2018 -- 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season - wikipedia 2018 -- 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season 2018 -- 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season Preseason AP # 1 Kansas Regular season November 6, 2018 -- March 10, 2019 NCAA Tournament 2019 Tournament dates March 19, 2019 -- April 8, 2019 National Championship U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota NCAA Division I basketball seasons `` 2017 -- 18 2019 -- 20 '' The 2018 -- 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season will begin on November 6, 2018. The first tournament will be the 2K Sports Classic and the season will end with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began in September 2018. Contents 1 Rule changes 2 Season headlines 2.1 Milestones and records 3 Conference membership changes 4 Arenas 4.1 New arenas 4.2 Arenas reopening 4.3 Arenas closing 4.4 Temporary arenas 5 Season outlook 5.1 Pre -- season polls 6 Regular season 6.1 Early season tournaments 6.2 Upsets 6.3 Conference winners and tournaments 7 Postseason 7.1 NCAA Tournament 8 Conference standings 9 Coaching changes 10 See also 11 References Rule changes This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. ( September 2018 ) Season headlines May 23, 2018 -- The NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rate ( APR ) sanctions for the 2018 -- 19 school year. A total of nine programs in eight sports were declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following Division I men 's basketball team : Alabama A&M June 18 -- Purdue University Fort Wayne ( PFW ), which was set to begin operation on July 1 following the dissolution of Indiana University -- Purdue University Fort Wayne ( IPFW ), announced that the athletic program that it would inherit from IPFW, previously known as the Fort Wayne Mastodons, would become the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. PFW also changed its colors from IPFW 's former blue and silver scheme to the old gold and black used by its new parent institution. August 8 -- In response to the sport 's ongoing corruption scandal, the NCAA announced a suite of major changes to its rules governing college basketball : Certain high school players and college players with remaining eligibility will now be allowed to have formal relationships with agents while retaining college eligibility. These agents must be certified by the NCAA. College players can be represented if they have formally requested an evaluation of their NBA prospects from the league. Should the NBA change the age limit for the draft to once again allow players to be drafted directly from high school, the rule also allows for high school players to be represented, effective on the July 1 before their senior year, if USA Basketball has designated them as `` elite senior prospects ''. However, these relationships will be allowed only during the draft process, and must be terminated if the player returns to school. Certain players who declare for the NBA draft but are not selected will be free to return to their former schools, as long as they have not signed professional contracts, or have not complied with NCAA rules for relationships with agents, in the meantime. However, this privilege is only extended to players who have requested NBA evaluation of their draft prospects and have been invited to the NBA Draft Combine. School presidents, chancellors, and athletics staff members are now contractually required to comply with all NCAA investigations. This effectively gives the NCAA subpoena power in its investigations, which it previously lacked. Presidents and chancellors are now personally accountable to the NCAA for athletic department compliance with NCAA rules. The NCAA and its Committee on Infractions can now use information obtained in outside investigations in its infractions process. Previously, the NCAA could not use such information. August 22 -- The NCAA announced that effective immediately, the RPI will no longer be used in the selection process for the Division I men 's tournament. It was replaced by the NCAA Evaluation Tool ( NET ), which takes into account the following : Game results Strength of schedule Location ( home, away, or neutral site ) Scoring margin -- Teams will receive no added credit for victory margins above 10 points. Additionally, overtime games will be assigned a scoring margin of 1 point, regardless of the actual score. Net offensive and defensive efficiency Quality of wins and losses -- The NCAA will continue to use its `` quadrant '' system, introduced for last year 's tournament selection process, to classify individual wins and losses. All games will be evaluated equally ; there is no bonus or penalty for when a game is played within the season. The NET was adopted only for men 's basketball. All other sports that use selection committees to determine NCAA tournament entries, including the Division I women 's basketball tournament, continue to use their own versions of the RPI. September 10 -- The Northeast Conference ( NEC ) announced that Merrimack College would start a transition from the NCAA Division II Northeast - 10 Conference and join the NEC effective July 1, 2019. The Warriors will not be eligible for the NCAA tournament until becoming a full D-I member in 2023 -- 24. September 28 -- LSU player Wayde Sims, set to play his junior season for the Tigers, was killed in a shooting near the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge, home to both schools. October 3 -- Long Island University announced that it would merge its two current athletic programs -- the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, full members of the NEC, and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers -- effective with the 2019 -- 20 school year. The new program will compete under the LIU name with a new nickname and maintain LIU Brooklyn 's Division I and NEC memberships. This change will have minimal effect on the existing LIU Brooklyn men 's basketball program, as LIU has announced that the unified basketball team will be based at the Brooklyn campus. Milestones and records Conference membership changes 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 and are ineligible for NCAA - sponsored postseason play until completing their D-I transitions in 2022. School Former Conference New Conference California Baptist PacWest ( D - II ) WAC Hampton MEAC Big South Liberty Big South ASUN North Alabama Gulf South ( D - II ) ASUN North Dakota Big Sky Summit League USC Upstate ASUN Big South 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. Also, 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 ; the school 's health sciences programs were taken over by Indiana University as Indiana University Fort Wayne, while all other academic programs are now governed by Purdue University as Purdue University Fort Wayne ( PFW ). As noted previously, the former IPFW athletic program was inherited by PFW and is now known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. Arenas New arenas Elon will play its first season at the new Schar Center, which replaces their home of 69 seasons, Alumni Gym. Marquette will start play alongside the NBA 's Milwaukee Bucks at the new Fiserv Forum, which replaces BMO Harris Bradley Center after 30 years. After 32 seasons at the off - campus Burton Coliseum, McNeese State will play its first season at the new on - campus Health and Human Performance Education Complex ( H&HP Complex ). The two new Division I entries for 2018 will continue to play at existing on - campus facilities. California Baptist plays at the CBU Events Center, which opened in 2017, and North Alabama plays at Flowers Hall, their home since 1972. Arenas reopening Four teams are returning to newly renovated arenas, all of which were closed for the 2017 -- 18 season. Cincinnati returns to Fifth Third Arena. Houston initially planned to reopen the renamed Fertitta Center ( originally Hofheinz Pavilion ) by the start of the 2018 -- 19 season, but construction delays have pushed the expected reopening date to December 2018. Northwestern returns to Welsh -- Ryan Arena. Villanova returns the bulk of its schedule to the renamed Finneran Pavilion ( originally duPont Pavilion and later The Pavilion ). Arenas closing Temporary arenas 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. Due to delays in the construction of the new UPMC Events Center, originally scheduled to open in January 2019 but now delayed to that summer, Robert Morris will play its entire home schedule at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a facility that opened in 2017 at the on - campus North Athletic Complex as part of the UPMC Events Center project. Season outlook Pre -- season Polls See also : 2018 -- 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball rankings The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls. AP Ranking Team Kansas ( 37 ) Kentucky ( 19 ) Gonzaga ( 1 ) Duke ( 4 ) 5 Virginia ( 2 ) 6 Tennessee ( 1 ) 7 Nevada 8 North Carolina 9 Villanova ( 1 ) 10 Michigan State 11 Auburn 12 Kansas State 13 West Virginia 14 Oregon 15 Virginia Tech 16 Syracuse 17 Florida State 18 Mississippi State 19 Michigan 20 TCU 21 UCLA 22 Clemson 23 LSU 24 Purdue 25 Washington Regular season Early season