# 2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by seventh-year head coach Terri Williams-Flournoy, played 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.

## 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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. ||||||

## 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 |