2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season explained

2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	ffffff
League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	200px
No Of Teams:	15
Tv:	ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks
Draft:	WNBA Draft
Draft Link:	2019 WNBA Draft
Top Pick:	Jackie Young, Notre Dame
Picked By:	Las Vegas Aces, 1st overall
Season:	2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Season Champs:	Notre Dame
Season Champ Name:	First Place
Second Place:	Louisville
Mvp:	Asia Durr, Louisville
Finals:	ACC Tournament
Finals Link:	2019 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:	Notre Dame
Finals Mvp:	Jackie Young (Notre Dame)
Seasonslistnames:	Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball
Prevseason Link:	2017–18 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:	2017–18
Nextseason Link:	2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Nextseason Year:	2019–20

The 2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2019 and concluded in March with the 2019 ACC women's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

• Erik Johnson resigned as the head coach of Boston College and Joanna Bernabei-McNamee was named as his replacement.^{[1] [2]}
• Audra Smith would not be returning as coach of Clemson and Amanda Butler was named as her replacement.^{[3] [4]}
• Joanne Boyle retired from Virginia after the 2017–18 season and Tina Thompson was hired as her replacement.^{[5] [6]}
• Suzie McConnell-Serio would not be returning as coach of Pittsburgh and Lance White was hired as her replacement.^{[7] [8]}

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Record at school	ACC record	ACC titles	NCAA Tournaments	NCAA Final Fours	NCAA Championships
style= width="75"	Boston College	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee	Albany	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Clemson	Amanda Butler	Florida	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Duke	Joanne P. McCallie	Michigan State	12	297–80	132–38	4	10	0	0
style= width="75"	Florida State	Sue Semrau	Wisconsin (Assistant)	22	427–240	186–138	2	14	0	0
Georgia Tech	MaChelle Joseph	Georgia Tech (Assistant)	16	294–1191	106–122	0	7	0	0
Louisville	Jeff Walz	Maryland (Assistant)	12	299–96	131–48	1	4	3	0
Miami	Katie Meier	Charlotte	14	252–163	99–99	1	7	0	0
NC State	Wes Moore	Chattanooga	6	112–51	51–29	0	3	0	0
North Carolina	Sylvia Hatchell	Francis Marion	33	732–309	289–201	7	22	3	1
style= width="75"	Notre Dame	Muffet McGraw	Lehigh	32	800–229	404–85	4	5	8	2
style= width="75"	Pittsburgh	Lance White	Florida State (Assistant)	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Syracuse	Quentin Hillsman	Syracuse (Assistant)	12	117–48	55–35	0	5	1	0
Virginia	Tina Thompson	Texas (Associate Head Coach)	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	Kenny Brooks	James Madison	3	43–28	10–22	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Wake Forest	Jennifer Hoover	High Point	7	88–104	29–69	0	0	0	0

Notes:

• Year at school includes 2018–19 season.
• Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2017–18 season.
• NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
• NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Preseason watch lists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Lieberman^[9]	Drysdale^[10]	Miller^[11]	McClain	Leslie
	Kyra Lambert - Duke Paris Kea - North Carolina Marina Mabrey - Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia - Syracuse	Asia Durr - Louisville Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame	Leonna Odom - Duke Francesca Pan - Georgia Tech Jackie Young - Notre Dame Miranda Drummond - Syracuse Jocelyn Willoughby - Virginia Elisa Penna - Wake Forest	Jessica Shepard - Notre Dame	Jade Williams - Duke Sam Fuehring - Louisville Janelle Bailey - North Carolina Brianna Turner - Notre Dame

ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off

Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Sheraton/Le Méridien Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 2, 2018. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day. This question and answer period was live streamed on theacc.com.^[12]

At the media day, both the Head Coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel selected Notre Dame to defend their title.^[13]

ACC preseason polls

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Notre Dame – 225 (15) Louisville – 210 Syracuse – 178 NC State – 165 Miami – 160 Duke – 141 North Carolina – 127 Florida State – 124 Georgia Tech – 112 Virginia Tech – 108 Virginia – 95 Wake Forest – 57 Pittsburgh – 41 Clemson – 32 Boston College – 25	Notre Dame – 927 (59) Louisville – 870 (3) Syracuse – 730 NC State – 671 Duke – 652 Miami – 577 Florida State – 572 North Carolina – 462 Virginia – 450 Georgia Tech – 432 Virginia Tech – 424 Wake Forest – 269 Pittsburgh – 157 Boston College – 126 Clemson – 121

Note: First Place votes shown in .

