2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team explained

Mode:Women's Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Baylor Lady Bears
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:1
Aprank:1
Record:37–1
Conf Record:19–0
Hc Year:19th
Asst Coach1:Bill Brock
Champion:NCAA tournament National champions
Big 12 regular season champions
Big 12 Tournament champions

The 2018–19 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 19th season. The team played its home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season ranked #1 in the nation, with a record of 37–1, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 women's tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they advanced to defeat Notre Dame in the championship game for the third title in team history.

Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the season 33–2, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 women's tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Grambling State and Michigan in the first and second rounds before getting upset by Oregon State in the sweet sixteen.

Rankings

See main article: 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. ^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

Schedule and results

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