2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team

2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record24–11 (12–4 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Melissa Kolbe
  • Semeka Randall-Lay
  • Heath Alexander
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
2018–19 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UConn 16 0   1.000 35 3   .921
UCF 13 3   .813 26 7   .788
Cincinnati 12 4   .750 24 11   .686
Houston 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
South Florida 7 9   .438 19 16   .543
Temple 7 9   .438 11 18   .379
East Carolina 6 10   .375 16 15   .516
Tulsa 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Tulane 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
Wichita State 5 11   .313 12 18   .400
SMU 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
Memphis 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
2019 AAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2019
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the sixth for the Bearcats as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Bearcats, led by first year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard, returned to play their home games at Fifth Third Arena after a one year for renovation. They finished the season 24–11, 12–4 in AAC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to UCF. They received an automatic bid Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Youngstown State, Minnesota, Butler in the first, second and third rounds before losing to TCU in the quarterfinals.