Preseason All-ACC Teams

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Asia Durr – Louisville Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Paris Kea – North Carolina Marina Mabrey – Notre Dame Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame Jessica Shepard – Notre Dame Brianna Turner – Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse Taylor Emery – Virginia Tech Elisa Penna – Wake Forest	Asia Durr – Louisville Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Paris Kea – North Carolina Marina Mabrey – Notre Dame Arike Ogunbowale – Notre Dame Jessica Shepard – Notre Dame Brianna Turner – Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse Taylor Emery – Virginia Tech Elisa Penna – Wake Forest

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame	Arike Ogunbowale - Notre Dame

Newcomer Watchlist

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech Beatrice Mompremier – Miami Jordan Nixon – Notre Dame Emily Engstler – Syracuse	Kiah Gillespie – Florida State Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech Beatrice Mompremier – Miami Jordan Nixon – Notre Dame Emily Engstler – Syracuse

Regular season

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		First Place votes shown in

See main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
Boston College	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Clemson	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 12 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 13 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 17 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Duke	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 21	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Florida State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 7 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 8 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 9 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 11 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 22 т	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 25	<	-- AP Final --> 25
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 21	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Final --> 23
Georgia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Louisville	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 5	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 2 (10)	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 3 (2)	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 2 (3)	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 2 (3)	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 3	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 5	<	-- AP Final --> 5
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 2 (9)	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 2 (3)	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 2 (2)	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 4 т	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Final --> 6
Miami	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 25	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 9 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 10 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 13 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 19	<	-- AP Final --> 19
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 24	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 15 т	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Final --> 20
North Carolina	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
NC State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 17	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 13	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 10	<	-- AP Final --> 10
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Final --> 9
Notre Dame	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 1 (31)	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 1 (30)	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 1 (31)	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 1 (31)	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 2	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 1 (12)	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 1 (23)	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 1 (22)	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 3	<	-- AP Final --> 3
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 1 (30)	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 1 (30)	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 1 (32)	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 2	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 1 (15)	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 1 (26)	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 1 (26)	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 5 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 4 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 4 т	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Final --> 2
Pittsburgh	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Syracuse	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 18	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 13	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 15	<	-- AP Final --> 12
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Final --> 16
Virginia	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Virginia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 7 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 8 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 9 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 10 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 25	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->
Wake Forest	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final -->

Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 16 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.

