# 2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Neighbors and played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
The Razorbacks finished the regular season 17–13, 6–10 in conference play. They were seeded 10th in the SEC tournament, earning a first-round bye. The team advanced to the finals, the lowest seed to do so in tournament history, against Mississippi State, where they lost 101–70. The team completed its postseason by advancing to the third round in the Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to TCU.

## Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the 2017–18 season 13–18, 3–13 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the SEC tournament, where they lost to Texas A&M.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Southwest Baptist | W 115–53 | | Bud Walton Arena (1,058) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 1* 7:00 pm | | East Central | W 101–46 | | Bud Walton Arena (900) Fayetteville, AR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 9* 10:30 am | | Northwestern State | W 98–53 | 1–0 | Bud Walton Arena (5,497) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 14* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 66–65 | 2–0 | College Park Center (1,081) Arlington, TX |
| November 18* 7:00 pm, SECN | | No. 22 Arizona State | L 85–88 | 2–1 | Bud Walton Arena (1,519) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 23* 7:30 pm | | vs. Tennessee State Challenge in Music City | W 79–55 | 3–1 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| November 24* 7:30 pm | | vs. Pittsburgh Challenge in Music City | L 54–61 | 3–2 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| November 25* 7:30 pm | | vs. Wisconsin Challenge in Music City | W 69–68 | 4–2 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN |
| November 28* 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | W 74–61 | 5–2 | Bud Walton Arena (1,119) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 2* 2:00 pm | | at Iowa State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 82–91 | 5–3 | Hilton Coliseum (10,097) Ames, IA |
| December 4* 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech | W 65–42 | 6–3 | Bud Walton Arena (915) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 8* 1:00 pm | | at Abilene Christian | W 80–68 | 7–3 | Moody Coliseum (1,288) Abilene, TX |
| December 16* 2:00 pm | | Prairie View A&M | W 71–44 | 8–3 | Bud Walton Arena (1,892) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 18* 7:00 pm | | Nebraska | W 84–80 | 9–3 | Bud Walton Arena (1,335) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 20* 2:00 pm, CST | | at Tulsa | W 61–59 | 10–3 | Reynolds Center (1,222) Tulsa, OK |
| December 30* 2:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 76–57 | 11–3 | Bud Walton Arena (2,270) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2019 6:00 pm, SECN | | No. 7 Mississippi State | L 69–93 | 11–4 (0–1) | Bud Walton Arena (2,263) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 6 2:00 pm, SECN | | at Ole Miss | W 85–55 | 12–4 (1–1) | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,642) Oxford, MS |
| January 10 7:00 pm | | at Missouri | L 53–71 | 12–5 (1–2) | Mizzou Arena (4,216) Columbia, MO |
| January 13 2:00 pm | | Vanderbilt | W 83–62 | 13–5 (2–2) | Bud Walton Arena (1,553) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 21 6:00 pm, SECN | | at Tennessee | W 80–79 | 14–5 (3–2) | Thompson–Boling Arena (7,259) Knoxville, TN |
| January 24 7:00 pm | | Alabama | W 72–61 | 15–5 (4–2) | Bud Walton Arena (1,375) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 27 1:00 pm | | at Florida | W 83–73 | 16–5 (5–2) | O'Connell Center (2,009) Gainesville, FL |
| January 31 7:00 pm | | Georgia | L 72–80 | 16–6 (5–3) | Bud Walton Arena (1,116) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 3 4:00 pm, SECN | | No. 16 South Carolina | L 79–87 | 16–7 (5–4) | Bud Walton Arena (1,637) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 7 8:00 pm, SECN | | at LSU | L 34–71 | 16–8 (5–5) | Maravich Assembly Center (1,599) Baton Rouge, LA |
| February 10 1:00 pm, SECN | | Auburn | L 72–75 | 16–9 (5–6) | Bud Walton Arena (2,455) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 17 1:00 pm | | at No. 17 Kentucky | L 59–61 | 16–10 (5–7) | Memorial Coliseum (5,680) Lexington, KY |
| February 21 6:00 pm | | at Georgia | L 83–93 | 16–11 (5–8) | Stegeman Coliseum (3,317) Athens, GA |
| February 24 3:00 pm, SECN | | Ole Miss | W 73–61 | 17–11 (6–8) | Bud Walton Arena (2,455) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 28 8:00 pm, SECN | | Missouri | L 67–73 | 17–12 (6–9) | Bud Walton Arena (1,153) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 3 4:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 19 Texas A&M | L 53–66 | 17–13 (6–10) | Reed Arena (3,609) College Station, TX |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 7 5:00 pm, SECN | (10) | vs. (7) Georgia Second Round | W 86–76 | 18–13 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (3,089) Greenville, SC |
| March 8 5:00 pm, SECN | (10) | vs. (2) No. 12 South Carolina Quarterfinals | W 95–89 | 19–13 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,709) Greenville, SC |
| March 9 6:30 pm, ESPNU | (10) | vs. (3) No. 15 Texas A&M Semifinals | W 58–51 | 20–13 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,817) Greenville, SC |
| March 10 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (10) | vs. (1) No. 5 Mississippi State Championship Game | L 70–101 | 20–14 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,771) Greenville, SC |
| Women's National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| March 21* 7:00 pm | | Houston First Round | W 88–80 $^{OT}$ | 21–14 | Bud Walton Arena (3,689) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 24* 2:00 pm | | UAB Second Round | W 100–52 | 22–14 | Bud Walton Arena (3,939) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 28* 7:00 pm | | TCU Third Round | L 78–82 | 22–15 | Bud Walton Arena (5,287) Fayetteville, AR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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 |