2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 6, 2018. The first tournament will be the 2K Sports Classic and the season will end with the Final Four in Minneapolis on April 8, 2019. Practices officially began in September 2018.[1]

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:[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • 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:[4][5][6]
    • 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:[7][8]
    • 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.[9]
    • 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.[8]

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 PacWest (D-II) WAC[12]
Hampton MEAC Big South[13]
Liberty Big South ASUN[14]
North Alabama Gulf South (D-II) ASUN[15]
North Dakota Big Sky Summit League[16]
USC Upstate ASUN Big South[17]

In addition to the schools changing conferences, the 2018–19 season will be the last for Savannah State in D-I with its decision to reclassify all of its sports to D-II.[18]

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).[19] 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

Arenas reopening

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

Temporary arenas

Season outlook

Pre–season polls

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

Regular season

Early season tournaments

NameDatesLocationNo. teamsChampion
2K Sports Classic November 15–16 Madison Square Garden
(Manhattan, NY)		 4
Puerto Rico Tip-Off November 15–16, 18 Coliseo Municipal Tomas Dones
(Fajardo, PR)		 8
Charleston Classic November 15–16, 18 TD Arena
(Charleston, SC)		 8
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase November 16–18 Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium
(Nassau, BAH)		 8
Jersey Mike's Jamaica Classic November 16–18 Montego Bay Convention Centre
(Montego Bay, Jamaica)		 8
Paradise Jam Tournament November 16–19 Sports and Fitness Center
(Saint Thomas, VI)		 8
Hall of Fame Tip Off November 17–18 Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, CT)		 4
Vancouver Showcase November 18–20 Vancouver Convention Centre
(Vancouver, BC)		 4
CBE Hall of Fame Classic November 19–20 Sprint Center
(Kansas City, MO)		 4
Legends Classic November 19–20 Barclays Center
(Brooklyn, NY)		 4
Cayman Islands Classic November 19–21 John Gray Gymansium
(Cayman Islands)		 8
Gulf Coast Showcase November 19–21 Hertz Arena
(Estero, FL)		 8
Maui Invitational November 19–21 Lahaina Civic Center
(Lahaina,HI)		 8
MGM Resorts Main Event November 19, 21 T-Mobile Arena
(Las Vegas, NV)		 8
Cancun Challenge November 20–21 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort
(Cancún, MX)		 8
Battle 4 Atlantis November 21–23 Imperial Arena
(Nassau, BAH)		 8
NIT Season Tip-Off November 22–23 Barclays Center
(Brooklyn, NY)		 4
Las Vegas Invitational November 22–23 Orleans Arena
(Las Vegas, NV)		 4
AdvoCare Invitational November 22–23, 25 HP Field House
(Lake Buena Vista, FL)		 8
Wooden Legacy November 22–23, 25 Emerald Gulf Coast Arena
(Niceville, FL)		 4
Barclays Center Classic November 23–24 Barclays Center
(Brooklyn, NY)		 4
Emerald Coast Classic November 23–24 The Arena at NFSC
(Niceville, FL)		 4
Belfast Basketball Classic November 29-December 1 SSE Arena
(Belfast, Northern Ireland)		 4
Las Vegas Classic December 21–22 Orleans Arena
(Las Vegas, NV)		 4
Diamond Head Classic December 22–23, 25 Stan Sheriff Center
(Honolulu, HI)		 8

    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).

    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 automatics invitations to the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