	style= width=75	Boston College	style= width=75	Clemson	style= width=75	Duke	style= width=75	Florida State	style= width=75	Georgia Tech	style= width=75	Louisville	style= width=75	Miami	style= width=75	North Carolina	style= width=75	NC State	style= width=75	Notre Dame	style= width=75	Pittsburgh	style= width=75	Syracuse	style= width=75	Virginia	style= width=75	Virginia Tech	style= width=75	Wake Forest
CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->	vs. Boston College	–	91–58	90–92 (2OT)	91–71	81–76	87–51	76–73	93–78	85–69	92–63 97–47	55–59	96–69 76–59	79–77 (OT)	95–86	64–65
vs. Clemson	58–91	–	63–59	45–57 68–73	61–71 75–53	76–44	67–76	70–64	54–51	101–63	59–65	84–75	65–71	66–73	53–69
vs. Duke	92–90 (2OT)	59–63	–	66–62	70–64	73–51	58–50	69–85 44–62	63–51	89–61	55–74	64–55	53–47	64–57	52–66 44–55
vs. Florida State	71–91	57–45 73–68	62–66	–	55–64	69–48	58–62 64–54	63–64	70–75	97–70	46–78	94–88	61–63	54–56	61–85
vs. Georgia Tech	76–81	71–61 53–75	64–70	64–55	–	61–44	69–56	91–90	68–60	76–55 90–50	55–67	55–65	53–45	68–76	46–60
vs. Louisville	51–87	44–76	51–73	48–69	44–61	–	79–73	66–73	62–92	82–68	42–70 40–67	51–76	43–91 49–71	63–72	49–73
vs. Miami	73–76	76–67	50–58	62–58 54–64	56–69	73–79	–	68–76	70–68	65–72	51–65	71–84	59–72	61–68 73–65	57–72
vs. North Carolina	78–93	64–70	85–69 62–44	64–63	90–91	73–66	76–68	–	51–64 74–69	73–78	91–78	90–77	53–70	69–81	61–84
vs. NC State	69–85	51–54	51–63	75–70	60–68	92–62	68–70	64–51 69–74	–	95–72	34–63	73–77	38–66	61–70 (OT)	50–59 46–80
vs. Notre Dame	63–92 47–97	63–101	61–89	70–97	55–76 50–90	68–82	72–65	78–73	72–95	–	44–100	68–98	66–103	51–80	48–78
vs. Pittsburgh	59–55	65–59	74–55	78–46	0–0	70–42 67–40	65–51	78–91	63–34	100–44	–	82–50 90–63	74–57	74–58	64–70
vs. Syracuse	69–96 59–76	75–84	55–64	88–94	65–55	76–51	84–71	77–90	77–73	98–68	50–82 63–90	–	68–72	73–75 (OT)	57–77
vs. Virginia	77–79 (OT)	71–65	47–53	63–61	45–53	91–43 71–49	72–59	70–53	66–38	103–66	57–74	72–68	–	58–62 63–45	52–42
vs. Virginia Tech	86–95	73–66	57–64	56–54	76–68	72–63	68–61 65–73	81–69	70–61 (OT)	80–51	58–74	75–73 (OT)	62–58 45–63	–	57–69
vs. Wake Forest	65–64	69–53	66–52 55–44	85–61	60–46	73–49	72–57	84–61	59–50 80–46	78–48	70–64	77–57	42–52	69–57	–	CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->
Total	3–13	9–7	6–10	10–6	7–9	13–2	12–4	8–8	12–4	14–2	2–13	11–5	5–11	6–10	1–15

Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.

Week	Player of the week	Rookie of the week	Reference
1 – Nov. 12	Asia Durr – Louisville	Valencia Myers – Florida State	^[14]
2 – Nov. 19		Elizabeth Dixon – Georgia Tech	^[15]
		Maeve Dialdi-Tabdi – Syracuse
3 – Nov. 26	Tiana Mangakahia – Syracuse	Marnelle Garraud – Florida State	^[16]
4 – Dec. 3	Asia Durr (2) – Louisville	Maeve Dialdi-Tabdi (2) – Syracuse	^[17]
5 – Dec. 10	Asia Durr (3) – Louisville	Elissa Cunane – NC State	^[18]
6 – Dec. 17	Simone Westbrook – Clemson	Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech	^[19]
7 – Dec. 24	Arike Ogunbowale (2) – Notre Dame	Elizabeth Balogun (2) – Georgia Tech	^[20]
8 – Dec. 31	Janelle Bailey – North Carolina	Miela Goodchild – Duke	^[21]
9 – Jan. 2	Beatrice Mompremier – Miami	Elizabeth Balogun (3) – Georgia Tech	^[22]
	Tiana Mangakahia (2) – Syracuse
10 – Jan. 14	Tiana Mangakahia (3) – Syracuse	Makayla Dickens – Boston College	^[23]
		Elizabeth Dixon (2) – Georgia Tech
11 – Jan. 21	Beatrice Mompremier (2) – Miami	Elizabeth Balogun (4) – Georgia Tech	^[24]
12 – Jan. 28	Paris Kea – North Carolina	Elissa Cunane (2) – NC State	^[25]
13 – Feb. 4	Regan Magarity – Virginia Tech	Dara Mabrey – Virginia Tech	^[26]
14 – Feb. 11	Beatrice Mompremier (3) – Miami	Elizabeth Dixon (3) – Georgia Tech	^[27]
15 – Feb. 18	Emese Hof – Miami	Elissa Cunane (3) – NC State	^[28]
16 – Feb. 25	Paris Kea (2) – North Carolina	Miela Goodchild (2) – Duke	^[29]
17 – Mar. 4	Tiana Mangakahia (4) – Syracuse	Elissa Cunane (4) – NC State	^[30]

Postseason

ACC tournament

See main article: 2019 ACC women's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

The ACC sent a record tying eight teams to the NCAA Tournament, including two number 1 seeds. Eight teams were also selected in 2014, 2015, and 2018. Eight teams was the most out of any conference this year.^[31]

