2018–19 Rice Owls women's basketball team

2018–19 Rice Owls women's basketball
C-USA regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
APNo. 21
Record28–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2018–19 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Rice 16 0   1.000 28 4   .875
UAB 12 4   .750 26 7   .788
Middle Tennessee 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Western Kentucky 11 5   .688 20 15   .571
Old Dominion 10 6   .625 21 11   .656
Marshall 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Charlotte 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Southern Miss 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
North Texas 7 9   .438 18 16   .529
Louisiana Tech 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
UTEP 5 11   .313 9 22   .290
UTSA 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
FIU 2 14   .125 5 24   .172
Florida Atlantic 2 14   .125 5 25   .167
2019 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2018–19 Rice Owls women's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 28–4, 16–0 in C-USA play to win the C-USA regular season championship. They also won the C-USA women's tournament to earn an automatic trip to the NCAA women's tournament which was their first trip since 2005. They lost in the first round to Marquette in an overtime thriller. With 28 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.

On February 18, 2019, the Owls entered the AP Top 25 at No. 25. It was the Owls' first time being ranked in the AP Poll in program history. Rice won the Conference USA tournament championship game over Middle Tennessee, 69–54. Nancy Mulkey was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.