    Postseason

    NCAA Tournament

    Conference standings

    2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Cincinnati0–0 –  0–0  –
    Connecticut0–0 –  0–0  –
    East Carolina0–0 –  0–0  –
    Houston0–0 –  0–0  –
    Memphis0–0 –  0–0  –
    SMU0–0 –  0–0  –
    South Florida0–0 –  0–0  –
    Temple0–0 –  0–0  –
    Tulane0–0 –  0–0  –
    Tulsa0–0 –  0–0  –
    UCF0–0 –  0–0  –
    Wichita State0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 AAC Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 America East Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Albany0–0 –  0–0  –
    Binghamton0–0 –  0–0  –
    Hartford0–0 –  0–0  –
    New Hampshire0–0 –  0–0  –
    UMass Lowell0–0 –  0–0  –
    Maine0–0 –  0–0  –
    Stony Brook0–0 –  0–0  –
    UMBC0–0 –  0–0  –
    Vermont0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 America East Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Davidson0–0 –  0–0  –
    Dayton0–0 –  0–0  –
    Duquesne0–0 –  0–0  –
    Fordham0–0 –  0–0  –
    George Mason0–0 –  0–0  –
    George Washington0–0 –  0–0  –
    La Salle0–0 –  0–0  –
    Massachusetts0–0 –  0–0  –
    Rhode Island0–0 –  0–0  –
    Richmond0–0 –  0–0  –
    Saint Joseph's0–0 –  0–0  –
    Saint Louis0–0 –  0–0  –
    St. Bonaventure0–0 –  0–0  –
    VCU0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 A10 Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 Atlantic Sun men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Florida Gulf Coast0–0 –  0–0  –
    Jacksonville0–0 –  0–0  –
    Kennesaw State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Liberty0–0 –  0–0  –
    Lipscomb0–0 –  0–0  –
    NJIT0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Alabama*0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Florida0–0 –  0–0  –
    Stetson0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 ASUN Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from
    *North Alabama ineligible for ASUN Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II
    2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Boston College0–0 –  0–0  –
    Clemson0–0 –  0–0  –
    Duke0–0 –  0–0  –
    Florida State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Georgia Tech0–0 –  0–0  –
    Louisville0–0 –  0–0  –
    Miami (FL)0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Carolina0–0 –  0–0  –
    NC State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Notre Dame0–0 –  0–0  –
    Pittsburgh0–0 –  0–0  –
    Syracuse0–0 –  0–0  –
    Virginia0–0 –  0–0  –
    Virginia Tech0–0 –  0–0  –
    Wake Forest0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 ACC Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Butler0–0 –  0–0  –
    Creighton0–0 –  0–0  –
    DePaul0–0 –  0–0  –
    Georgetown0–0 –  0–0  –
    Marquette0–0 –  0–0  –
    Providence0–0 –  0–0  –
    Seton Hall0–0 –  0–0  –
    St. John's0–0 –  0–0  –
    Villanova0–0 –  0–0  –
    Xavier0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Big East Tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Eastern Washington0–0 –  0–0  –
    Idaho0–0 –  0–0  –
    Idaho State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Montana0–0 –  0–0  –
    Montana State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northern Arizona0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northern Colorado0–0 –  0–0  –
    Portland State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Sacramento State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Southern Utah0–0 –  0–0  –
    Weber State0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Big South men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Campbell0–0 –  0–0  –
    Charleston Southern0–0 –  0–0  –
    Gardner–Webb0–0 –  0–0  –
    Hampton0–0 –  0–0  –
    High Point0–0 –  0–0  –
    Longwood0–0 –  0–0  –
    Presbyterian0–0 –  0–0  –
    Radford0–0 –  0–0  –
    UNC Asheville0–0 –  0–0  –
    USC Upstate0–0 –  0–0  –
    Winthrop0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Big South Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Illinois0–0 –  0–0  –
    Indiana0–0 –  0–0  –
    Iowa0–0 –  0–0  –
    Maryland0–0 –  0–0  –
    Michigan0–0 –  0–0  –
    Michigan State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Minnesota0–0 –  0–0  –
    Nebraska0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northwestern0–0 –  0–0  –
    Ohio State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Penn State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Purdue0–0 –  0–0  –
    Rutgers0–0 –  0–0  –
    Wisconsin0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Big Ten Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 Big West men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Cal Poly0–0 –  0–0  –
    Cal State Fullerton0–0 –  0–0  –
    Cal State Northridge0–0 –  0–0  –
    Hawaii0–0 –  0–0  –
    Long Beach State0–0 –  0–0  –
    UC Davis0–0 –  0–0  –
    UC Irvine0–0 –  0–0  –
    UC Riverside0–0 –  0–0  –
    UC Santa Barbara0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Big West Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Big 12 men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Baylor0–0 –  0–0  –
    Iowa State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Kansas0–0 –  0–0  –
    Kansas State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Oklahoma0–0 –  0–0  –
    Oklahoma State0–0 –  0–0  –
    TCU0–0 –  0–0  –
    Texas0–0 –  0–0  –