Seed	Region	School	1st Round	2nd Round	Sweet 16	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
1	Albany	Louisville	W 69–34 vs. #16 Robert Morris – (Louisville)	W 71–50 vs. #8 Michigan – (Louisville)	W 61–44 vs. #4 Oregon State – (Albany)	L 73–80 vs. #2 Connecticut – (Albany)
1	Chicago	Notre Dame	W 92–50 vs. #16 Bethune–Cookman – (South Bend)	W 91–63 vs. #8 Michigan State – (South Bend)	W 87–80 vs. #4 Texas A&M – (Chicago)	W 84–68 vs. #2 Stanford – (Chicago)	W 81–76 vs. #2 Connecticut – (Tampa)	L 81–82 vs. #1 Baylor – (Tampa)
3	Greensboro	NC State	W 63–51 vs. #14 Maine – (Raleigh)	W 72–57 vs. #6 Kentucky – (Raleigh)	L 61–79 vs. #2 Iowa – (Greensboro)
3	Portland	Syracuse	W 70–49 vs. #14 Fordham – (Syracuse)	L 64–75 vs. #6 South Dakota State – (Syracuse)
4	Portland	Miami	W 69–62 vs. #13 Florida Gulf Coast – (Miami)	L 55–57 vs. #5 Arizona State – (Miami)
5	Greensboro	Florida State	W 70–69 vs. #12 Bucknell – (Charlotte)	L 64–72 vs. #4 South Carolina – (Charlotte)
9	Portland	Clemson	W 79–66 vs. #8 South Dakota – (Starkville)	L 61–85 vs. #1 Mississippi State – (Starkville)
9	Greensboro	North Carolina	L 72–81 vs. #8 California – (Waco)
		W–L (%):						Total:

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Honors and awards

ACC Awards

2018 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards^[32]
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year	Asia Durr – Louisville
Coach of the Year	Amanda Butler – Clemson
Defensive Player of the Year	Brianna Turner – Notre Dame
Rookie of the Year	Elizabeth Balogun – Georgia Tech
Sixth Player of the Year	Dana Evans – Louisville
Most Improved Player	Emese Hof – Miami

2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams(as voted on by the league's Blue Ribbon Panel)^[33]
First Team	Second Team	Freshman Team
Haley Gorecki, Jr., G, Duke Kiah Gillespie, Jr., F, Florida State Asia Durr, Sr., G, Louisville Beatrice Mompremier, Jr., F, Miami Emese Hof, Sr., F/C, Miami Kiara Leslie, Sr., G, NC State Paris Kea, Gr., G, North Carolina Arike Ogunbowale, Sr., G, Notre Dame Jessica Shepard, Sr., F, Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia, Jr., G, Syracuse	Janelle Bailey, So., C, North Carolina Brianna Turner, Gr., F, Notre Dame Jackie Young, Jr., G, Notre Dame Taylor Emery, Sr., G, Virginia Tech Regan Magarity, Sr., F, Virginia Tech	Makayla Dickens, G, Boston College Miela Goodchild, G, Duke Valencia Myers, F, Florida State Elizabeth Balogun, G, Georgia Tech Elizabeth Dixon, F, Georgia Tech Elissa Cunane, C, NC State Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, F, Syracuse Dara Mabrey, G, Virginia Tech

2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams(as voted on by the league's Head Coaches)
First Team	Second Team	Freshman Team
Kiah Gillespie, Jr., F, Florida State Asia Durr, Sr., G, Louisville Emese Hof, Jr., F, Miami Beatrice Mompremier, Sr., F/C, Miami Paris Kea, Sr., G, North Carolina Kiara Leslie, Gr., G, NC State Arike Ogunbowale, Sr., G, Notre Dame Jessica Shepard, Sr., F, Notre Dame Tiana Mangakahia, Jr., G, Syracuse Taylor Emery, Sr., G, Virginia Tech	Kobi Thornton, Jr., G, Clemson Haley Gorecki, Jr., G, Duke Marina Mabrey, Sr., G, Notre Dame Jackie Young, Jr., G, Notre Dame Regan Magarity, Sr., F, Virginia Tech	Makayla Dickens, G, Boston College Miela Goodchild, G, Duke Valencia Myers, F, Florida State Elizabeth Balogun, G, Georgia Tech Elizabeth Dixon, F, Georgia Tech Elissa Cunane, C, NC State Maeva Djaldi-Tabdi, F, Syracuse Dara Mabrey, G, Virginia Tech

2018 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Defensive Team
Danielle Edwards, Sr., G, Clemson Simone Westbrook, Gr., G, Clemson Emese Hof, Sr., F/C, Miami Kiara Leslie, Gr., G, NC State Brianna Turner, Gr., F, Notre Dame

WNBA draft

See main article: 2019 WNBA draft.