tournaments Name Dates Location No. teams Champion 2K Sports Classic November 15 -- 16 Madison Square Garden ( Manhattan, NY ) Puerto Rico Tip - Off November 15 -- 16, 18 Coliseo Municipal Tomas Dones ( Fajardo, PR ) 8 Charleston Classic November 15 -- 16, 18 TD Arena ( Charleston, SC ) 8 The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase November 16 -- 18 Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium ( Nassau, BAH ) 8 Jersey Mike 's Jamaica Classic November 16 -- 18 Montego Bay Convention Centre ( Montego Bay, Jamaica ) 8 Paradise Jam Tournament November 16 -- 19 Sports and Fitness Center ( Saint Thomas, VI ) 8 Hall of Fame Tip Off November 17 -- 18 Mohegan Sun Arena ( Uncasville, CT ) Vancouver Showcase November 18 -- 20 Vancouver Convention Centre ( Vancouver, BC ) CBE Hall of Fame Classic November 19 -- 20 Sprint Center ( Kansas City, MO ) Legends Classic November 19 -- 20 Barclays Center ( Brooklyn, NY ) Cayman Islands Classic November 19 -- 21 John Gray Gymansium ( Cayman Islands ) 8 Gulf Coast Showcase November 19 -- 21 Hertz Arena ( Estero, FL ) 8 Maui Invitational November 19 -- 21 Lahaina Civic Center ( Lahaina, HI ) 8 MGM Resorts Main Event November 19, 21 T - Mobile Arena ( Las Vegas, NV ) 8 Cancun Challenge November 20 -- 21 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort ( Cancún, MX ) 8 Battle 4 Atlantis November 21 -- 23 Imperial Arena ( Nassau, BAH ) 8 NIT Season Tip - Off November 22 -- 23 Barclays Center ( Brooklyn, NY ) Las Vegas Invitational November 22 -- 23 Orleans Arena ( Las Vegas, NV ) AdvoCare Invitational November 22 -- 23, 25 HP Field House ( Lake Buena Vista, FL ) 8 Wooden Legacy November 22 -- 23, 25 Emerald Gulf Coast Arena ( Niceville, FL ) Barclays Center Classic November 23 -- 24 Barclays Center ( Brooklyn, NY ) Emerald Coast Classic November 23 -- 24 The Arena at NFSC ( Niceville, FL ) Belfast Basketball Classic November 29 - December 1 SSE Arena ( Belfast, Northern Ireland ) Las Vegas Classic December 21 -- 22 Orleans Arena ( Las Vegas, NV ) Diamond Head Classic December 22 -- 23, 25 Stan Sheriff Center ( Honolulu, HI ) 8 Upsets An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Men '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 Conference winners and tournaments 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 automatics invitations to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament. Postseason NCAA Tournament Main article : 2019 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament Conference standings 2018 -- 19 American Athletic Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Cincinnati 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Connecticut 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- East Carolina 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Houston 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Memphis 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- SMU 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- South Florida 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Temple 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Tulane 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Tulsa 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- UCF 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Wichita State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 AAC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 America East Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Davidson 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Dayton 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Duquesne 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Fordham 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- George Mason 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- George Washington 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- La Salle 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Massachusetts 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Rhode Island 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Richmond 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Saint Joseph 's 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Saint Louis 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- St. Bonaventure 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- VCU 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 A10 Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 Atlantic Sun men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Florida Gulf Coast 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Jacksonville 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Kennesaw State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Liberty 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Lipscomb 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- NJIT 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- North Alabama * 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- North Florida 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Stetson 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 ASUN Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; Rankings from * North Alabama ineligible for ASUN Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II 2018 -- 19 ACC men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Boston College 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 22 Clemson 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 4 Duke 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 17 Florida State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Georgia Tech 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Louisville 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Miami ( FL ) 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 8 North Carolina 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- NC State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Notre Dame 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Pittsburgh 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 16 Syracuse 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 5 Virginia 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 15 Virginia Tech 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Wake Forest 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 ACC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 Big East men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Butler 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Creighton 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- DePaul 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Georgetown 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Marquette 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Providence 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Seton Hall 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- St. John 's 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 9 Villanova 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Xavier 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 Big Sky men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 As of April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Big South men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Big Ten Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Illinois 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Indiana 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Iowa 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Maryland 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 19 Michigan 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 10 Michigan State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Minnesota 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Nebraska 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Northwestern 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Ohio State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Penn State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 24 Purdue 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Rutgers 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Wisconsin 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 Big West men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 As of April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Big 12 men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Baylor 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Iowa State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 1 Kansas 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 12 Kansas State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Oklahoma 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Oklahoma State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 20 TCU 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Texas 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Texas Tech 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 13 West Virginia 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner As of October 22, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 CAA men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 As of April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Conference USA men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 As of