       0 0  
Morgan State 0 0       0 0  
Norfolk State 0 0       0 0  
North Carolina A&T 0 0       0 0  
North Carolina Central 0 0       0 0  
Savannah State 0 0       0 0  
South Carolina State 0 0       0 0  
2019 MEAC Tournament winner
As of 5 May 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bradley 0 0       0 0  
Drake 0 0       0 0  
Evansville 0 0       0 0  
Illinois State 0 0       0 0  
Indiana State 0 0       0 0  
Loyola–Chicago 0 0       0 0  
Missouri State 0 0       0 0  
Northern Iowa 0 0       0 0  
Southern Illinois 0 0       0 0  
Valparaiso 0 0       0 0  
2019 MVC Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; 
2018–19 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Air Force 0 0       0 0  
Boise State 0 0       0 0  
Colorado State 0 0       0 0  
Fresno State 0 0       0 0  
Nevada 0 0       0 0  
New Mexico 0 0       0 0  
San Diego State 0 0       0 0  
San Jose State 0 0       0 0  
UNLV 0 0       0 0  
Utah State 0 0       0 0  
Wyoming 0 0       0 0  
2019 MW Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Bryant 0 0       0 0  
Central Connecticut 0 0       0 0  
Fairleigh Dickinson 0 0       0 0  
LIU Brooklyn 0 0       0 0  
Mount St. Mary's 0 0       0 0  
Robert Morris 0 0       0 0  
Sacred Heart 0 0       0 0  
Saint Francis (PA) 0 0       0 0  
St. Francis Brooklyn 0 0       0 0  
Wagner 0 0       0 0  
2019 NEC Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Austin Peay 0 0       0 0  
Belmont 0 0       0 0  
Eastern Illinois 0 0       0 0  
Eastern Kentucky 0 0       0 0  
Jacksonville State 0 0       0 0  
Morehead State 0 0       0 0  
Murray State 0 0       0 0  
SIU Edwardsville 0 0       0 0  
Southeast Missouri State 0 0       0 0  
Tennessee State 0 0       0 0  
Tennessee Tech 0 0       0 0  
UT Martin 0 0       0 0  
2019 OVC Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
USC 0 0       4 0   1.000
No. 23 California 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 3 Oregon 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 8 Oregon State 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 7 Stanford 0 0       3 0   1.000
Utah 0 0       3 0   1.000
Colorado 0 0       2 0   1.000
Washington 0 0       2 0   1.000
Arizona 0 0       2 1   .667
UCLA 0 0       2 1   .667
No. 22 Arizona State 0 0       1 1   .500
Washington State 0 0       1 2   .333
2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
American 0 0       0 0  
Army 0 0       0 0  
Boston University 0 0       0 0  
Bucknell 0 0       0 0  
Colgate 0 0       0 0  
Holy Cross 0 0       0 0  
Lafayette 0 0       0 0  
Lehigh 0 0       0 0  
Loyola (MD) 0 0       0 0  
Navy 0 0       0 0  
2019 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 0 0       0 0  
East Tennessee State 0 0       0 0  
Furman 0 0       0 0  
Mercer 0 0       0 0  
Samford 0 0       0 0  
UNC Greensboro 0 0       0 0  
Western Carolina 0 0       0 0  
Wofford 0 0       0 0  
2019 SoCon Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; 
2018–19 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Abilene Christian 0 0       3 0   1.000
Texas A&M-CC 0 0       2 0   1.000
Lamar 0 0       3 1   .750
Houston Baptist 0 0       2 1   .667
New Orleans 0 0       2 1   .667
Southeastern Louisiana 0 0       2 1   .667
Stephen F. Austin 0 0       2 1   .667
Central Arkansas 0 0       2 2   .500
Northwestern State 0 0       1 2   .333
Sam Houston State 0 0       1 2   .333
McNeese State 0 0       0 3   .000
Nicholls 0 0       0 4   .000
Incarnate Word 0 0       0 4   .000
2019 Southland Tournament winner
As of November 17, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Kentucky 0 0       3 0   1.000
No. 6 Mississippi State 0 0       3 0   1.000
Arkansas 0 0       2 0   1.000
No. 10 South Carolina 0 0       2 0   1.000
No. 12 Tennessee 0 0       2 0   1.000
Auburn 0 0       3 1   .750
Alabama 0 0       2 1   .667
No. 14 Georgia 0 0       2 1   .667
LSU 0 0       2 1   .667
No. 16 Missouri 0 0       2 1   .667
Ole Miss 0 0       2 1   .667
No. 20 Texas A&M 0 0       2 1   .667
Vanderbilt 0 0       1 3   .250
Florida 0 0       0 3   .000
2019 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Alabama A&M 0 0       0 0  
Alabama State 0 0       0 0  
Alcorn State 0 0       0 0  
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 0       0 0  
Grambling State 0 0       0 0  
Jackson State 0 0       0 0  
Mississippi Valley State 0 0       0 0  
Prairie View A&M 0 0       0 0  
Southern 0 0       0 0  
Texas Southern 0 0       0 0  
2019 SWAC Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Appalachian State 0 0       0 0  
Arkansas State 0 0       0 0  
Coastal Carolina 0 0       0 0  
Georgia Southern 0 0       0 0  
Georgia State 0 0       0 0  
Little Rock 0 0       0 0  
Louisiana–Monroe 0 0       0 0  
Louisiana 0 0       0 0  
South Alabama 0 0       0 0  
Texas–Arlington 0 0       0 0  
Texas State 0 0       0 0  
Troy 0 0       0 0  
2019 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Denver 0 0       1 0   1.000
Omaha 0 0       1 0   1.000
South Dakota 0 0       1 0   1.000
Purdue Fort Wayne 0 0       1 1   .500
North Dakota State 0 0       1 1   .500
Oral Roberts 0 0       1 1   .500
North Dakota 0 0       0 1   .000
South Dakota State 0 0       1 1   .500
Western Illinois 0 0       0 2   .000
2019 Summit League Tournament winner
As of May 5, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 0 0       4 0   1.000
Portland 0 0       3 0   1.000
Loyola Marymount 0 0       2 0   1.000
Pacific 0 0       1 0   1.000
Pepperdine 0 0       1 0   1.000
Santa Clara 0 0       3 1   .750
BYU 0 0       2 1   .667
Saint Mary's 0 0       2 1   .667
San Francisco 0 0       1 1   .500
San Diego 0 0       1 2   .333
2019 WCC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
California Baptist* 0 0       0 0  
Cal State Bakersfield 0 0       0 0  
Chicago State 0 0       0 0  
Grand Canyon 0 0       0 0  
New Mexico State 0 0       0 0  
Seattle 0 0       0 0  
UT Rio Grande Valley 0 0       0 0  
UMKC 0 0       0 0  
Utah Valley 0 0       0 0  
2019 WAC Tournament winner
As of May 26, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
*California Baptist ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II

Award winners[edit]

Coaching changes[edit]

Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join the Northeast Conference" (Press release). Northeast Conference. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. ^ "Long Island University Announces Unification Into One LIU Division I Program" (Press release). LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds. October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "One LIU: Frequently Asked Questions". Long Island University. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
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