    Texas Tech0–0 –  0–0  –
    West Virginia0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Big 12 Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Charleston0–0 –  0–0  –
    Delaware0–0 –  0–0  –
    Drexel0–0 –  0–0  –
    Elon0–0 –  0–0  –
    Hofstra0–0 –  0–0  –
    James Madison0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northeastern0–0 –  0–0  –
    Towson0–0 –  0–0  –
    UNC Wilmington0–0 –  0–0  –
    William & Mary0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 CAA Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Charlotte0–0 –  0–0  –
    Florida Atlantic0–0 –  0–0  –
    FIU0–0 –  0–0  –
    Louisiana Tech0–0 –  0–0  –
    Marshall0–0 –  0–0  –
    Middle Tennessee0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Texas0–0 –  0–0  –
    Old Dominion0–0 –  0–0  –
    Rice0–0 –  0–0  –
    Southern Miss0–0 –  0–0  –
    UAB0–0 –  0–0  –
    UTEP0–0 –  0–0  –
    UTSA0–0 –  0–0  –
    Western Kentucky0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 C-USA Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Cleveland State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Detroit Mercy0–0 –  0–0  –
    Green Bay0–0 –  0–0  –
    IUPUI0–0 –  0–0  –
    Milwaukee0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northern Kentucky0–0 –  0–0  –
    Oakland0–0 –  0–0  –
    UIC0–0 –  0–0  –
    Wright State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Youngstown State0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Horizon League Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Ivy League men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Brown0–0 –  0–0  –
    Cornell0–0 –  0–0  –
    Columbia0–0 –  0–0  –
    Dartmouth0–0 –  0–0  –
    Harvard0–0 –  0–0  –
    Penn0–0 –  0–0  –
    Princeton0–0 –  0–0  –
    Yale0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Ivy League Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    East
    Akron0–0 –  0–0  –
    Buffalo0–0 –  0–0  –
    Bowling Green0–0 –  0–0  –
    Kent State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Miami (OH)0–0 –  0–0  –
    Ohio0–0 –  0–0  –
    West
    Ball State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Central Michigan0–0 –  0–0  –
    Eastern Michigan0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northern Illinois0–0 –  0–0  –
    Toledo0–0 –  0–0  –
    Western Michigan0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 MAC Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Canisius0–0 –  0–0  –
    Fairfield0–0 –  0–0  –
    Iona0–0 –  0–0  –
    Manhattan0–0 –  0–0  –
    Marist0–0 –  0–0  –
    Monmouth0–0 –  0–0  –
    Niagara0–0 –  0–0  –
    Quinnipiac0–0 –  0–0  –
    Rider0–0 –  0–0  –
    Saint Peter's0–0 –  0–0  –
    Siena0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 MAAC Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Bethune–Cookman0–0 –  0–0  –
    Coppin State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Delaware State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Florida A&M0–0 –  0–0  –
    Howard0–0 –  0–0  –
    MD Eastern Shore0–0 –  0–0  –
    Morgan State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Norfolk State0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Carolina A&T0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Carolina Central0–0 –  0–0  –
    Savannah State0–0 –  0–0  –
    South Carolina State0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 MEAC Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Bradley0–0 –  0–0  –
    Drake0–0 –  0–0  –
    Evansville0–0 –  0–0  –
    Illinois State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Indiana State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Loyola–Chicago0–0 –  0–0  –
    Missouri State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northern Iowa0–0 –  0–0  –
    Southern Illinois0–0 –  0–0  –
    Valparaiso0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 MVC Tournament winner
    As of April 11, 2018; 
    2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Air Force0–0 –  0–0  –
    Boise State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Colorado State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Fresno State0–0 –  0–0  –
    New Mexico0–0 –  0–0  –
    Nevada0–0 –  0–0  –
    San Diego State0–0 –  0–0  –
    San Jose State0–0 –  0–0  –
    UNLV0–0 –  0–0  –
    Utah State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Wyoming0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 MW Tournament winner
    As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Bryant0–0 –  0–0  –
    Central Connecticut0–0 –  0–0  –
    Fairleigh Dickinson0–0 –  0–0  –
    LIU Brooklyn0–0 –  0–0  –
    Mount St. Mary's0–0 –  0–0  –
    Robert Morris0–0 –  0–0  –
    Sacred Heart0–0 –  0–0  –
    Saint Francis Brooklyn0–0 –  0–0  –
    Saint Francis (PA)0–0 –  0–0  –
    Wagner0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 NEC Tournament winner
    As of April 11, 2018; 
    2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Austin Peay0–0 –  0–0  –
    Belmont0–0 –  0–0  –
    Eastern Illinois0–0 –  0–0  –
    Eastern Kentucky0–0 –  0–0  –
    Jacksonville State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Morehead State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Murray State0–0 –  0–0  –
    SIU Edwardsville0–0 –  0–0  –
    Southeast Missouri State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Tennessee State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Tennessee Tech0–0 –  0–0  –
    UT Martin0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 OVC Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Arizona0–0 –  0–0  –
    Arizona State0–0 –  0–0  –
    California0–0 –  0–0  –
    Colorado0–0 –  0–0  –
    Oregon0–0 –  0–0  –
    Oregon State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Stanford0–0 –  0–0  –
    UCLA0–0 –  0–0  –
    USC0–0 –  0–0  –
    Utah0–0 –  0–0  –
    Washington0–0 –  0–0  –
    Washington State0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Pac-12 Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 Patriot League men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    American0–0 –  0–0  –
    Army0–0 –  0–0  –
    Boston University0–0 –  0–0  –
    Bucknell0–0 –  0–0  –
    Colgate0–0 –  0–0  –
    Holy Cross0–0 –  0–0  –
    Lafayette0–0 –  0–0  –
    Lehigh0–0 –  0–0  –
    Loyola (MD)0–0 –  0–0  –
    Navy0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Patriot League Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Chattanooga0–0 –  0–0  –
    East Tennessee State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Furman0–0 –  0–0  –
    Mercer0–0 –  0–0  –
    Samford0–0 –  0–0  –
    The Citadel0–0 –  0–0  –
    UNC Greensboro0–0 –  0–0  –
    VMI0–0 –  0–0  –
    Western Carolina0–0 –  0–0  –
    Wofford0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 SoCon Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Abilene Christian0–0 –  0–0  –
    Central Arkansas0–0 –  0–0  –
    Houston Baptist0–0 –  0–0  –
    Incarnate Word0–0 –  0–0  –
    Lamar0–0 –  0–0  –
    McNeese State0–0 –  0–0  –
    New Orleans0–0 –  0–0  –
    Nicholls State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Northwestern State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Sam Houston State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Southeastern Louisiana0–0 –  0–0  –
    Stephen F. Austin0–0 –  0–0  –
    Texas A&M–CC0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Southland Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Alabama0–0 –  0–0  –
    Arkansas0–0 –  0–0  –
    Auburn0–0 –  0–0  –
    Florida0–0 –  0–0  –
    Georgia0–0 –  0–0  –
    Kentucky0–0 –  0–0  –
    LSU0–0 –  0–0  –
    Missouri0–0 –  0–0  –
    Mississippi State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Ole Miss0–0 –  0–0  –
    South Carolina0–0 –  0–0  –
    Tennessee0–0 –  0–0  –
    Texas A&M0–0 –  0–0  –
    Vanderbilt0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 SEC Tournament winner
    As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 SWAC men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Alabama A&M*0–0 –  0–0  –
    Alabama State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Arkansas–Pine Bluff0–0 –  0–0  –
    Alcorn State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Grambling State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Jackson State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Mississippi Valley State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Prairie View A&M0–0 –  0–0  –
    Southern0–0 –  0–0  –
    Texas Southern0–0 –  0–0  –
    *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
    † 2019 SWAC Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Appalachian State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Arkansas State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Coastal Carolina0–0 –  0–0  –
    Georgia State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Georgia Southern0–0 –  0–0  –
    Little Rock0–0 –  0–0  –
    Louisiana0–0 –  0–0  –
    Louisiana–Monroe0–0 –  0–0  –
    South Alabama0–0 –  0–0  –
    UT Arlington0–0 –  0–0  –
    Texas State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Troy0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner
    As of April 10, 2018; 
    2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    Denver0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Dakota0–0 –  0–0  –
    North Dakota State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Omaha0–0 –  0–0  –
    Oral Roberts0–0 –  0–0  –
    Purdue Fort Wayne0–0 –  0–0  –
    South Dakota0–0 –  0–0  –
    South Dakota State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Western Illinois0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 Summit League Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; 
    2018–19 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    BYU0–0 –  0–0  –
    Gonzaga0–0 –  0–0  –
    Loyola Marymount0–0 –  0–0  –
    Pacific0–0 –  0–0  –
    Portland0–0 –  0–0  –
    Pepperdine0–0 –  0–0  –
    Saint Mary's0–0 –  0–0  –
    San Diego0–0 –  0–0  –
    San Francisco0–0 –  0–0  –
    Santa Clara0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 West Coast Conference Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll
    2018–19 WAC men's basketball standings
    Conf  Overall
    TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
    California Baptist*0–0 –  0–0  –
    Cal State Bakersfield0–0 –  0–0  –
    Chicago State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Grand Canyon0–0 –  0–0  –
    New Mexico State0–0 –  0–0  –
    Seattle0–0 –  0–0  –
    UMKC0–0 –  0–0  –
    UTRGV0–0 –  0–0  –
    Utah Valley0–0 –  0–0  –
    † 2019 WAC Tournament winner
    As of April 9, 2018
    *California Baptist ineligible for WAC Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II; 

    Award winners

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    Coaching changes

    Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

    Team Former
    coach    		 Interim
    coach    		 New
    coach    		 Reason
    Temple Fran Dunphy Aaron McKie Temple announced on April 13, 2018 that Dunphy will be stepping down at the end of the 2018–19 season, with assistant coach and former Owl player McKie succeeding him.[22]

    See also

    References

    1. ↑ "Calendar moves forward for Midnight Madness". May 3, 2013.
    2. ↑ "Penalties, lost postseason numbers decline". May 23, 2018.
    3. ↑ "Purdue Fort Wayne Branding Released" (Press release). Purdue University Fort Wayne. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
    4. ↑ Norlander, Matt (August 8, 2018). "College basketball rules changes: NCAA makes major changes in wake of FBI probe". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
    5. ↑ Caron, Emily (August 8, 2018). "NCAA Announces Undrafted Players May Return To School, Relaxed Agent Rules". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
    6. ↑ Medcalf, Myron (August 8, 2018). "New NCAA rules are more cosmetic than they are consequential". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
    7. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (August 22, 2018). "New ranking system developed for NCAA tournament, replacing RPI". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
    8. 1 2 Norlander, Matt (August 22, 2018). "The NCAA Tournament committee will select and seed teams using a new ranking system after killing the RPI". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
    9. ↑ Norlander, Matt (August 22, 2018). "The NCAA ending the RPI in favor of the 'NET' is a long-overdue overhaul on an outdated process". CBSSports.com. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
    10. ↑ "Merrimack College Accepts Invitation to Join the Northeast Conference" (Press release). Northeast Conference. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
    11. ↑ Toohey, Grace; Mickles, Sheldon (September 28, 2018). "LSU basketball player Wayde Sims fatally shot in head during fight, officials say". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
    12. ↑ "CBU announcers D-1, WAC move" (Press release). California Baptist Lancers. January 13, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
    13. ↑ "Big South Adds Hampton University as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
    14. ↑ "Liberty Moving to ASUN Conference for 2018-19 Season" (Press release). Liberty Flames. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
    15. ↑ "ASUN Conference Introduces North Alabama as Newest League Member" (Press release). Atlantic Sun Conference. December 5, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
    16. ↑ "The Summit League Adds The University of North Dakota" (Press release). The Summit League. January 26, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
    17. ↑ "Big South to add USC Upstate as Full Member" (Press release). Big South Conference. November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
    18. ↑ "Savannah State Plans Athletic Division Reclassification" (Press release). Savannah State Athletics. April 17, 2017. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
    19. ↑ Wright, Darrin (June 16, 2017). "Indiana, Purdue trustees officially finalize IPFW split". Fort Wayne, IN: WOWO. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
    20. ↑ John Bridges (August 26, 2018). "New sports arena at McNeese set to open this fall". KPLC. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
    21. 1 2 Duarte, Joseph (March 4, 2018). "UH will begin next season at H&PE Arena while Fertitta Center is being finished". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
    22. ↑ Hunt, Donald (April 13, 2018). "Aaron Mckie to become Temple head coach in 2019". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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