April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Horizon League men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 As of April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Ivy League men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Brown 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Cornell 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Columbia 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Dartmouth 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Harvard 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Penn 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Princeton 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Yale 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner As of April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Mid-American Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT East Akron 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Buffalo 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Bowling Green 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 April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 MAAC men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 MEAC men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 -- MD 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 April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Missouri Valley Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 April 11, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Mountain West Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 -- New Mexico 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 7 Nevada 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 April 11, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 Northeast Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 -- St. Francis Brooklyn 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Saint Francis ( PA ) 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Wagner 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 NEC Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Ohio Valley Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Pac - 12 Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Arizona 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Arizona State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- California 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Colorado 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 14 Oregon 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Oregon State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Stanford 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 21 UCLA 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- USC 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Utah 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 25 Washington 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Washington State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Pac - 12 Tournament winner As of October 22, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 Patriot League men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Southern Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 -- The Citadel 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- UNC Greensboro 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- VMI 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Western Carolina 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Wofford 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 SoCon Tournament winner As of April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Southland Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Abilene Christian 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Central Arkansas 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Houston Baptist 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Incarnate Word 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Lamar 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- McNeese State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- New Orleans 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Nicholls 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Northwestern State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Sam Houston State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Southeastern Louisiana 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Stephen F. Austin 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Texas A&M -- CC 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Southland Tournament winner As of April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Southeastern Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Alabama 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Arkansas 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 11 Auburn 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Florida 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Georgia 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 2 Kentucky 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 23 LSU 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Missouri 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 18 Mississippi State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Ole Miss 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- South Carolina 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 6 Tennessee 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Texas A&M 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Vanderbilt 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 SEC Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 SWAC men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Alabama A&M * 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Alabama State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Arkansas -- Pine Bluff 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Alcorn State 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 -- * ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2019 SWAC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Sun Belt Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Appalachian State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Arkansas State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Coastal Carolina 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Georgia State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Georgia Southern 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Little Rock 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Louisiana 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Louisiana -- Monroe 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- South Alabama 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- UT Arlington 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Texas State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Troy 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner As of April 10, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 Summit League men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT Denver 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- North Dakota 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- North Dakota State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Omaha 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Oral Roberts 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Purdue Fort Wayne 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- South Dakota 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- South Dakota State 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Western Illinois 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 Summit League Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; 2018 -- 19 West Coast Conference men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT PCT BYU 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- No. 3 Gonzaga 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Loyola Marymount 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Pacific 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Portland 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Pepperdine 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Saint Mary 's 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- San Diego 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- San Francisco 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Santa Clara 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 West Coast Conference Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 ; Rankings from AP Poll 2018 -- 19 WAC men 's basketball standings Conf Overall Team PCT 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 -- UMKC 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- UTRGV 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- Utah Valley 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- 0 -- † 2019 WAC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018 * California Baptist ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II ; Coaching changes Several teams changed coaches during and after the season. 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Question: when does the 2018 ncaa basketball season start
Answer: November 6, 2018