# 2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big 12 women's basketball tournament, where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's basketball tournament as a 9th seed in the Albany Regional where they lost to Michigan in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fort Hays State | W 48–46 | | Bramlage Coliseum (2,927) Manhattan, KS |
| Nov 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, FCSC | | Pittsburg State | W 65–50 | | Bramlage Coliseum (2,753) Manhattan, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Omaha | W 61–46 | 1–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,498) Manhattan, KS |
| Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | North Texas | W 60–42 | 2–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,861) Manhattan, KS |
| Nov 18, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMKC | W 61–50 | 3–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,739) Manhattan, KS |
| Nov 22, 2018* 12:30 pm | | vs. No. 14 Syracuse Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 61–70 | 3–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 23, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. No. 16 DePaul Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | L 59–79 | 3–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| Nov 24, 2018* 10:00 am | | vs. Princeton Cancún Challenge Riviera Division | W 80–61 | 4–2 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (300) Cancún, Mexico |
| Dec 2, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Vanderbilt Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 72–61 | 5–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,130) Manhattan, KS |
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, FCSC | | Lamar | W 73–55 | 6–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,683) Manhattan, KS |
| Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm | | at Little Rock | W 53–47 | 7–2 | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| Dec 16, 2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. No. 17 Arizona State | L 51–65 | 7–3 | Mitchell Hall Gymnasium (1,294) La Crosse, WI |
| Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Arkansas | W 70–54 | 8–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,858) Manhattan, KS |
| Dec 29, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Iowa | W 72–62 | 9–3 | Bramlage Coliseum (3,340) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 6:30 pm | | at No. 25 Iowa State | L 58–96 | 9–4 (0–1) | Hilton Coliseum (9,582) Ames, IA |
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, FCSC | | Oklahoma | W 86–56 | 10–4 (1–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (6,181) Manhattan, KS |
| Jan 9, 2019 7:00 pm, FSGO | | at No. 4 Baylor | L 50–65 | 10–5 (1–2) | Ferrell Center (5,025) Waco, TX |
| Jan 13, 2019 12:00 pm, FSN | | Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 54–61 | 10–6 (1–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,334) Manhattan, KS |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 11 Texas | W 87–69 | 11–6 (2–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,811) Manhattan, KS |
| Jan 19, 2019 3:00 pm, FSSW | | at Texas Tech | W 66–62 | 12–6 (3–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,980) Lubbock, TX |
| Jan 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Oklahoma State | W 59–48 | 13–6 (4–3) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,821) Manhattan, KS |
| Jan 26, 2019 3:00 pm | | at West Virginia | L 30–60 | 13–7 (4–4) | WVU Coliseum (3,229) Morgantown, WV |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm, FCSC | | TCU | L 47–61 | 13–8 (4–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,676) Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | No. 23 Iowa State | L 52–81 | 13–9 (4–6) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,668) Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | W 72–62 $^{OT}$ | 14–9 (5–6) | Allen Fieldhouse (2,281) Lawrence, KS |
| Feb 10, 2019 2:00 pm, FSOK | | at Oklahoma | W 83–75 | 15–9 (6–6) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,005) Norman, OK |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Baylor | L 48–71 | 15–10 (6–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,481) Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 17, 2019 4:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 15 Texas | W 69–60 | 16–10 (7–7) | Frank Erwin Center (4,061) Austin, TX |
| Feb 23, 2019 5:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at TCU | W 75–72 | 17–10 (8–7) | Schollmaier Arena (2,606) Fort Worth, TX |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm, FCSC | | West Virginia | W 90–79 | 18–10 (9–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,814) Manhattan, KS |
| Mar 2, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Texas Tech | W 75–67 | 19–10 (10–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,030) Manhattan, KS |
| Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Oklahoma State | W 68–58 | 20–10 (11–7) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,701) Stillwater, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2019 11:00 am, FSN | (4) | vs. (5) West Virginia Quarterfinals | W 72–59 | 21–10 | Chesapeake Energy Arena (3,353) Oklahoma City, OK |
| Mar 10, 2019 2:00 pm, FS1 | (4) | vs. (1) No. 1 Baylor Semifinals | L 60–88 | 21–11 | Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 22, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 | (9 A) | vs. (8 A) Michigan First Round | L 54–84 | 21–12 | KFC Yum! Center (6,593) Louisville, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## 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 |