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School
		1	1	G	Notre Dame
		1	2	G	Louisville
		1	5	G	Notre Dame
		1	10	G	NC State
		1	12	F	Notre Dame
		2	16	F	Notre Dame
		2	19	G	Notre Dame
		3	25	G	North Carolina
		3	32	G	Louisville
		3	33	F	Virginia Tech
		3	34	F	Louisville

Notes and References

1. Web site: Johnson Resigns as Women’s Basketball Head Coach. bceagles.com. March 1, 2018. March 6, 2018.
2. Web site: Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Named Eagles' Head Coach. bceagles.com. April 10, 2018. October 1, 2018.
3. Web site: Clemson To Change Leadership of Women's Basketball. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. March 27, 2018. March 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328010007/http://www.clemsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28500&ATCLID=211708089. March 28, 2018. dead.
4. Web site: Amanda Butler Named Women’s Basketball Coach. clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. April 12, 2018. October 1, 2018.
5. Web site: Joanne Boyle Announces Her Retirement from Coaching. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. March 20, 2018. October 1, 2018.
6. Web site: Tina Thompson Named Virginia Women's Basketball Coach. virginiasports.com. University of Virginia. April 16, 2018. October 1, 2018.
7. Web site: Pitt Director of Athletics Heather Lyke Announces Women’s Basketball Leadership Change. pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. April 5, 2018. October 1, 2018.
8. Web site: Lance White Named Pitt Women’s Basketball Head Coach. pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. April 18, 2018. October 1, 2018.
9. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Announce Candidates for 2019 Nancy Lieberman Award. hoophall.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. October 22, 2018. October 24, 2018.
10. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Announce Candidates for 2019 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. hoophall.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. October 23, 2018. October 24, 2018.
11. Web site: ACC Women's Basketball in the Preseason Ranks and on Preseason Watch Lists. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 26, 2018. October 27, 2018.
12. Web site: ACC Set For Women’s Basketball Tipoff. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 27, 2018. October 1, 2018.
13. Web site: Notre Dame Again Named ACC Women’s Basketball Preseason Favorite. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 23, 2018. October 23, 2018.
14. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball: Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 12, 2018. November 12, 2018.
15. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball: Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. November 19, 2018. November 20, 2018.
16. Web site: ACC Women's Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 26, 2018. November 26, 2018.
17. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 3, 2018. December 3, 2018.
18. Web site: Asia Durr Named ACC Player of the Week. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 10, 2018. December 10, 2018.
19. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 17, 2018. December 18, 2018.
20. Web site: Ogunbowale and Balogun Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 23, 2018. December 26, 2018.
21. Web site: Bailey and Goodchild Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 31, 2018. January 1, 2019.
22. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball: Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 7, 2019. January 7, 2019.
23. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball: Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. The Atlantic Coast Conference. theacc.com. January 14, 2019. January 14, 2019.
24. Web site: ACC Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 21, 2019. January 22, 2019.
25. Web site: Kea and Cunane Earn Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 28, 2019. January 28, 2019.
26. Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 4, 2019. February 4, 2019.
27. Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 11, 2019. February 11, 2019.
28. Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 18, 2019. February 18, 2019.
29. Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 25, 2019. February 25, 2019.
30. Web site: ACC Announces Women’s Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 4, 2019. March 4, 2019.
31. Web site: Conference Record-Tying Eight ACC Teams Earn NCAA Tournament Bids. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 18, 2019. March 19, 2019.
32. Web site: Louisville’s Durr Repeats as ACC Women’s Player of the Year. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 6, 2019. March 6, 2019.
33. Web site: 2018-2019 All-ACC Women's Basketball Teams Announced. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. March 5, 2019. March 7, 2019.