# 2018–19 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team

The 2018–19 South Florida Bulls women's basketball team represented the University of South Florida in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulls, coached by Jose Fernandez in his nineteenth season, played their home games at Yuengling Center in Tampa, Florida. This was USF's sixth season as a member of the American Athletic Conference, known as The American or AAC. They finished the season 19–16, 7–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference women's tournament, where they lost to Connecticut. They received at-large bid to the WNIT, where they defeated Stetson in the first round before losing to James Madison in the second round.

## Media

All Bulls games will air on Bullscast Radio or CBS 1010 AM. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Bullscast. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/06/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | at Ohio State | W 71–47 | 1–0 | Value City Arena (3,472) Columbus, OH |
| 11/09/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Albany | W 74–37 | 2–0 | Yuengling Center (2,269) Tampa, FL |
| 11/15/2018* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | Bethune–Cookman | W 88–39 | 3–0 | Yuengling Center (2,112) Tampa, FL |
| 11/18/2018* 2:00 pm | No. 21 | Oklahoma | W 87–70 | 4–0 | Yuengling Center (2,804) Tampa, FL |
| 11/22/2018* 1:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. Kentucky Paradise Jam tournament Island Division | L 63–85 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (874) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/23/2018* 3:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. North Carolina Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | L 69–71 | 4–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (715) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/24/2018* 3:00 pm | No. 17 | vs. UCLA Paradise Jam Tournament Island Division | W 60–56 | 5–2 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/30/2018* 6:00 pm | | New Hampshire | W 79–36 | 6–2 | USF Sun Dome (4,992) Tampa, FL |
| 12/09/2018* 2:00 pm | | George Washington | W 63–30 | 7–2 | Yuengling Center (2,081) Tampa, FL |
| 12/15/2018* 3:30 pm | | Grambling State | W 67–50 | 8–2 | Yuengling Center (5,117) Tampa, FL |
| 12/17/2018* 7:00 pm | | Vermont | W 102–55 | 9–2 | Yuengling Center (2,116) Tampa, FL |
| 12/20/2018* 6:15 pm | | vs. Creighton Florida Sunshine Classic | L 76–83 | 9–3 | Warden Arena (481) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/21/2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. Virginia Florida Sunshine Classic | L 67–74 | 9–4 | Warden Arena (373) Winter Haven, FL |
| 12/30/2018* 4:00 pm, SECN | | at LSU | L 49–78 | 9–5 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,270) Baton Rouge, LA |
| AAC regular season ||||||
| 01/05/2019 3:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Temple | W 63–53 | 10–5 (1–0) | McGonigle Hall (940) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/08/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UCF War on I-4 | L 49–62 | 10–6 (1–1) | Yuengling Center (2,902) Tampa, FL |
| 01/13/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 3 Connecticut | L 46–63 | 10–7 (1–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,534) Storrs, CT |
| 01/19/2019 2:00 pm, ADN | | Tulane | W 73–46 | 11–7 (2–2) | Yuengling Center (2,616) Tampa, FL |
| 01/23/2019 7:00 pm | | Memphis | L 40–47 | 11–8 (2–3) | Yuengling Center (2,164) Tampa, FL |
| 01/26/2019 1:00 pm | | at SMU | L 44–46 | 11–9 (2–4) | Moody Coliseum (823) Dallas, TX |
| 01/30/2019 7:00 pm, ADN | | Cincinnati | L 56–57 | 11–10 (2–5) | Yuengling Center (2,472) Tampa, FL |
| 02/03/2019 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UCF War on I-4 | L 63–66 | 11–11 (2–6) | CFE Arena (2,566) Orlando, FL |
| 02/06/2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Tulane | W 45–40 | 12–11 (3–6) | Devlin Fieldhouse (854) New Orleans, LA |
| 02/10/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Houston | L 52–54 | 12–12 (3–7) | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL |
| 02/16/2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tulsa | W 59–48 | 13–12 (4–7) | Yuengling Center (2,403) Tampa, FL |
| 02/20/2019 7:00 pm | | at East Carolina | W 63–50 | 14–12 (5–7) | Williams Arena (762) Greenville, NC |
| 02/23/2019 7:00 pm | | Wichita State | W 55–46 | 15–12 (6–7) | Yuengling Center (2,663) Tampa, FL |
| 02/27/2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Houston | W 59–49 | 16–12 (7–7) | Fertitta Center (919) Houston, TX |
| 03/02/2019 12:00 pm | | at Cincinnati | L 43–57 | 16–13 (7–8) | Fifth Third Arena (1,945) Cincinnati, OH |
| 03/04/2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 2 Connecticut | L 47–57 | 16–14 (7–9) | Yuengling Center (5,614) Tampa, FL |
| AAC Women's tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (12) Tulane First Round | W 61–52 | 17–14 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 03/09/2019 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Houston Quarterfinals | W 72–55 | 18–14 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| 03/10/2019 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 2 Connecticut Semifinals | L 45–81 | 18–15 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| WNIT ||||||
| 03/21/2019* 7:00 pm | | Stetson First Round | W 84–50 | 19–15 | Yuengling Center (1,357) Tampa, FL |
| 03/24/2019* 6:00 pm | | at James Madison Second Round | L 54–71 | 19–16 | JMU Convocation Center (986) Harrisburg, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in EST. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.