2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
The 2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represents Auburn University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, play their home games at Auburn Arena as members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 9–7 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Women's Tournament where they lost to Texas A&M. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they lost to BYU in the first round.
2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball | |
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Carolinas Challenge Champions | |
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
2018–19 record | 22–10 (9–7 SEC) |
Head coach | Terri Williams-Flournoy (7th season) |
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Home arena | Auburn Arena |
2018–19 SEC women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Mississippi State † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 33 | – | 3 | .917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 South Carolina | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Texas A&M | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
They finished the 2017–18 season 14–15, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Women's Tournament to Tennessee.[1]
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/06/2018* 5:30 PM |
Grambling State | W 97–48 | 1–0 |
Auburn Arena (1,657) Auburn, AL | |||||||
11/09/2018* 6:00 PM |
Nicholls Preseason WNIT First Round |
W 80–59 | 2–0 |
Auburn Arena (2,316) Auburn, AL | |||||||
11/11/2018* 3:00 PM |
at New Mexico Preseason WNIT Quarterfinals |
W 79–76 | 3–0 |
Dreamstyle Arena (4,419) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
11/13/2018* 6:30 PM |
at Iowa State Preseason WNIT Semifinals |
L 64–67 | 3–1 |
Hilton Coliseum (9,274) Ames, IA | |||||||
11/25/2018* 2:00 PM |
Louisiana | W 71–59 | 4–1 |
Auburn Arena (1,488) Auburn, AL | |||||||
11/28/2018* 6:00 PM |
at Xavier (LA) | W 77–58 | 5–1 |
Convocation Center (201) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/02/2018* 2:00 PM, SECN |
Oklahoma Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge |
W 95–79 | 6–1 |
Auburn Arena (1,877) Auburn, AL | |||||||
12/06/2018* 6:00 PM, ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's | W 81–70 | 7–1 |
Hagan Arena (443) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/16/2018* 2:00 PM |
Samford | W 73–46 | 8–1 |
Auburn Arena (1,675) Auburn, AL | |||||||
12/18/2018* 5:30 PM |
vs. Coastal Carolina Carolinas Challenge |
W 84–78 | 9–1 |
Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC | |||||||
12/20/2018* 5:30 PM |
vs. North Carolina Carolinas Challenge |
W 86–81 OT | 10–1 |
Myrtle Beach Convention Center Myrtle Beach, SC | |||||||
12/22/2018* 1:00 PM |
at Elon | W 96–44 | 11–1 |
Schar Center (368) Elon, NC | |||||||
12/29/2018* 12:00 PM |
Alabama State | W 83–50 | 12–1 |
Auburn Arena (1,868) Auburn, AL | |||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
01/03/2019 6:00 PM |
No. 10 Tennessee | L 69–78 | 12–2 (0–1) |
Auburn Arena (2,204) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/06/2019 12:00 PM, SECN |
at Florida | W 64–56 | 13–2 (1–1) |
O'Connell Center (2,109) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
01/10/2019 7:00 PM |
at Alabama | W 66–56 | 14–2 (2–1) |
Coleman Coliseum (2,575) Tuscaloosa, AL | |||||||
01/14/2019 6:00 PM, SECN |
No. 7 Mississippi State | L 59–85 | 14–3 (2–2) |
Auburn Arena (1,908) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/17/2019 7:00 PM |
at Vanderbilt | W 72–70 | 15–3 (3–2) |
Memorial Gymnasium (1,835) Nashville, TN | |||||||
01/24/2019 7:30 PM, SECN |
No. 24 Texas A&M | L 67–69 | 15–4 (3–3) |
Auburn Arena (1,656) Auburn, AL | |||||||
01/27/2019 2:00 PM |
at No. 25 Missouri | L 65–74 | 15–5 (3–4) |
Mizzou Arena (5,119) Columbia, MO | |||||||
01/31/2019 7:00 PM |
at Ole Miss | W 64–51 | 16–5 (4–4) |
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,296) Oxford, MS | |||||||
02/03/2019 2:00 PM, SECN |
Georgia | W 59–58 OT | 17–5 (5–4) |
Auburn Arena (2,170) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/07/2019 6:00 PM |
Kentucky | L 68–78 | 17–6 (5–5) |
Auburn Arena (1,604) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/10/2019 1:00 PM, SECN |
at Arkansas | W 75–72 | 18–6 (6–5) |
Bud Walton Arena (2,455) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
02/14/2019 2:00 PM |
at Tennessee | L 62–73 | 18–7 (6–6) |
Thompson–Boling Arena (7,547) Knoxville, TN | |||||||
02/17/2019 3:00 PM, SECN |
Alabama | W 77–38 | 19–7 (7–6) |
Auburn Arena (2,631) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/24/2019 2:00 PM |
Missouri | W 58–54 | 20–7 (8–6) |
Auburn Arena (2,293) Auburn, AL | |||||||
02/28/2019 6:00 PM |
No. 14 South Carolina | L 66–73 | 20–8 (8–7) |
Auburn Arena (1,912) Auburn, AL | |||||||
03/03/2019 2:00 PM |
at LSU | W 56–46 | 21–8 (9–7) |
Maravich Center (2,607) Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
SEC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/07/2019 7:30 PM, SECN |
(6) | vs. (11) Alabama Second Round |
W 53–52 | 22–8 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,089) Greenville, SC | ||||||
03/08/2019 7:30 PM, SECN |
(6) | vs. (3) No. 15 Texas A&M Quarterfinals |
L 62–64 | 22–9 |
Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,709) Greenville, SC | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/23/2019* 2:30 PM, ESPN2 |
(10 C) | vs. (7 C) BYU First Round |
L 64–73 | 22–10 |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Chicago Region. All times are in Central Time. [2] |
Rankings
2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
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AP | RV | RV | N/A | |||||||||||||||||
Coaches |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |