# 2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented the University of Alabama in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by sixth-year head coach Kristy Curry, playdd their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 5–11 in SEC play to finish in eleventh place. They defeated Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC women's tournament before losing to Auburn in the second round.

## Previous season

The Crimson Tide finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 7–9 in SEC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC women's tournament to Kentucky. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament and defeated Southern, UCF and Georgia Tech in the first, second and third rounds, before losing to Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/21/2018* 3:00 pm | | Faulkner | W 100–44 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/01/2018* 7:00 pm | | Mississippi College | W 82–53 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/07/2018* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 88–40 | 1–0 | Coleman Coliseum (1,948) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/13/2018* 8:00 pm | | at Utah | L 62–72 | 1–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,082) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/15/2018* 7:00 pm | | at SMU | W 62–61 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Moody Coliseum (596) Dallas, TX |
| 11/19/2018* 7:00 pm, SECN | | Clemson | W 76–56 | 3–1 | Coleman Coliseum (2,147) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/23/2018* 2:00 pm | | Grambling State | W 73–55 | 4–1 | Coleman Coliseum (2,083) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 11/27/2018* 7:00 pm | | Stetson | W 59–47 | 5–1 | Coleman Coliseum (1,919) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/01/2018* 4:30 pm | | vs. Tulsa ASU Classic semifinals | L 73–80 | 5–2 | Wells Fargo Arena (2,626) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/02/2018* 12:30 pm | | vs. Louisiana Tech ASU Classic 3rd place game | L 62–79 | 5–3 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| 12/05/2018* 11:30 am | | South Alabama | L 67–72 | 5–4 | Coleman Coliseum (4,149) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/08/2018* 2:00 pm | | Tulane | W 69–58 | 6–4 | Coleman Coliseum (1,943) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/16/2018* 2:00 pm | | Northwestern State | W 87–73 | 7–4 | Coleman Coliseum (2,113) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 12/20/2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic | W 64–52 | 8–4 | Warden Arena (298) Orlando, FL |
| 12/21/2018* 5:15 pm | | vs. No. 24 Miami (FL) Florida Sunshine Classic | L 74–101 | 8–5 | Warden Arena (472) Orlando, FL |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2019 7:00 pm | | Florida | W 74–67 | 9–5 (1–0) | Coleman Coliseum (2,514) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/06/2019 11:00 am, ESPNU | | at No. 23 South Carolina | L 59–62 | 9–6 (1–1) | Colonial Life Arena (11,392) Columbia, SC |
| 01/10/2019 7:00 pm | | Auburn | L 56–66 | 9–7 (1–2) | Coleman Coliseum (2,575) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/13/2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas A&M | L 43–70 | 9–8 (1–3) | Reed Arena (4,042) College Station, TX |
| 01/17/2019 8:00 pm, SECN | | No. 20 Tennessee | W 86–65 | 10–8 (2–3) | Coleman Coliseum (2,392) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/20/2019 1:00 pm, SECN | | LSU | L 56–62 | 10–9 (2–4) | Coleman Coliseum (2,630) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 01/24/2019 7:00 pm | | at Arkansas | L 61–72 | 10–10 (2–5) | Bud Walton Arena (1,375) Fayetteville, AR |
| 01/27/2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Georgia | W 58–53 | 11–10 (3–5) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,794) Athens, GA |
| 02/03/2019 12:00 pm, SECN | | No. 6 Mississippi State | L 49–65 | 11–11 (3–6) | Coleman Coliseum (3,769) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/07/2019 6:00 pm | | at Florida | L 55–57 | 11–12 (3–7) | O'Connell Center (1,206) Gainesville, FL |
| 02/11/2019 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 17 Kentucky | L 53–68 | 11–13 (3–8) | Coleman Coliseum (2,102) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/17/2019 3:00 pm, SECN | | at Auburn | L 38–77 | 11–14 (3–9) | Auburn Arena (2,631) Auburn, AL |
| 02/21/2019 7:00 pm | | at Vanderbilt | W 84–65 | 12–14 (4–9) | Memorial Gymnasium (3,567) Nashville, TN |
| 02/24/2019 5:00 pm, SECN | | Georgia | L 67–76 $^{OT}$ | 12–15 (4–10) | Coleman Coliseum (1,091) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 02/28/2019 7:00 pm | | Ole Miss | W 46–43 | 13–15 (5–10) | Coleman Coliseum (1,903) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 03/03/2019 2:00 pm | | at Missouri | L 47–82 | 13–16 (5–11) | Mizzou Arena (6,527) Columbia, MO |
| SEC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2019 12:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (14) Vanderbilt First Round | W 74–57 | 14–16 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (4,148) Greenville, SC |
| 03/07/2019 7:30 pm, SECN | (11) | vs. (6) Auburn Second Round | L 52–53 | 14–17 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,089) Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST. ||||||
Source:

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |