# 2018–19 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Boise State Broncos women's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 14th-year head coach Gordy Presnell, played their home games at Taco Bell Arena as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season title. Boise State won the 2019 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Women’s Basketball Championship, which earned them the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to Oregon State in overtime. With 28 wins, they finish with the most wins in the regular season in school history.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Concordia (OR) | W 99–68 | | Taco Bell Arena (592) Boise, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 5:00 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 74–63 | 1–0 | Taco Bell Arena (419) Boise, ID |
| Nov 10, 2018* 4:30 pm | | Southern Oregon | W 91–46 | 2–0 | Taco Bell Arena (903) Boise, ID |
| Nov 16, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Northwest Christian | W 93–26 | 3–0 | Taco Bell Arena (749) Boise, ID |
| Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm | | No. 5 Louisville | L 55–74 | 3–1 | Taco Bell Arena (4,125) Boise, ID |
| Nov 23, 2018* 6:00 pm | | vs. Idaho Beach Classic | W 91–85 | 4–1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| Nov 24, 2018* 3:00 pm | | vs. Northern Iowa Beach Classic | W 61–60 | 5–1 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Washington State | L 71–95 | 5–2 | Beasley Coliseum (547) Pullman, WA |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 67–55 | 6–2 | Taco Bell Arena (625) Boise, ID |
| Dec 15, 2018* 5:00 pm | | vs. Saint Francis (PA) Husky Classic semifinals | W 78–64 | 7–2 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,600) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 16, 2018* 5:00 pm | | at Washington Husky Classic championship | W 73–69 | 8–2 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,417) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 19, 2018* 5:30 pm | | Southern Utah | W 88–53 | 9–2 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Wyoming | W 72–64 | 10–2 (1–0) | Taco Bell Arena (1,097) Boise, ID |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | at San Diego State | W 69–66 | 11–2 (2–0) | Viejas Arena (662) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 12, 2019 1:00 pm | | San Jose State | W 99–68 | 12–2 (3–0) | Taco Bell Arena (1,284) Boise, ID |
| Jan 16, 2019 7:30 pm | | at Nevada | W 75–74 | 13–2 (4–0) | Lawlor Events Center (872) Reno, NV |
| Jan 19, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Fresno State | W 72–60 | 14–2 (5–0) | Save Mart Center (2,294) Fresno, CA |
| Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 79–48 | 15–2 (6–0) | Taco Bell Arena (738) Boise, ID |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Wyoming | L 52–64 | 15–3 (6–1) | Arena-Auditorium (3,621) Laramie, WY |
| Jan 30, 2019 7:00 pm | | Colorado State | W 70–57 | 16–3 (7–1) | Taco Bell Arena (1,181) Boise, ID |
| Feb 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | Nevada | W 80–65 | 17–3 (8–1) | Taco Bell Arena (1,627) Boise, ID |
| Feb 6, 2019 7:00 pm | | at UNLV | W 64–57 | 18–3 (9–1) | Cox Pavilion (1,003) Paradise, NV |
| Feb 9, 2019 3:00 pm | | at San Jose State | W 83–69 | 19–3 (10–1) | Event Center Arena (402) San Jose, CA |
| Feb 13, 2019 7:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 83–76 | 20–3 (11–1) | Taco Bell Arena (1,230) Boise, ID |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm | | San Diego State | W 91–67 | 21–3 (12–1) | Taco Bell Arena (1,875) Boise, ID |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Utah State | L 68–81 | 21–4 (12–2) | Smith Spectrum (451) Logan, UT |
| Feb 27, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Colorado State | W 72–63 $^{OT}$ | 22–4 (13–2) | Moby Arena (1,110) Fort Collins, CO |
| Mar 2, 2019 2:00 pm | | UNLV | W 53–38 | 23–4 (14–2) | Taco Bell Arena (1,339) Boise, ID |
| Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm | | New Mexico | W 70–66 | 24–4 (15–2) | Taco Bell Arena (2,682) Boise, ID |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 80–60 | 25–4 (16–2) | Clune Arena (368) Colorado Springs, CO |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2019 1:00 pm, Stadium | (1) | vs. (8) Nevada Quarterfinals | W 72–67 | 26–4 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Mar 12, 2019 7:00 pm, Stadium | (1) | vs. (4) Fresno State Semifinals | W 89–77 | 27–4 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| Mar 13, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN | (1) | vs. (3) Wyoming Championship Game | W 68–51 | 28–4 | Thomas & Mack Center (2,011) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 23, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | (13 A) | at (4 A) No. 11 Oregon State First Round | L 75–80 $^{OT}$ | 28–5 | Gill Coliseum (5,089) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A=Albany Region. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |