2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2018. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began on September 28, 2018.^[1] The season saw Zion Williamson dominate Player of the Year honors and media attention, while Virginia won its first NCAA Championship. The NCAA Championship Game between Virginia and Texas Tech would mark the final NCAA game with a 20-foot 9 inch three-point shot line, as it moved out to the FIBA standard of 22 feet and 2 inches the following year.

2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1	Kansas
Regular season	November 6, 2018 – March 17, 2019
NCAA Tournament	2019
Tournament dates	March 19, 2019 – April 8, 2019
National Championship	U.S. Bank Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota
NCAA Champions	Virginia
Other champions	Texas (NIT), South Florida (CBI), Marshall (CIT)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Zion Williamson, Duke
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Rule changes

On February 22, 2019, the NCAA announced a set of experimental rules that it would use in the 2019 National Invitation Tournament.^[2]

The following rules were also used in the 2018 NIT:

• The three-point line was moved to the FIBA standard of 6.75 metres (22 ft 2 in). When the arc approached the sideline, it changed to a line parallel to and 1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in) from the sideline.^[a]
• The free-throw lane was widened from the current college standard of 12 feet to the NBA standard of 16 feet.
• After an offensive rebound, the shot clock was reset to 20 seconds instead of the current NCAA standard of 30.

A set of rules relating to free throws that had been used in the 2017 NIT^[3] was used again in the 2019 edition, with one modification:

• Team foul counts, for purposes of determining bonus free throws, were reset to zero at the 10-minute mark of each half, effectively dividing the game into quarters for that purpose.
• The "one-and-one" was eliminated. All bonus free throw situations resulted in two free throws for the non-fouled team. This mirrored current practice in NCAA women's basketball, which has been played in quarters since the 2015–16 season.
• Teams entered the bonus upon the fifth team foul in each 10-minute segment.
• The team foul count was reset to zero at the start of any overtime period. Teams entered the bonus upon the fourth team foul in an overtime period.
• In a completely new feature, the NCAA adopted the NBA's bonus rule regarding team fouls in the last two minutes of any period. Teams entered the bonus on the second team foul in the last two minutes of a ten-minute segment or overtime period, regardless of the total team foul count at that point of the period.

Notes

1. FIBA's definition of the three-point arc calls for the line to be exactly 0.9 metres (2 ft 11 in) from the sideline until it intersects the 6.75 m arc. However, the FIBA court is officially defined as 15 metres (49 ft 3 in) wide, slightly narrower than the NCAA standard of 50 feet (15.24 m). On a FIBA court, the closest three-point distance, found along a line parallel to the baseline that passes through the center of the basket, is thus 6.6 metres (21 ft 8 in) from the center of the basket. Translating this distance to the NCAA court dimensions results in the line being the stated 1.02 m from the sidelines.

Season headlines

• May 23, 2018 – The NCAA announced its Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions for the 2018–19 school year. A total of nine programs in eight sports were declared ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the required APR benchmark, including the following Division I men's basketball team:^[4]
  • Alabama A&M
• May 29 – Conference USA announced a new men's basketball scheduling format that took effect with the 2018–19 season. The league now plays an 18-game schedule formatted as follows:^[5]
  • During the first 14 games of the conference season, each team plays its designated travel partner home-and-home, and single games against every other team.
  • At this point, teams are placed into three groups based on their conference standings through 14 games, with the top five teams in one group, the next five in a second group, and the bottom four teams in the final group. Teams play within their grouping for the final four games of the conference season, with home and away games determined by a preset formula.
  • Each team will be locked into a seed for the C-USA tournament that corresponds to its group. For example, teams in the top group will be assured the top five seeds. The specific seedings will be determined by conference record across the full league schedule.
• June 4 – The Sun Belt Conference announced a new men's basketball scheduling format similar to that announced by Conference USA the previous week. Effective with the 2019–20 season, the league was to have played a 20-game schedule formatted as follows:^[6]
  • The conference would split into East and West Divisions for scheduling purposes, though this split would not affect overall league standings.
    • East: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, South Alabama, Troy
    • West: Arkansas State, Little Rock, Louisiana, Louisiana–Monroe, Texas State, UT Arlington
  • For the first 16 games of the conference season, each team would play home-and-home against other divisional members and single games against teams in the other division.
  • After 16 conference games, teams would be divided into four "pods" based on their conference standings at that time. The top three teams would be assigned to Pod A, the next three to Pod B, and so on through Pod D for the bottom three teams. The final four games for each team would be home-and-homes against the other two teams in that pod.
  • Each team would be locked into a seed for the Sun Belt tournament that corresponds to its pod. For example, teams in Pod A would be assured the top three seeds. Unlike the C-USA system, the specific seed would be based strictly on standings in the final four conference games—not overall conference record.

A year later, the conference announced that it would place almost all of these changes on hold. The only part of the plan that was implemented on the original schedule was expansion of the conference schedule to 20 games.^[7]

• June 18 – Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW), which was set to begin operation on July 1 following the dissolution of Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), announced that the athletic program that it would inherit from IPFW, previously known as the Fort Wayne Mastodons, would become the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. PFW also changed its colors from IPFW's former blue and silver scheme to the old gold and black used by its new parent institution.^[8]
• August 8 – In response to the sport's ongoing corruption scandal, the NCAA announced a suite of major changes to its rules governing college basketball:^[9][10][11]
  • Certain high school players and college players with remaining eligibility will now be allowed to have formal relationships with agents while retaining college eligibility. These agents must be certified by the NCAA. College players can be represented if they have formally requested an evaluation of their NBA prospects from the league. Should the NBA change the age limit for the draft to once again allow players to be drafted directly from high school, the rule also allows for high school players to be represented, effective on the July 1 before their senior year, if USA Basketball has designated them as "elite senior prospects". However, these relationships will be allowed only during the draft process, and must be terminated if the player returns to school.
  • Certain players who declare for the NBA draft but are not selected will be free to return to their former schools, as long as they have not signed professional contracts, or have not complied with NCAA rules for relationships with agents, in the meantime. However, this privilege is only extended to players who have requested NBA evaluation of their draft prospects and have been invited to the NBA Draft Combine.
  • School presidents, chancellors, and athletics staff members are now contractually required to comply with all NCAA investigations. This effectively gives the NCAA subpoena power in its investigations, which it previously lacked.
  • Presidents and chancellors are now personally accountable to the NCAA for athletic department compliance with NCAA rules.
  • The NCAA and its Committee on Infractions can now use information obtained in outside investigations in its infractions process. Previously, the NCAA could not use such information.
• August 22 – The NCAA announced that effective immediately, the RPI will no longer be used in the selection process for the Division I men's tournament. It was replaced by the NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET), which takes into account the following:^[12][13]
  • Game results
  • Strength of schedule
  • Location (home, away, or neutral site)
  • Scoring margin—Teams will receive no added credit for victory margins above 10 points. Additionally, overtime games will be assigned a scoring margin of 1 point, regardless of the actual score.^[14]
  • Net offensive and defensive efficiency
  • Quality of wins and losses—The NCAA will continue to use its "quadrant" system, introduced for last year's tournament selection process, to classify individual wins and losses.
  • All games will be evaluated equally; there is no bonus or penalty for when a game is played within the season.

The NET was adopted only for men's basketball. All other sports that use selection committees to determine NCAA tournament entries, including the Division I women's basketball tournament, continue to use their own versions of the RPI.^[13]

• September 10 – The Northeast Conference (NEC) announced that Merrimack College would start a transition from the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference and join the NEC effective July 1, 2019. The Warriors will not be eligible for the NCAA tournament until becoming a full D-I member in 2023–24.^[15]
• September 28 – LSU player Wayde Sims, set to play his junior season for the Tigers, was killed in a shooting near the Southern University campus in Baton Rouge, home to both schools.^[16]
• October 3 – Long Island University announced that it would merge its two current athletic programs—the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds, full members of the NEC, and the Division II LIU Post Pioneers—effective with the 2019–20 school year. The new program will compete under the LIU name with a new nickname and maintain LIU Brooklyn's Division I and NEC memberships.^[17] This change will have minimal effect on the existing LIU Brooklyn men's basketball program, as LIU has announced that the unified basketball team will be based at the Brooklyn campus.^[18]
• October 23 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Purdue guard Carsen Edwards was the leading vote-getter (63 votes). Joining him on the team were North Carolina forward Luke Maye (52 votes), Duke guard R. J. Barrett (50), Kansas forward Dedric Lawson (30), Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ (23) and Nevada forward Caleb Martin (23).^[19]
• January 11, 2019 – The Western Athletic Conference announced that Dixie State University ^[21] would start a transition from Division II and join the conference in July 2020.^[22]
• January 19 – The last two undefeated teams lost. First, Michigan suffered a 54-64 point loss at Wisconsin. Later on in the day, Virginia lost on the road to Duke by the score of 72–70.
• February 13 – Florida A&M announces four athletic teams, including men's basketball, are ineligible for postseason play due to failure to meet the APR multi-year threshold.^[23]
• February 20
  • North Carolina's 88–72 upset of top-ranked Duke was overshadowed by a freak injury suffered by superstar Duke freshman Zion Williamson. On the Blue Devils' first possession of the game, Williamson's left shoe catastrophically failed, with the sole completely separating from the midsole. Williamson suffered a sprained right knee in the incident, and did not return to the game.^[24] The following day, the injury was confirmed to be minor; although Williamson was listed as day-to-day immediately after the injury,^[25] he did not return to action until the Blue Devils' ACC tournament opener on March 14.^[26]
  • On his way home from a postgame meal after Syracuse's 69–49 upset of Louisville, Orange head coach Jim Boeheim was involved in a fatal car accident. A car crashed on Interstate 690 in Syracuse, and the occupants attempted to cross over to the median. Boeheim hit one of them while swerving to avoid those with disabilities vehicle, and the victim died in a local hospital. Neither driver involved in the incident was found to be impaired, and Syracuse's police chief initially indicated that no charges would be filed in the case.^[27]
• March 5 – Kansas was eliminated from the race for the Big 12 Conference regular-season title with an 81–68 loss at Oklahoma, ending the Jayhawks' streak of consecutive conference regular-season titles at a Division I men's record of 14.^[28]
• March 7 – The district attorney for Onondaga County, New York issued his report on the fatal car accident in which Jim Boeheim was involved. According to the report, the disabled vehicle did not have lights on, and also had inoperable rear marker lights. Additionally, the passengers of that vehicle, including the individual who was struck and killed, were wearing dark clothing. Boeheim was officially cleared of wrongdoing, and no charges would be filed against anyone involved.^[29]
• March 8 – In further fallout from the corruption scandal, LSU suspended head coach Will Wade indefinitely. This action came the day after it was revealed that FBI wiretaps had intercepted calls between Wade and Christian Dawkins, an aspiring agent who had been convicted on federal felony charges relating to the corruption scandal, during one of which Wade referenced a "strong-ass offer" made to a recruit.^[30][31]
• March 15 – Long Island University announced that its merged athletic program would compete as the LIU Sharks.^[32]
• April 14 – Will Wade was reinstated as LSU head coach after a meeting between the LSU athletic department, Wade, and NCAA compliance officials.^[33]

Milestones and records

• During the season, the following players reached the 2,000 career point milestone – Marshall guard Jon Elmore,^[34] Montana State guard Tyler Hall,^[35] Wofford guard Fletcher Magee,^[36] Cornell guard Matt Morgan,^[37] Lipscomb guard Garrison Mathews,^[38] Georgia Southern guard Tookie Brown,^[39] Eastern Kentucky forward Nick Mayo,^[40] Northern Colorado guard Jordan Davis,^[41] Hofstra guard Justin Wright-Foreman,^[42] Wisconsin forward Ethan Happ,^[43] Charlotte guard Jon Davis,^[44] UNC Greensboro guard Francis Alonso,^[45] Purdue Fort Wayne guard John Konchar,^[46] Appalachian State guard Ronshad Shabazz,^[47] Northern Kentucky forward Drew McDonald,^[48] Nevada swingman Jordan Caroline,^[49] Wyoming guard Justin James,^[50] Mississippi State guard Quinndary Weatherspoon,^[51] and Clemson guard Marcquise Reed.^[52]
  • Konchar additionally became the first Division I men's player with 2,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 500 assists and 200 steals in his career.^[46]
• Two players reached the 3,000-point milestone in February. First, Campbell guard Chris Clemons reached the mark on February 16 in the Fighting Camels' 76–71 loss to Presbyterian.^[53] Then, on February 23, South Dakota State forward Mike Daum reached the mark in the Jackrabbits' 94–89 win over South Dakota.^[54]
• November 12 – Buffalo was ranked 25th in the AP top 25 poll - signifying the first time in school history that the program cracked the top 25.^[55]
• November 24 – High Point head coach Tubby Smith won his 600th career Division I game, as his Panthers defeated East Carolina 55–52.^[56]
• December 3—Furman was ranked 25th in the AP top 25 poll - signifying the first time in school history that the program cracked the top 25.^[57]
• December 7—Mike Daum became the Summit League's all-time leading scorer. In a 42-point outing against Southern, Daum passed former Oral Roberts forward Caleb Green's conference record 2,504 points.^[58]
• December 21 – Chris Clemons of Campbell became the Big South Conference's all-time leading scorer. He passed VMI guard Reggie Williams' 2,556 career points for the honor.^[59]
• January 19 – Montana State's Tyler Hall became the Big Sky Conference all-time leading scorer, breaking a mark of 2,169 set the previous season by Bogdan Bliznyuk of Eastern Washington.^[60]
• February 23 – Syracuse drew a crowd of 35,642 in the Carrier Dome for its 75–65 loss to then top-ranked Duke, breaking the school's own record attendance of 35,446 for an on-campus college basketball game.^[61] Not only was this a record, it was also greater than the home attendances of more than half of Division I men's teams in the entire regular season (180 out of 353).^[62]
• February 25 – Wofford made the AP top 25 for the first time in the school's history, entering the poll at #24.^[63]
• March 3 – Marshall guard Jon Elmore became the Conference USA all-time leading scorer, passing UTEP's Stefon Jackson. Earlier in the season, Elmore became the conference's all-time assist leader (passing UTEP's Julyan Stone), making him the only player currently leading a conference in both categories all-time.^[64]
  • Later in the season (March 26), in a quarterfinal match of the CollegeInsider Postseason tournament, Elmore made three 3-pointers to become Conference USA's all-time leader in that category.^[65] He surpassed the previous record of 345 set by Charlotte's Jobey Thomas in 2002.^[65]
• March 15 – Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo won his 600th career Division I game as the Spartans defeated Ohio State 77–70 in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament.^[66]
• March 16 – Washington guard Matisse Thybulle broke former Oregon State star Gary Payton's 29 year-old Pac-12 Conference career steals record as he collected his 322nd steal in the Huskies' Pac-12 tournament final loss to Oregon.^[67]
• March 20 – Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall won his 500th career Division I game as the Shockers defeated Furman 76–70 in the 1st round of the NIT.^[68]
• March 21 – The first day of the first round of the NCAA tournament saw one significant milestone achieved and one major record broken:
  • First, in an afternoon West Regional game, Murray State's Ja Morant became the first player with a triple-double in the NCAA tournament since Draymond Green in 2012, with 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 16 assists in the Racers' 83–64 win over Marquette.^[69]
  • Then, in a late-evening Midwest Regional game, Wofford's Fletcher Magee became the Division I career leader in three-pointers, surpassing Oakland's Travis Bader in the Terriers' 84–68 win over Seton Hall. Magee's seven three-pointers gave him 509 for his career to Bader's previous record of 504. This was also Wofford's first-ever NCAA tournament win.^[70]

Conference membership changes

Six schools joined new conferences for the 2018–19 season. Four schools switched between Division I conferences for the 2018–19 season. In addition, two schools moved from Division II starting this season and are ineligible for NCAA-sponsored postseason play until completing their D-I transitions in 2022.

School	Former conference	New conference
California Baptist	Pacific West Conference (D-II)	Western Athletic Conference^[71]
Hampton	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Big South Conference^[72]
Liberty	Big South Conference	ASUN Conference^[73]
North Alabama	Gulf South Conference (D-II)	ASUN Conference^[74]
North Dakota	Big Sky Conference	Summit League^[75]
USC Upstate	ASUN Conference	Big South Conference^[76]

In addition to the schools changing conferences, the 2018–19 season was the last for Savannah State in D-I with its decision to reclassify all of its sports to D-II.^[77]

Also, one D-I member adopted a new institutional and athletic identity. The 2017–18 school year was the last for Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) as a single institution; the school's health sciences programs were taken over by Indiana University as Indiana University Fort Wayne, while all other academic programs are now governed by Purdue University as Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW).^[78] As noted previously, the former IPFW athletic program was inherited by PFW and is now known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.

Arenas

New arenas

• Elon began play at the new Schar Center, which replaced their home of 69 seasons, Alumni Gym.
• Marquette along with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks moved into the new Fiserv Forum, which replaced Bradley Center after 30 years.
• After 32 seasons at the off-campus Burton Coliseum, McNeese State opened the new on-campus Health and Human Performance Education Complex (H&HP Complex).^[79]
• The two new Division I entries for 2018 continued to play at existing on-campus facilities. California Baptist plays at the CBU Events Center, which opened in 2017, and North Alabama plays at Flowers Hall, their home since 1972.

Arenas reopening

Four teams returned to newly renovated arenas, all of which were closed for the 2017–18 season.

• Cincinnati returned to Fifth Third Arena.
• Houston initially planned to reopen the renamed Fertitta Center (originally Hofheinz Pavilion) by the start of the 2018–19 season, but the new arena did not open until December 1, 2018, six games into the season.^[80] The Cougars' first game in the renovated facility was a 65–61 upset of then-#18 Oregon.^[81]
• Northwestern returned to Welsh–Ryan Arena.
• Villanova returned the bulk of its schedule to the renamed Finneran Pavilion (originally duPont Pavilion and later The Pavilion).

Arenas closing

Temporary arenas

• With the reopening of Fertitta Center delayed, Houston began the 2018–19 season at Texas Southern's Health and Physical Education Arena, where the Cougars played most of their 2017–18 home games.^[80]
• Due to delays in the construction of the new UPMC Events Center, originally scheduled to open in January 2019 but since delayed to that summer, Robert Morris played its entire home schedule at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, a facility that opened in 2017 at the on-campus North Athletic Complex as part of the UPMC Events Center project.^[82]

Season outlook

Pre–season polls

See also: 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

AP Ranking Team 1 Kansas (37) 2 Kentucky (19) 3 Gonzaga (1) 4 Duke (4) 5 Virginia (2) 6 Tennessee (1) 7 Nevada 8 North Carolina 9 Villanova (1) 10 Michigan State 11 Auburn 12 Kansas State 13 West Virginia 14 Oregon 15 Virginia Tech 16 Syracuse 17 Florida State 18 Mississippi State 19 Michigan 20 TCU 21 UCLA 22 Clemson 23 LSU 24 Purdue 25 Washington

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 Kansas (14) 2 Kentucky (12) 3 Duke (4) 4 Gonzaga (1) 5 Virginia (1) 6 Tennessee 7 North Carolina 8 Villanova 9 Nevada 10 Michigan State 11 Kansas State 12 Auburn 13 West Virginia 14 Syracuse 15 Florida State 16 Oregon 17 Virginia Tech 18 Michigan 19 Mississippi State 20 UCLA 21 TCU 22 Purdue 23 Clemson 24 Washington 25 Nebraska

Regular season

Early season tournaments

Name	Dates	Location	No. teams	Champion
2K Empire Classic	November 15–16	Madison Square Garden (Manhattan, NY)	4	Iowa
Charleston Classic	November 15–16, 18	TD Arena (Charleston, SC)	8	Virginia Tech
Myrtle Beach Invitational	November 15–20, 18	HTC Center (Conway, SC)	8	UCF
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase	November 16–18	Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium (Nassau, BAH)	8	Georgia Southern
Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic	November 16–18	Montego Bay Convention Centre (Montego Bay, Jamaica)	8	Loyola Marymount
John Bach Classic	November 16–18	Rose Hill Gymnasium (Bronx, NY)	4	Fordham
Paradise Jam tournament	November 16–19	Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI)	8	Kansas State
Hall of Fame Tip Off	November 17–18	Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, CT)	4	Michigan
Vancouver Showcase	November 18–20	Vancouver Convention Centre (Vancouver, BC)	4	Minnesota
CBE Hall of Fame Classic	November 19–20	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	4	Texas Tech
Legends Classic	November 19–20	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	St. John's
Cayman Islands Classic	November 19–21	John Gray Gymnasium (George Town, Cayman Islands)	8	Creighton
Gulf Coast Showcase	November 19–21	Hertz Arena (Estero, FL)	8	Toledo
Maui Invitational	November 19–21	Lahaina Civic Center (Lahaina,HI)	8	Gonzaga
MGM Resorts Main Event	November 19, 21	T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	8	Utah Valley (Middleweight Bracket) Arizona State (Heavyweight Bracket)
Cancún Challenge	November 20–21	Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX)	8	Bradley (Riviera Division) Jacksonville State (Mayan Division)
Battle 4 Atlantis	November 21–23	Imperial Arena (Nassau, BAH)	8	Virginia
NIT Season Tip-Off	November 21, 23	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	4	Kansas
Las Vegas Invitational	November 22–23	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4	Michigan State
AdvoCare Invitational	November 22–23, 25	HP Field House (Lake Buena Vista, FL)	8	Villanova
Wooden Legacy	November 22–23, 25	Titan Gym (Fullerton, CA)	4	Seton Hall
Barclays Center Classic	November 23–24	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	2	Pittsburgh
Emerald Coast Classic	November 23–24	The Arena at NFSC (Niceville, FL)	4	Cincinnati
Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Classic	November 29–December 1	SSE Arena (Belfast, Northern Ireland)	4	Marist (Samson Bracket) Buffalo (Goliath Bracket)
Battle at the Boardwalk Classic	December 21–22	Boardwalk Hall (Atlantic City, NJ)	4	La Salle
Las Vegas Classic	December 22–23	Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, NV)	4	Drake (Orleans Bracket) Cal State Northridge (Visitors Bracket)
Diamond Head Classic	December 22–23, 25	Stan Sheriff Center (Honolulu, HI)	8	TCU

Upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Men's Basketball this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked In the Top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of #1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll.

Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"-i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes, such as Intrust Bank Arena for Wichita State).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/Event
Buffalo	99–94^OT	#13 West Virginia	November 9, 2018
Indiana	96–73	#24 Marquette	November 14, 2018	Gavitt Tipoff Games
UConn	83–76	#15 Syracuse	November 15, 2018	2K Empire Classic/Rivalry
Iowa	77–69	#13 Oregon	November 15, 2018	2K Empire Classic
Furman	76–68^OT	#8 Villanova	November 17, 2018
Arizona State	72–67	#15 Mississippi State	November 19, 2018	MGM Resorts Main Event
Lipscomb	73–64	#18 TCU	November 20, 2018
#3 Gonzaga	89–87	#1 Duke	November 21, 2018	Maui Invitational
Creighton	87–82	#16 Clemson	November 21, 2018	Cayman Islands Classic
Texas	92–89	#7 North Carolina	November 22, 2018	Las Vegas Invitational
Villanova	66–60	#14 Florida State	November 25, 2018	AdvoCare Invitational
Oklahoma State	90–77	#19 LSU	November 25, 2018	AdvoCare Invitational
Texas Southern	89–84	#18 Oregon	November 26, 2018
Penn State	63–62	#13 Virginia Tech	November 27, 2018	ACC–Big Ten Challenge
Louisville	82–78^OT	#9 Michigan State	November 27, 2018	ACC–Big Ten Challenge
Syracuse	72–62	#16 Ohio State	November 28, 2018	ACC–Big Ten Challenge
Radford	62–59	#17 Texas	November 30, 2018
Marquette	83–71	#12 Kansas State	December 1, 2018
Houston	65–61	#18 Oregon	December 1, 2018
Minnesota	85–78	#24 Nebraska	December 5, 2018
Purdue	62–60	#23 Maryland	December 6, 2018
Seton Hall	84–83^OT	#9 Kentucky	December 8, 2018	Citi Hoops Classic
Tulsa	47–46	#16 Kansas State	December 8, 2018
Marquette	74–69^OT	#12 Wisconsin	December 8, 2018
#7 Tennessee	76–73	#1 Gonzaga	December 9, 2018	Jerry Colangelo Classic
Penn	78–75	#17 Villanova	December 11, 2018	Philadelphia Big 5
Old Dominion	68–62	#25 Syracuse	December 15, 2018
Vanderbilt	81–65	#18 Arizona State	December 17, 2018
NC State	78–71	#7 Auburn	December 19, 2018
LSU	75–57	#24 Furman	December 21, 2018
#18 Arizona State	80–76	#1 Kansas	December 22, 2018
Princeton	67–66	#17 Arizona State	December 29, 2018
Western Kentucky	83–76	#15 Wisconsin	December 29, 2018
St. John's	89–69	#16 Marquette	January 1, 2019
Maryland	74–72	#24 Nebraska	January 2, 2019
Purdue	86–70	#25 Iowa	January 3, 2019
Minnesota	59–52	#22 Wisconsin	January 3, 2018
Alabama	77–75	#13 Kentucky	January 5, 2019
Iowa State	77–60	#5 Kansas	January 5, 2019
New Mexico	85–58	#6 Nevada	January 5, 2019
Villanova	76–71	#24 St. John's	January 8, 2019
Baylor	73–70	#20 Iowa State	January 8, 2019
South Carolina	87–82^OT	#14 Mississippi State	January 8, 2019
Temple	73–69	#17 Houston	January 9, 2019
Ole Miss	82–67	#11 Auburn	January 9, 2019
Rutgers	64–61	#16 Ohio State	January 9, 2019
Maryland	78–75	#22 Indiana	January 11, 2019
Kansas State	58–57	#20 Iowa State	January 12, 2019
Louisville	83–62	#12 North Carolina	January 12, 2019
Ole Miss	81–77	#14 Mississippi State	January 12, 2019
Iowa	72–62	#16 Ohio State	January 12, 2019
DePaul	79–71	#24 St. John's	January 12, 2019
Nebraska	66–51	#25 Indiana	January 14, 2019
Pittsburgh	75–62	#11 Florida State	January 14, 2019
Syracuse	95–91^OT	#1 Duke	January 14, 2019
Wake Forest	71–67	#17 NC State	January 15, 2019
LSU	83–69	#18 Ole Miss	January 15, 2019
Kansas State	74–61	#20 Oklahoma	January 16, 2019
Iowa State	68–64	#8 Texas Tech	January 16, 2019
Wisconsin	64–54	#2 Michigan	January 19, 2019
West Virginia	65–64	#7 Kansas	January 19, 2019
Purdue	70–55	#25 Indiana	January 19, 2019	Rivalry/Indiana National Guard Governor's Cup
Baylor	73–62	#8 Texas Tech	January 19, 2019
Texas	75-72	#20 Oklahoma	January 19, 2019
Boston College	87–82	#11 Florida State	January 20, 2019
South Carolina	80–77	#16 Auburn	January 22, 2019
Kansas State	58–45	#14 Texas Tech	January 22, 2019
Northern Illinois	77–75	#14 Buffalo	January 22, 2019
Alabama	74–53	#20 Ole Miss	January 22, 2019
Illinois	78–67	#13 Maryland	January 26, 2019	B1G Super Saturday
Purdue	73–63	#6 Michigan State	January 27, 2019
Minnesota	92–87	#19 Iowa	January 27, 2019
Texas	73–63	#11 Kansas	January 29, 2019
Alabama	83–79	#22 Mississippi State	January 29, 2019
Iowa	74–59	#5 Michigan	February 1, 2019
Bowling Green	92–88	#18 Buffalo	February 1, 2019
Arkansas	90–89	#19 LSU	February 2, 2019
Indiana	79–75^OT	#6 Michigan State	February 2, 2019
Illinois	79–74	#9 Michigan State	February 5, 2019
St. John's	70–69	#10 Marquette	February 5, 2019
Kansas State	74–67	#13 Kansas	February 5, 2019	Sunflower Showdown
Clemson	59–51	#11 Virginia Tech	February 9, 2019
TCU	92–83	#17 Iowa State	February 9, 2019
Penn State	75–69	#6 Michigan	February 12, 2019
#5 Kentucky	86–69	#1 Tennessee	February 16, 2019	Rivalry
St. John's	71–65	#13 Villanova	February 17, 2019
Baylor	73–69	#19 Iowa State	February 19, 2019
Georgetown	85–73	#17 Villanova	February 20, 2019
Syracuse	69–49	#18 Louisville	February 20, 2019
Florida	82–77^OT	#13 LSU	February 20, 2019
#8 North Carolina	88–72	#1 Duke	February 20, 2019	Rivalry
San Diego State	65–57	#6 Nevada	February 20, 2019
TCU	75–72	#19 Iowa State	February 23, 2019
Xavier	66–54	#17 Villanova	February 24, 2019
Ohio State	90–70	#22 Iowa	February 26, 2019
Indiana	75–73^2OT	#19 Wisconsin	February 26, 2019
Penn State	78–61	#17 Maryland	February 27, 2019
Villanova	67–61	#10 Marquette	February 27, 2019
California	76–73	#25 Washington	February 28, 2019
Indiana	63–62	#6 Michigan State	March 2, 2019
UCF	69–64	#8 Houston	March 2, 2019
Rutgers	86–72	#22 Iowa	March 2, 2019
Utah State	81–76	#12 Nevada	March 2, 2019
Creighton	66–60	#10 Marquette	March 3, 2019
Minnesota	73–69	#11 Purdue	March 5, 2019
Oklahoma	81–68	#13 Kansas	March 5, 2019
Seton Hall	73–64	#16 Marquette	March 6, 2019
Auburn	84–80	#5 Tennessee	March 9, 2019
Seton Hall	79–75	#23 Villanova	March 9, 2019
Georgetown	86–84	#16 Marquette	March 9, 2019
Temple	67–62	#25 UCF	March 9, 2019
Saint Mary's	60–47	#1 Gonzaga	March 12, 2019	West Coast tournament
Nebraska	69–61	#21 Maryland	March 14, 2019	Big Ten tournament
West Virginia	79–74	#7 Texas Tech	March 14, 2019	Big 12 tournament
Florida	76–73	#9 LSU	March 15, 2019	SEC tournament
Minnesota	75–73	#13 Purdue	March 15, 2019	Big Ten tournament
Iowa State	63–59	#15 Kansas State	March 15, 2019	Big 12 Tournament
San Diego State	65–56	#14 Nevada	March 15, 2019	Mountain West tournament
Seton Hall	81–79	#23 Marquette	March 15, 2019	Big East tournament
Iowa State	78–66	#17 Kansas	March 16, 2019	Big 12 Tournament

In addition to the above listed upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, there were six non-Division I teams to defeat a Division I team this season. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner	Score	Loser	Date	Tournament/event
St. Edward's (Division II)	77–76^[83]	UTSA	November 7, 2018
Loyola (LA) (NAIA)	79–78^[84]	McNeese State	November 16, 2018
Northwest Nazarene (Division II)	77–73^[85]	Idaho	November 23, 2018	Vandal Holiday Hoops Showcase
William Carey (NAIA)	78–72^[86]	Southern Miss	November 25, 2018
Fayetteville State (Division II)	80–63^[87]	UNC Asheville	December 29, 2018
Lincoln (PA) (Division II)	77–75^[88]	Morgan State	January 3, 2019

Conference winners and tournaments

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences ends its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference is given the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. The winners of these tournaments receive automatic invitations to the 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

Conference	Regular season first place	Conference player of the year	Conference coach of the Year	Conference tournament	Tournament venue (city)	Tournament winner
America East Conference	Vermont	Anthony Lamb, Vermont^[89]	John Becker, Vermont^[89]	2019 America East men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Vermont
American Athletic Conference	Houston	Jarron Cumberland, Cincinnati^[90]	Kelvin Sampson, Houston^[90]	2019 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament	FedEx Forum (Memphis, TN)	Cincinnati
Atlantic 10 Conference	VCU	Jón Axel Guðmundsson, Davidson^[91]	Mike Rhoades, VCU^[91]	2019 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament	Barclays Center (Brooklyn, NY)	Saint Louis
Atlantic Coast Conference	Virginia^[a] and North Carolina	Zion Williamson, Duke^[92]	Tony Bennett, Virginia^[92]	2019 ACC men's basketball tournament	Spectrum Center (Charlotte, NC)	Duke
Atlantic Sun Conference	Lipscomb^[a] and Liberty	Garrison Mathews, Lipscomb^[93]	Casey Alexander, Lipscomb^[93]	2019 ASUN men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Liberty
Big 12 Conference	Kansas State^[a] and Texas Tech	Jarrett Culver, Texas Tech^[94]	Chris Beard, Texas Tech^[94]	2019 Big 12 men's basketball tournament	Sprint Center (Kansas City, MO)	Iowa State
Big East Conference	Villanova	Markus Howard, Marquette^[95]	Jay Wright, Villanova^[95]	2019 Big East men's basketball tournament	Madison Square Garden (New York City, NY)	Villanova
Big Sky Conference	Montana	Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado^[96]	Jeff Linder, Northern Colorado^[97]	2019 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament	CenturyLink Arena (Boise, ID)	Montana
Big South Conference	Campbell^[a] and Radford	Chris Clemons, Campbell^[98]	Kevin McGeehan, Campbell^[98]	2019 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament	First round: Campus sites Quarterfinals/semifinals: #1 seed Final: Top surviving seed	Gardner–Webb
Big Ten Conference	Michigan State^[a] and Purdue	Cassius Winston, Michigan State^[99]	Matt Painter, Purdue^[99]	2019 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament	United Center (Chicago, IL)	Michigan State
Big West Conference	UC Irvine	Lamine Diane, Cal State Northridge^[100]	Russell Turner, UC Irvine^[100]	2019 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament	Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)	UC Irvine
Colonial Athletic Association	Hofstra	Justin Wright-Foreman, Hofstra^[101]	Joe Mihalich, Hofstra^[101]	2019 CAA men's basketball tournament	North Charleston Coliseum (North Charleston, SC)	Northeastern
Conference USA	Old Dominion	B. J. Stith, Old Dominion^[102]	Jeff Jones, Old Dominion^[102]	2019 Conference USA men's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Frisco, TX)	Old Dominion
Horizon League	Wright State^[a] and Northern Kentucky	Drew McDonald, Northern Kentucky^[103]	Scott Nagy, Wright State^[103]	2019 Horizon League men's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)	Northern Kentucky
Ivy League	Harvard^[a] and Yale	Miye Oni, Yale^[104]	Mike Martin, Brown^[104]	2019 Ivy League men's basketball tournament	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (New Haven, CT)	Yale
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Iona	Cameron Young, Quinnipiac^[105]	Tim Cluess, Iona^[106]	2019 MAAC men's basketball tournament	Times Union Center (Albany, NY)	Iona
Mid-American Conference	Buffalo (East)^[a] and Toledo (West)	C. J. Massinburg, Buffalo^[107]	Nate Oats, Buffalo^[107]	2019 Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament	First round: Campus sites Remainder: Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, OH)	Buffalo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	Norfolk State	R. J. Cole, Howard^[108]	Robert Jones, Norfolk State^[108]	2019 MEAC men's basketball tournament	Norfolk Scope (Norfolk, VA)	North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley Conference	Loyola (IL)^[a] and Drake	Marques Townes, Loyola (IL)^[109]	Darian DeVries, Drake^[110]	2019 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO)	Bradley
Mountain West Conference	Nevada^[a] and Utah State	Sam Merrill, Utah State^[111]	Craig Smith, Utah State^[111]	2019 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament	Thomas & Mack Center (Paradise, NV)	Utah State
Northeast Conference	Saint Francis (PA)^[a] and Fairleigh Dickinson	Keith Braxton, Saint Francis (PA)^[112]	Rob Krimmel, Saint Francis (PA)^[112]	2019 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Fairleigh Dickinson
Ohio Valley Conference	Belmont^[a] and Murray State	Ja Morant, Murray State^[113]	Rick Byrd, Belmont^[113]	2019 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament	Ford Center (Evansville, IN)	Murray State
Pac-12 Conference	Washington	Jaylen Nowell, Washington^[114]	Mike Hopkins, Washington^[114]	2019 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament	T-Mobile Arena (Paradise, NV)	Oregon
Patriot League	Colgate^[a] and Bucknell	Rapolas Ivanauskas, Colgate^[115]	Matt Langel, Colgate^[115]	2019 Patriot League men's basketball tournament	Campus sites	Colgate
Southeastern Conference	LSU	Grant Williams, Tennessee^[116]^[117]	Kermit Davis, Ole Miss^[116]^[117]	2019 SEC men's basketball tournament	Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, TN)	Auburn
Southern Conference	Wofford	Fletcher Magee, Wofford^[118]	Mike Young, Wofford^[118]	2019 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament	U.S. Cellular Center (Asheville, NC)	Wofford
Southland Conference	Sam Houston State	Cameron Delaney, Sam Houston State^[119]	Joe Golding, Abilene Christian^[119]	2019 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament	Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX)	Abilene Christian
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Prairie View A&M	Jeremy Combs, Texas Southern^[120]	Byron Smith, Prairie View A&M^[120]	2019 SWAC men's basketball tournament	Quarterfinals: Campus sites Semifinals and final: Bill Harris Arena (Birmingham, AL)	Prairie View A&M
Summit League	South Dakota State	Mike Daum, South Dakota State^[121]	Derrin Hansen, Omaha^[121]	2019 Summit League men's basketball tournament	Denny Sanford Premier Center (Sioux Falls, SD)	North Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference	Georgia State	Tookie Brown, Georgia Southern^[122]	Chris Ogden, UT Arlington^[122]	2019 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament	First round: Campus sites Remainder: Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA)	Georgia State
West Coast Conference	Gonzaga	Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga^[123]	Mark Few, Gonzaga^[123]	2019 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament	Orleans Arena (Paradise, NV)	Saint Mary's
Western Athletic Conference	New Mexico State	Jake Toolson, Utah Valley^[124]	Chris Jans, New Mexico State^[124]	2019 WAC men's basketball tournament		New Mexico State

1. Top seed in conference tournament.

Statistical leaders

Source for additional stats categories

Points per game				Rebounds per game				Assists per game				Steals per game
Player	School	PPG		Player	School	RPG		Player	School	APG		Player	School	SPG
Chris Clemons	Campbell	30.1		Nico Carvacho	Colorado St.	12.9		Ja Morant	Murray St.	10.0		Matisse Thybulle	Washington	3.50
Justin Wright-Foreman	Hofstra	27.1		Devontae Cacok	UNC Wilmington	12.3		Kai Toews	UNC Wilmington	7.7		Brian Beard Jr.	FIU	2.97
Antoine Davis	Detroit Mercy	26.1		Cletrell Pope	Bethune–Cookman	12.2		Cassius Winston	Michigan St.	7.5		Javon Levi	UTRGV	2.95
Mike Daum	S. Dakota St.	25.3		Mike Daum	S. Dakota St.	11.7		Josh Sharkey	Samford	7.2		Tremont Waters	LSU	2.91
Markus Howard	Marquette	25.0		John Mooney	Notre Dame	11.2		Tyree Griffin	Southern Miss	7.1		Isaiah Miller	UNC Greensboro	2.89

Blocked shots per game				Field goal percentage				Three-point field goal percentage				Free throw percentage
Player	School	BPG		Player	School	FG%		Player	School	3FG%		Player	School	FT%
Brandon Gilbeck	W. Illinois	3.42		Brandon Clarke	Gonzaga	.687		Derrik Jamerson	Norfolk St.	.497		Gavin Peppers	Nicholls	.924
Kylor Kelley	Oregon St.	3.35		Zion Williamson	Duke	.680		Justin Jaworski	Lafayette	.489		Davide Moretti	Texas Tech	.922
Brandon Clarke	Gonzaga	3.16		Jehyve Floyd	Holy Cross	.669		Darnell Edge	Fairleigh Dickinson	.477		Deishuan Booker	Long Beach St.	.912
Osasumwen Osaghae	FIU	3.10		Obi Toppin	Dayton	.666		Nathan Hoover	Wofford	.469		Kyle Leufroy	Lehigh	.910
Jare'l Spellman	Sacred Heart	3.09		Daniel Gafford	Arkansas	.660		Justin Ravenal	Florida A&M	.464		Fletcher Magee	Wofford	.910

Postseason

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

Tournament upsets

For this list, an "upset" is defined as a win by a team seeded 7 or more spots below its defeated opponent.

Date	Winner	Score	Loser	Region	Round
March 21	Murray State (#12)	83–64	Marquette (#5)	West	First Round
March 22	UC Irvine (#13)	70–64	Kansas State (#4)	South	First Round
March 22	Oregon (#12)	72–54	Wisconsin (#5)	South	First Round
March 22	Liberty (#12)	80–76	Mississippi State (#5)	East	First Round

NIT tournament

Main article: 2019 National Invitation Tournament

CBI tournament

Main article: 2019 College Basketball Invitational

CIT tournament

Main article: 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

Conference standings

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 11 Houston 16 – 2   .889 33 – 4   .892 No. 22 Cincinnati † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800 Temple 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697 UCF 13 – 5   .722 24 – 9   .727 Memphis 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611 Wichita State 10 – 8   .556 22 – 15   .595 Tulsa 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563 South Florida 8 – 10   .444 24 – 14   .632 UConn 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485 SMU 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469 East Carolina 3 – 15   .167 10 – 21   .323 Tulane 0 – 18   .000 4 – 27   .129 † 2019 AAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Vermont † 14 – 2   .875 27 – 7   .794 Stony Brook 12 – 4   .750 24 – 9   .727 UMBC 11 – 5   .688 21 – 13   .618 Hartford 10 – 6   .625 18 – 15   .545 UMass Lowell 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469 Albany 7 – 9   .438 12 – 20   .375 Binghamton 5 – 11   .313 10 – 23   .303 Maine 3 – 13   .188 5 – 27   .156 New Hampshire 3 – 13   .188 5 – 24   .172 † 2019 America East tournament winner	2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT VCU 16 – 2   .889 25 – 8   .758 Davidson 14 – 4   .778 24 – 10   .706 Dayton 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636 St. Bonaventure 12 – 6   .667 18 – 16   .529 George Mason 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545 Saint Louis † 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639 Duquesne 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594 Rhode Island 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545 La Salle 8 – 10   .444 10 – 21   .323 Saint Joseph's 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424 Richmond 6 – 12   .333 13 – 20   .394 George Washington 4 – 14   .222 9 – 24   .273 Massachusetts 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344 Fordham 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375 † 2019 Atlantic 10 tournament winner
2018–19 ASUN men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Liberty † 14 – 2   .875 29 – 7   .806 Lipscomb 14 – 2   .875 29 – 8   .784 North Florida 9 – 7   .563 16 – 17   .485 Florida Gulf Coast 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438 NJIT 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629 North Alabama 7 – 9   .438 10 – 22   .313 Jacksonville 5 – 11   .313 12 – 20   .375 Kennesaw State 3 – 13   .188 6 – 26   .188 Stetson 3 – 13   .188 7 – 24   .226 † 2019 ASUN tournament winner	2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Virginia 16 – 2   .889 35 – 3   .921 No. 3 North Carolina 16 – 2   .889 29 – 7   .806 No. 1 Duke † 14 – 4   .778 32 – 6   .842 No. 10 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 29 – 8   .784 No. 16 Virginia Tech 12 – 6   .667 26 – 9   .743 Syracuse 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 Louisville 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 NC State 9 – 9   .500 24 – 12   .667 Clemson 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 Georgia Tech 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438 Boston College 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452 Miami (FL) 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438 Wake Forest 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355 Pittsburgh 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424 Notre Dame 3 – 15   .167 14 – 19   .424 † 2019 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll	2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 23 Villanova † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 10   .722 Marquette 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706 Seton Hall 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588 Xavier 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543 Creighton 9 – 9   .500 20 – 15   .571 Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576 St. John's 8 – 10   .444 21 – 13   .618 Providence 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529 Butler 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485 DePaul 7 – 11   .389 19 – 17   .528 † 2019 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Montana † 16 – 4   .800 26 – 9   .743 Northern Colorado 15 – 5   .750 21 – 11   .656 Eastern Washington 12 – 8   .600 16 – 18   .471 Weber State 11 – 9   .550 18 – 15   .545 Portland State 11 – 9   .550 16 – 16   .500 Montana State 11 – 9   .550 15 – 17   .469 Southern Utah 9 – 11   .450 17 – 17   .500 Northern Arizona 8 – 12   .400 10 – 21   .323 Sacramento State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 16   .484 Idaho State 7 – 13   .350 11 – 19   .367 Idaho 2 – 18   .100 5 – 27   .156 † Conference tournament winner	2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Campbell 12 – 4   .750 20 – 13   .606 Radford 12 – 4   .750 22 – 11   .667 Winthrop 10 – 6   .625 18 – 12   .600 Gardner–Webb † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 12   .657 High Point 9 – 7   .563 16 – 15   .516 Charleston Southern 9 – 7   .563 18 – 16   .529 Presbyterian 9 – 7   .563 20 – 16   .556 Hampton 9 – 7   .563 18 – 17   .514 Longwood 5 – 11   .313 16 – 18   .471 UNC Asheville 2 – 14   .125 4 – 27   .129 USC Upstate 1 – 15   .063 6 – 26   .188 † 2019 Big South tournament winner	2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 5 Michigan State † 16 – 4   .800 32 – 7   .821 No. 13 Purdue 16 – 4   .800 26 – 10   .722 No. 8 Michigan 15 – 5   .750 30 – 7   .811 No. 21 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676 Maryland 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676 Iowa 10 – 10   .500 23 – 12   .657 Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611 Ohio State 8 – 12   .400 20 – 15   .571 Indiana 8 – 12   .400 19 – 16   .543 Penn State 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438 Illinois 7 – 13   .350 12 – 21   .364 Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 14 – 17   .452 Nebraska 6 – 14   .300 19 – 17   .528 Northwestern 4 – 16   .200 13 – 19   .406 † 2019 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll
2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT UC Irvine † 15 – 1   .938 31 – 6   .838 UC Santa Barbara 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688 Cal State Fullerton 10 – 6   .625 16 – 18   .471 Hawai'i 9 – 7   .563 18 – 13   .581 Long Beach State 8 – 8   .500 15 – 19   .441 UC Davis 7 – 9   .438 11 – 20   .355 Cal State Northridge 7 – 9   .438 13 – 21   .382 UC Riverside 4 – 12   .250 10 – 23   .303 Cal Poly 2 – 14   .125 6 – 23   .207 † 2019 Big West tournament winner	2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Kansas State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 9   .735 No. 2 Texas Tech 14 – 4   .778 31 – 7   .816 No. 16 Kansas 12 – 6   .667 26 – 10   .722 Baylor 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588 No. 25 Iowa State † 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657 Texas 8 – 10   .444 21 – 16   .568 Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 20 – 14   .588 TCU 7 – 11   .389 23 – 14   .622 Oklahoma State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375 West Virginia 4 – 14   .222 15 – 21   .417 † 2019 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[125]	2018–19 CAA men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Hofstra 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771 Northeastern † 14 – 4   .778 23 – 11   .676 Charleston 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727 William & Mary 10 – 8   .556 14 – 17   .452 Delaware 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Drexel 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 Elon 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344 James Madison 6 – 12   .333 14 – 19   .424 Towson 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 UNC Wilmington 5 – 13   .278 10 – 23   .303 † 2019 CAA tournament winner
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Old Dominion † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743 Western Kentucky 11 – 7   .611 20 – 14   .588 Southern Miss 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606 UTSA 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531 UAB 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571 Marshall 11 – 7   .611 23 – 14   .622 FIU 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 Louisiana Tech 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606 Florida Atlantic 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 North Texas 8 – 10   .444 21 – 12   .636 Rice 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Middle Tennessee 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344 Charlotte 5 – 13   .278 8 – 21   .276 UTEP 3 – 15   .167 8 – 21   .276 † 2019 C-USA tournament winner	2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wright State 13 – 5   .722 21 – 14   .600 Northern Kentucky † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743 Oakland 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485 Green Bay 10 – 8   .556 21 – 17   .553 UIC 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 Youngstown State 8 – 10   .444 12 – 20   .375 Detroit Mercy 8 – 10   .444 11 – 20   .355 IUPUI 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485 Cleveland State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323 Milwaukee 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290 † 2019 Horizon League tournament winner	2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT x-Harvard 10 – 4   .714 19 – 12   .613 x-Yale † 10 – 4   .714 22 – 8   .733 Princeton 8 – 6   .571 16 – 12   .571 Penn 7 – 7   .500 19 – 12   .613 Cornell 7 – 7   .500 15 – 16   .484 Brown 7 – 7   .500 20 – 12   .625 Columbia 5 – 9   .357 10 – 18   .357 Dartmouth 2 – 12   .143 11 – 19   .367 x Ivy League co-champions † 2019 Ivy League tournament winner
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East No. 15 Buffalo † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 4   .889 Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647 Kent State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667 Akron 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515 Miami (OH) 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469 Ohio 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452 West Toledo 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758 Central Michigan 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657 Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469 Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500 Ball State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485 Western Michigan 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250 † 2019 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Iona † 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515 Canisius 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469 Quinnipiac 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516 Rider 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516 Siena 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515 Monmouth 10 – 8   .556 14 – 21   .400 Manhattan 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344 Marist 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387 Saint Peter's 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313 Fairfield 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290 Niagara 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406 † 2019 MAAC tournament winner	2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Norfolk State 14 – 2   .875 22 – 14   .611 North Carolina A&T 13 – 3   .813 19 – 13   .594 North Carolina Central † 10 – 6   .625 18 – 16   .529 Howard 10 – 6   .625 17 – 17   .500 Bethune–Cookman 9 – 7   .563 14 – 17   .452 Florida A&M* 9 – 7   .563 12 – 19   .387 Savannah State 8 – 8   .500 11 – 20   .355 Coppin State 7 – 9   .438 8 – 25   .242 MD Eastern Shore 5 – 11   .313 7 – 25   .219 South Carolina State 5 – 11   .313 8 – 26   .235 Morgan State 4 – 12   .250 9 – 21   .300 Delaware State 2 – 14   .125 6 – 25   .194 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2019 MEAC tournament winner
2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Loyola Chicago 12 – 6   .667 20 – 14   .588 Drake 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706 Southern Illinois 10 – 8   .556 17 – 15   .531 Missouri State 10 – 8   .556 16 – 16   .500 Bradley † 9 – 9   .500 20 – 15   .571 Northern Iowa 9 – 9   .500 16 – 18   .471 Illinois State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 Indiana State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484 Valparaiso 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455 Evansville 5 – 13   .278 11 – 21   .344 † 2019 MVC tournament winner	2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 20 Nevada 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853 No. 25 Utah State † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800 Fresno State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719 San Diego State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618 UNLV 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548 Air Force 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438 New Mexico 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 Boise State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394 Colorado State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375 Wyoming 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250 San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 27   .129 † Mountain West Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Saint Francis (PA) 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545 Fairleigh Dickinson † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 14   .600 Sacred Heart 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469 Robert Morris 11 – 7   .611 18 – 17   .514 St. Francis Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 LIU Brooklyn 9 – 9   .500 16 – 16   .500 Wagner 8 – 10   .444 13 – 17   .433 Bryant 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333 Mount St. Mary's 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290 Central Connecticut 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355 † 2019 NEC tournament winner
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Belmont 16 – 2   .889 27 – 6   .818 Murray State† 16 – 2   .889 28 – 5   .848 Jacksonville State 15 – 3   .833 24 – 9   .727 Austin Peay 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667 Morehead State 8 – 10   .444 13 – 20   .394 Eastern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438 UT Martin 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387 SIU Edwardsville 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323 Eastern Kentucky 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419 Tennessee State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 21   .300 Southeast Missouri State 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323 Tennessee Tech 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258 † 2019 OVC tournament winner	2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Washington 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750 Arizona State 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676 Utah 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548 Oregon State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 13   .581 Colorado 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639 Oregon † 10 – 8   .556 25 – 13   .658 UCLA 9 – 9   .500 17 – 16   .515 USC 8 – 10   .444 16 – 17   .485 Arizona 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531 Stanford 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484 Washington State 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344 California 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258 † Pac-12 Conference tournament winner	2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Colgate † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686 Bucknell 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636 Lehigh 12 – 6   .667 20 – 11   .645 American 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500 Navy 8 – 10   .444 12 – 19   .387 Army 8 – 10   .444 13 – 19   .406 Lafayette 7 – 11   .389 10 – 20   .333 Boston University 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455 Loyola (MD) 7 – 11   .389 11 – 21   .344 Holy Cross 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485 † 2019 Patriot League tournament winner
2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Wofford † 18 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857 UNC Greensboro 15 – 3   .833 29 – 7   .806 Furman 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758 East Tennessee State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706 Chattanooga 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375 Mercer 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 Samford 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515 VMI 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344 Western Carolina 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219 The Citadel 4 – 14   .222 12 – 18   .400 † 2019 SoCon tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Sam Houston State 16 – 2   .889 21 – 12   .636 Abilene Christian † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 7   .794 Southeastern Louisiana 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515 New Orleans 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576 Lamar 12 – 6   .667 20 – 13   .606 Texas A&M–CC 9 – 9   .500 14 – 18   .438 Central Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424 Houston Baptist 8 – 10   .444 12 – 18   .400 Stephen F. Austin 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467 Nicholls 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452 Northwestern State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355 McNeese State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 22   .290 Incarnate Word 1 – 17   .056 6 – 25   .194 † 2019 Southland tournament winner	2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 LSU 16 – 2   .889 28 – 7   .800 No. 10 Tennessee 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838 No. 7 Kentucky 15 – 3   .833 30 – 7   .811 No. 5 Auburn† 11 – 7   .611 30 – 10   .750 South Carolina 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500 Mississippi State 10 – 8   .556 23 – 11   .676 Ole Miss 10 – 8   .556 20 – 13   .606 Florida 9 – 9   .500 20 – 16   .556 Alabama 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529 Arkansas 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529 Texas A&M 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438 Missouri 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469 Georgia 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344 Vanderbilt 0 – 18   .000 9 – 23   .281 † 2019 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll
2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Prairie View A&M † 17 – 1   .944 22 – 13   .629 Texas Southern 14 – 4   .778 24 – 14   .632 Jackson State 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406 Grambling State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 17   .500 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 – 8   .556 13 – 19   .406 Alabama State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 19   .387 Southern 6 – 12   .333 7 – 25   .219 Alcorn State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 21   .323 Mississippi Valley State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 26   .188 Alabama A&M* 4 – 14   .222 5 – 27   .156 *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations † 2019 SWAC tournament winner	2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT South Dakota State  14 – 2   .875 24 – 9   .727 Omaha 13 – 3   .813 21 – 11   .656 Purdue Fort Wayne 9 – 7   .563 18 – 15   .545 North Dakota State † 9 – 7   .563 19 – 16   .543 Oral Roberts 7 – 9   .438 11 – 21   .344 South Dakota 7 – 9   .438 13 – 17   .433 North Dakota 6 – 10   .375 12 – 18   .400 Western Illinois 4 – 12   .250 10 – 21   .323 Denver 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267 † 2019 Summit League tournament winner	2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Georgia State † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706 UT Arlington 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515 Georgia Southern 12 – 6   .667 21 – 12   .636 Texas State 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706 Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594 Coastal Carolina 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500 Louisiana–Monroe 9 – 9   .500 19 – 16   .543 South Alabama 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500 Arkansas State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406 Appalachian State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 21   .344 Little Rock 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323 Troy 5 – 13   .278 12 – 18   .400 † 2019 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 4 Gonzaga 16 – 0   1.000 33 – 4   .892 Saint Mary's † 11 – 5   .688 22 – 12   .647 BYU 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594 San Francisco 9 – 7   .563 21 – 10   .677 Loyola Marymount 8 – 8   .500 22 – 12   .647 Santa Clara 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516 San Diego 7 – 9   .438 21 – 15   .583 Pepperdine 6 – 10   .375 16 – 18   .471 Pacific 4 – 12   .250 14 – 18   .438 Portland 0 – 16   .000 7 – 25   .219 † 2019 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll	2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT New Mexico State † 15 – 1   .938 30 – 5   .857 Utah Valley 12 – 4   .750 25 – 10   .714 Grand Canyon 10 – 6   .625 20 – 14   .588 Texas–Rio Grande Valley 9 – 7   .563 20 – 17   .541 California Baptist* 7 – 9   .438 16 – 15   .516 Cal State Bakersfield 7 – 9   .438 18 – 16   .529 Seattle 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545 UMKC 6 – 10   .375 11 – 21   .344 Chicago State 0 – 16   .000 3 – 29   .094 *Ineligible for WAC tournament (reclassification from Division II) † 2019 WAC tournament winner

Award winners

2019 Consensus All-America team

See also: 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans

Consensus First Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
RJ Barrett	SG	Freshman	Duke
Rui Hachimura	SF/PF	Junior	Gonzaga
Ja Morant	PG	Sophomore	Murray State
Grant Williams	PF	Junior	Tennessee
Zion Williamson	SF/PF	Freshman	Duke

Consensus Second Team

Player	Position	Class	Team
Jarrett Culver	SG	Sophomore	Texas Tech
Carsen Edwards	PG/SG	Junior	Purdue
Ethan Happ	PF	Senior	Wisconsin
Markus Howard	PG	Junior	Marquette
Cassius Winston	PG	Junior	Michigan State

Major player of the year awards

• Wooden Award: Zion Williamson, Duke^[126]
• Naismith Award: Zion Williamson, Duke^[127]
• Associated Press Player of the Year: Zion Williamson, Duke^[128]
• NABC Player of the Year: Zion Williamson, Duke^[129]
• Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Zion Williamson, Duke^[130]
• Sporting News Player of the Year: Zion Williamson, Duke^[131]

Major freshman of the year awards

• Wayman Tisdale Award (USBWA): Zion Williamson, Duke^[132]
• NABC Freshman of the Year: Zion Williamson, Duke^[129]
• Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Zion Williamson, Duke^[131]

Major coach of the year awards

• Associated Press Coach of the Year: Chris Beard, Texas Tech^[133]
• Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Rick Barnes, Tennessee^[134]
• NABC Coach of the Year: Matt Painter, Purdue^[135]
• Naismith College Coach of the Year: Rick Barnes, Tennessee^[136]
• Sporting News Coach of the Year: Mike Young, Wofford^[137]

Other major awards

• Bob Cousy Award (Best point guard): Ja Morant, Murray State^[126]
• Jerry West Award (Best shooting guard): RJ Barrett, Duke^[126]
• Julius Erving Award (Best small forward): Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga^[126]
• Karl Malone Award (Best power forward): Zion Williamson, Duke^[126]
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Best center): Ethan Happ, Wisconsin^[126]
• Pete Newell Big Man Award (Best big man): Ethan Happ, Wisconsin^[129]
• NABC Defensive Player of the Year: De'Andre Hunter, Virginia^[129]
• Naismith Defensive Player of the Year: Matisse Thybulle, Washington^[138]
• Senior CLASS Award (top senior on and off the court): Luke Maye, North Carolina^[139]
• Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Phil Booth, Villanova
• Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Myles Powell, Seton Hall
• Ben Jobe Award (Top minority coach): James Jones, Yale
• Hugh Durham Award (Top mid-major coach): Darian DeVries, Drake
• Jim Phelan Award (Top head coach): Ritchie McKay, Liberty
• Lefty Driesell Award (Top defensive player): Matisse Thybulle, Washington
• Lou Henson Award (Top mid-major player): Fletcher Magee, Wofford
• Lute Olson Award (Top non-freshman or transfer player): Ja Morant, Murray State^[140]
• Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award (Coach with moral character): Robert Jones, Norfolk State
• Academic All-American of the Year (Top scholar-athlete): Joe Sherburne, UMBC^[141]
• Elite 90 Award (Top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four): Davide Moretti, Texas Tech^[142]
• USBWA Most Courageous Award: The 2019 men's award was not presented to a figure involved with the Division I game. This year's recipient was involved with the NCAA Division II game—namely Ericka Downey, wife of Northeastern State men's head coach Mike Downey.^[143]

Coaching changes

Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team	Former coach	Interim coach	New coach	Reason
Alabama	Avery Johnson		Nate Oats	Johnson and Alabama mutually agreed to part ways on March 24 after 4 seasons, in which the Crimson Tide went 75–62 overall but only made the NCAA tournament once.^[144] Alabama filled the opening three days later, hiring Buffalo head coach Oats.^[145]
Appalachian State	Jim Fox		Dustin Kerns	Fox was fired on March 15 after 5 seasons and a 56–99 overall record at Appalachian State.^[146] On March 28, the Mountaineers hired Presbyterian head coach Kerns for the position.^[147]
Arkansas	Mike Anderson		Eric Musselman	Arkansas parted ways with Anderson on March 26 after 8 seasons, in which the Razorbacks went 169–102 overall, but Arkansas's AD cited lack of consistent success in the SEC and NCAA as the reasons for Anderson's dismissal.^[148] Nevada head coach Musselman was hired by Arkansas on April 7.^[149]
Belmont	Rick Byrd		Casey Alexander	The 65-year-old Byrd announced his retirement on April 1 after 33 seasons at Belmont and 38 overall as head coach. Byrd led the Bruins to many accomplishments including winning the 1989 NAIA championship, 8 NCAA tournament appearances, and leaves Belmont as the winningest head coach with 713 wins.^[150] Casey Alexander, a former Belmont player and Byrd assistant and head coach of crosstown rival Lipscomb for the past 6 seasons, was hired on April 10.^[151]
Buffalo	Nate Oats		Jim Whitesell	Oats left on March 27 to replace Avery Johnson as the Alabama head coach. Oats left Buffalo with a 97–43 record over four years, four winning seasons, and back-to-back tournament appearances, both of which included a victory in the Round of 64.^[145] Bulls associate head coach Whitesell was promoted to head coach on April 6.^[152]
BYU	Dave Rose		Mark Pope	The 61-year-old Rose announced his retirement on March 26 after 14 seasons at BYU. Under Rose, the Cougars won 348 games overall (pending the school's appeal of an NCAA rules violation in November), but this season was the first in Rose's tenure in which the team did not play in any postseason tournaments.^[153] On April 10, Utah Valley head coach and former BYU assistant Pope was hired for the head coaching position.^[154]
Cal Poly	Joe Callero		John Smith	Callero was fired on March 6, effective at the end of the season. At the time of his firing near the end of his 10th season at Cal Poly, he had a record of 126–182, and the Mustangs were 6–21 overall and 2–12 in Big West play, long since assured of their sixth straight losing season. Additionally, the Mustangs were assured of their worst overall record in nearly 25 years.^[155] On March 28, the school hired Cal State Fullerton assistant coach Smith for the job.^[156]
California	Wyking Jones		Mark Fox	Jones was fired on March 24 after two seasons in Berkeley, during which the Golden Bears went 16–47 overall and 5–31 in the Pac-12.^[157] Former Georgia and Nevada head coach Fox was hired on March 29.^[158]
Cincinnati	Mick Cronin		John Brannen	Cronin left his alma mater on April 9 after 13 seasons to accept the UCLA head coaching job.^[159] The Bearcats stayed local for Cronin's replacement, hiring Brannen away from nearby Northern Kentucky on April 14.^[160]
Cleveland State	Dennis Felton		Dennis Gates	Cleveland State fired Felton on July 12 after 2 seasons and a 22–44 overall record.^[161] The Vikings hired Florida State assistant Gates for the job on July 26.^[162]
Elon	Matt Matheny		Mike Schrage	Matheny was fired on March 18 after 10 seasons at Elon. Despite leaving as the program's winningest coach with 151 wins, the Phoenix only made one postseason tournament under Matheny.^[163] On April 5, Elon hired Ohio State assistant coach Mike Schrage as their new head coach.^[164]
Fairfield	Sydney Johnson		Jay Young	Johnson was fired March 11 after 8 seasons at Fairfield, in which the Stags went 116–147 overall.^[165] Rutgers assistant coach Young was named the new head coach of Fairfield on April 3.^[166]
George Washington	Maurice Joseph		Jamion Christian	George Washington parted ways with Joseph on March 15 after 3 seasons and an overall record of 44–57.^[167] On March 21, the Colonials hired Christian away from Siena to take the job.^[168]
Georgia State	Ron Hunter		Rob Lanier	Hunter left Georgia State on March 24 after 8 seasons for the Tulane head coaching job.^[169] Tennessee assistant coach and former Siena head coach Lanier was hired by the Panthers as their new head coach on April 5.^[170]
Holy Cross	Bill Carmody		Brett Nelson	The 67-year-old Carmody announced his retirement on June 18 after 4 seasons at Holy Cross, and 21 seasons overall as head coach.^[171] The Crusaders hired Marquette assistant Nelson as Carmody's successor on July 3.^[172]
Howard	Kevin Nickelberry		Kenny Blakeney	Nickelberry stepped down from his head coaching position on March 26 after 9 seasons at Howard, finishing 96–193 overall.^[173] The Bison hired Columbia assistant Kenny Blakeney as their new head coach on May 6.^[174]
Idaho	Don Verlin	Zac Claus		Verlin, who had been placed on administrative leave by Idaho since late May, was fired on June 14 after 11 seasons following an internal report that revealed potential NCAA violations in the program. Assistant coach Zac Claus was initially named interim head coach of the Vandals for the 2019–20 season,^[175] but had the interim tag removed on February 25 and was named full-time head coach of the team.^[176]
Idaho State	Bill Evans		Ryan Looney	Evans' 7-year tenure at Idaho State came to an end on March 26 after his contract was not renewed, finishing 70–141 overall.^[177] The Bengals went to Division II for their next hire, tapping Point Loma's Ryan Looney, fresh off a loss in the D-II title game, as their next head coach on April 18.^[178]
IUPUI	Jason Gardner	Byron Rimm II	Matt Crenshaw	Gardner resigned from IUPUI on August 27, 2019, after 5 seasons following an OWI arrest 2 days earlier. He leaves the school with a 64-93 overall record. Associate head coach Rimm was initially named interim head coach of the Jaguars for the 2019–20 season,^[179] but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the school announced on June 11, 2020, that they had shut down their coaching search and retained Rimm for the 2020–21 season.^[180] On April 13, 2021, Ball State assistant coach and IUPUI alum Matt Crenshaw was hired as the new head coach of the program.^[181]
Kennesaw State	Al Skinner		Amir Abdur-Rahim	Skinner announced his resignation from Kennesaw State effective after the season on February 21.^[182] The Owls finished 41–84 overall in Skinner's 4-year tenure as head coach. Georgia assistant coach Amir Abdur-Rahim was hired as his replacement on April 18.^[183]
Lipscomb	Casey Alexander		Lennie Acuff	Alexander left Lipscomb on April 10 after 6 seasons to accept the head coaching job at his alma mater and Lipscomb's crosstown rival, Belmont.^[151] On April 23, the Bisons hired Acuff from the D-II Alabama–Huntsville Chargers as the new head coach.^[184]
Mercer	Bob Hoffman		Greg Gary	Hoffman was fired on March 11 after 11 seasons at Mercer. The Bears went 209–165 under Hoffman, but this season, in which the team finished 11–20 overall and 6–12 in the Southern Conference, was the worst season of his tenure.^[185] On March 26, the university hired Purdue assistant coach Gary for the head coaching job, officially introducing him after Purdue exited the NCAA tournament.^[186]
Michigan	John Beilein		Juwan Howard	Beilein left Michigan on May 13 after 12 seasons to accept the head coaching job with the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. Beilein ends his Michigan tenure as the all-time winningest coach in school history with 278 wins.^[187] Miami Heat assistant Juwan Howard, a Michigan alum who is best known for his role in the Fab Five during the 1990s, was hired as his replacement on May 22.^[188]
Mississippi Valley State	Andre Payne		Lindsey Hunter	MVSU fired Payne on March 25 after 5 seasons, in which the Delta Devils went 31–132 overall and lost at least 25 games in each season of his tenure.^[189] The school hired former NBA player Lindsey Hunter as their new head coach on April 20.^[190]
Montana State	Brian Fish		Danny Sprinkle	Montana State parted ways with Fish on March 17 after 5 seasons and a 65–92 overall record.^[191] Cal State Fullerton assistant and former Bobcat standout player Sprinkle was hired as the new head coach on April 4.^[192]
Morgan State	Todd Bozeman		Kevin Broadus	Bozeman's 13-year tenure at Morgan State ended on March 20 when his contract was not renewed. Under Bozeman, the Bears finished 195–218 overall, but this season was the 6th straight in which the team finished with a losing record.^[193] Maryland assistant Kevin Broadus, who also served as Binghamton head coach from 2007 to 2009, was hired as his replacement on April 29.^[194]
Nebraska	Tim Miles		Fred Hoiberg	Nebraska fired Miles on March 26 after 7 seasons, in which the Cornhuskers went 116–114 overall and made only 1 appearance in the NCAA tournament under his tenure.^[195] Former Iowa State and Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg was hired as his replacement on March 30.^[196]
Nevada	Eric Musselman		Steve Alford	Musselman left Nevada on April 7 after 4 seasons for the Arkansas head coaching job.^[149] The school announced on April 11 that it had hired Alford, who had been fired by UCLA at midseason, and formally introduced him as the Wolf Pack's newest head coach the next day.^[197]
Niagara	Chris Casey		Patrick Beilein	Niagara fired Casey on March 11 after 6 seasons. Under Casey, the Purple Eagles went 64–129 overall with one winning season.^[198] Niagara went to the Division II ranks for its new hire, announcing Le Moyne head coach Patrick Beilein (son of then Michigan head coach John Beilein) as the new coach on March 28.^[199] However, the younger Beilein would never coach a game for the Purple Eagles, resigning on October 24, 2019, for undisclosed personal reasons.^[200]
North Dakota	Brian Jones		Paul Sather	Jones left North Dakota on May 1 after 13 seasons for the associate head coaching position at Illinois State.^[201] The Fighting Hawks hired Sather from Division II Northern State University as their new head coach on May 28.^[202]
Northern Arizona	Jack Murphy	Shane Burcar		Murphy left Northern Arizona on June 2 to become the top assistant at his alma mater of Arizona, leaving NAU with a 78–149 record in 7 seasons. The Lumberjacks named assistant Burcar as interim head coach for the 2019–20 season, and had the interim tag removed on March 25.^[203]^[204]
Northern Kentucky	John Brannen		Darrin Horn	Brannen left NKU on April 14 after 4 seasons for the Cincinnati vacancy.^[160] On April 23, former Western Kentucky and South Carolina head coach Darrin Horn was hired away from his assistant coaching position at Texas to become the Norse's new head coach.^[205]
Ohio	Saul Phillips		Jeff Boals	Ohio fired Phillips on March 13 after 5 seasons, in which the team went 81–77 overall and 40–50 in Mid-American Conference play.^[206] The school then hired Boals, who played for the Bobcats and began his coaching career as an assistant with the team in the 1990s, from Stony Brook on March 17.^[207]
Presbyterian	Dustin Kerns		Quinton Ferrell	Kerns left Presbyterian on March 28 after 2 seasons for the head coaching job at Appalachian State.^[147] College of Charleston assistant coach and Presbyterian alumnus Quinton Ferrell was hired as his replacement on April 11.^[208]
St. John's	Chris Mullin		Mike Anderson	Hall of Fame player and St. John's great Chris Mullin resigned on April 9 after 4 seasons as head coach of his alma mater. Mullin posted records of 59–73 overall and 20–52 in Big East play, though the Red Storm reached the NCAA tournament this past season.^[209] Former Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson, who was let go by Arkansas last month after 8 seasons, was hired as the new coach on April 19.^[210]
Saint Joseph's	Phil Martelli		Billy Lange	Martelli was fired on March 19 after 34 seasons at Saint Joseph's, the last 24 as head coach. Despite Martelli's 444–328 overall record, the Hawks were unable to break .500 in the last three seasons, finishing this season 14–19 overall and 6–12 in the A-10.^[211] On March 28, Saint Joseph's hired Philadelphia 76ers assistant and former Navy head coach Billy Lange.^[212]
San Francisco	Kyle Smith		Todd Golden	Smith left San Francisco on March 27 after three seasons to replace Ernie Kent at Washington State. During his tenure, San Francisco went 63–40 with two CBI appearances.^[213] The Dons promoted assistant Golden to head coaching position the following day.^[214]
Siena	Jamion Christian		Carmen Maciariello	Christian left Siena on March 21 after a single season to take the head coaching job at George Washington. This was the second straight offseason in which Siena made a coaching change, having fired Jimmy Patsos after the 2017–18 season.^[168] The Saints promoted assistant coach Maciariello to fill the vacancy on March 26.^[215]
SIU Edwardsville	Jon Harris	Brian Barone		Harris's contract with SIUE was not renewed on March 11, ending his 4-year tenure at the school. The Cougars went 31–88 overall during his tenure.^[216] On March 26, assistant coach Barone was initially promoted to interim head coach of the Cougars for the 2019–20 season, but had his contract extended on November 13 and named head coach of the team.^[217]^[218]
South Dakota State	T. J. Otzelberger		Eric Henderson	Otzelberger left after three seasons for the UNLV opening.^[219] Assistant coach Henderson was promoted to head coach of the Jackrabbits the following day.^[220]
Southeastern Louisiana	Jay Ladner		David Kiefer	Ladner left Southeastern Louisiana on April 17 after 5 seasons to accept the head coaching job at his alma mater, Southern Miss.^[221] Ladner's top assistant, David Kiefer, was named as his replacement on July 2.^[222]
Southern Illinois	Barry Hinson		Bryan Mullins	Shortly after losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament, Hinson announced his resignation from Southern Illinois on March 8. The Salukis finished 116–106 overall under Hinson, but did not make any postseason tournaments during his 7-year tenure with the team.^[223] On March 20, the school hired Loyola-Chicago assistant and former Salukis player Mullins for the head coaching job.^[224]
Southern Miss	Doc Sadler		Jay Ladner	Sadler resigned on April 11 after 5 seasons at Southern Miss. Under Sadler, the Golden Eagles went 56–94 overall, but this season was their best under Sadler, in which the team went 20–13 overall and finished tied for 2nd in conference play. The following day, new Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg announced he had hired Sadler, a former Cornhuskers head coach who had spent a season on Hoiberg's staff at Iowa State, as an assistant.^[225]^[226] The school hired Southeastern Louisiana head coach and fellow alumnus Jay Ladner as their new head coach on April 17.^[221]
Stetson	Corey Williams		Donnie Jones	Stetson fired Williams on March 6 after 6 seasons and a 58–133 overall record, including a 7–24 overall record and 3–13 in ASUN play this season.^[227] On March 29, the Hatters hired Dayton assistant and former UCF/Marshall head coach Donnie Jones.^[228]
Stony Brook	Jeff Boals	Geno Ford		Boals left Stony Brook on March 17 after 3 seasons to take the head coaching job at his alma mater of Ohio.^[207] Assistant coach Ford served as the interim head coach of the Seawolves in the CBI, and had the interim tag removed on March 26.^[229]
Temple	Fran Dunphy		Aaron McKie	Following the 2017–18 season, Temple announced on April 13, 2018, that Dunphy would step down from his head coaching position at the end of the 2018–19 season, with assistant coach and former Owl player McKie succeeding him.^[230] In Dunphy's 13-year tenure at Temple, the team won 270 games overall and made the NCAA tournament 8 times. McKie was officially introduced as head coach of the Owls on April 2, 2019.^[231]
Tennessee Tech	Steve Payne		John Pelphrey	Tennessee Tech announced on March 3 that Payne had resigned after 17 seasons on the coaching staff and 8 as head coach. Tech had failed to make the NCAA tournament during Payne's head coaching tenure, and his final record as head coach was 118–134. The 2018–19 season saw the Golden Eagles finish last in the OVC, at 4–14 in-conference and 8–23 overall.^[232] Alabama assistant Pelphrey, who previously served as head coach at South Alabama and Arkansas, was named Tennessee Tech's new head coach on April 6.^[233]
Texas A&M	Billy Kennedy		Buzz Williams	Texas A&M announced on March 12 that Kennedy will not return next season. At the time of the announcement, the Aggies were 150–115 overall under Kennedy's 8-year tenure, but this season, in which the team went 13–17 overall and 6–12 in SEC play, was their worst since joining the conference in 2012.^[234] The school hired Virginia Tech head coach Buzz Williams to the same position on April 3.^[235]
Troy	Phil Cunningham		Scott Cross	Troy parted ways with Cunningham on March 11 after 6 seasons and an 80–111 overall record.^[236] On March 26, the Trojans hired TCU assistant coach and former UT Arlington head coach Cross for the job.^[237]
Tulane	Mike Dunleavy		Ron Hunter	After a 24–69 overall record in 3 seasons, including going winless in conference play this season, Tulane parted ways with Dunleavy on March 15.^[238] On March 24, the Green Wave hired Georgia State head coach Hunter for the job.^[169]
UCLA	Steve Alford	Murry Bartow	Mick Cronin	UCLA fired Alford on December 31. In 5+1⁄2 seasons at UCLA, Alford was 124–63 along with 3 Sweet 16 trips, but the Bruins were 7–6 on the season and in the midst of a four-game losing streak, capped off by a double-digit home loss to Liberty. Top assistant Murry Bartow, whose father Gene succeeded John Wooden at UCLA, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[239] The school hired Cincinnati's Mick Cronin as their new head coach on April 9.^[159]
UMKC	Kareem Richardson		Billy Donlon	UMKC fired Richardson on March 14 after 6 seasons, in which the Kangaroos went 75–118 overall with one winning season.^[240] On March 28, Northwestern assistant and former Wright State head coach Donlon was hired to fill the vacancy.^[241]
UNLV	Marvin Menzies		T. J. Otzelberger	UNLV parted ways with Menzies on March 15 after 3 seasons and a 48–48 overall record.^[242] The Runnin' Rebels hired Otzelberger away from South Dakota State on March 27.^[219]
Utah Valley	Mark Pope		Mark Madsen	Pope left Utah Valley on April 10 after 4 seasons for the head coaching job at BYU, where he served as assistant coach prior to taking the Utah Valley job.^[154] The school hired Los Angeles Lakers assistant Mark Madsen as his replacement on April 14.^[243]
Vanderbilt	Bryce Drew		Jerry Stackhouse	Vanderbilt fired Drew on March 22 after 3 seasons and a 40–59 overall record. After qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 2017, Drew's first season, the Commodores suffered back-to-back losing seasons, including an 0–18 conference record in 2018–19.^[244] On April 5, former North Carolina standout and two-time NBA All-Star Stackhouse agreed to become the new head coach for Vanderbilt after being an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies.^[245]
Virginia Tech	Buzz Williams		Mike Young	Williams left Virginia Tech on April 3 after 5 seasons to take the Texas A&M head coaching job.^[235] The Hokies hired Wofford head coach Young as his replacement on April 7.^[246]
Washington State	Ernie Kent		Kyle Smith	Washington State fired Kent on March 14 after 5 seasons and a 58–98 overall record, with no Pac-12 finish higher than 10th in any of the last four seasons.^[247] The Cougars hired San Francisco head coach Smith on March 27.^[213]
William & Mary	Tony Shaver		Dane Fischer	Willam & Mary parted ways with Shaver on March 13 after 16 seasons. Shaver leaves as the program's winningest coach with 226 wins, but the Tribe were never able to make their first NCAA tournament under his tenure.^[248] On April 2, the Tribe hired George Mason assistant Fischer to replace him.^[249]
Wofford	Mike Young		Jay McAuley	Young left Wofford on April 7 after 17 seasons to accept the Virginia Tech job.^[246] The Terriers promoted their top assistant McAuley to head coach on April 14.^[250]

See also

• 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

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