🏀 The 2018-19 men’s college basketball season

What the record holds for this season: the champion, the tournament bracket, the AP poll week by week, the conference tables, and the Elo ratings with the biggest upsets.

Source: Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database · 32 conferences · 68-team tournament
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2018-19 national champion

The NCAA tournament winner.

National champion
35-31 seedFinal AP #2

Title gameVirginia 85, Texas Tech 77 (Apr 8)

The 2019 NCAA tournament

68 teams. Winners in bold, seeds before each team.

68-team field · 4 regions
First Four
11Temple70
East · Mar 19
West · Mar 19
West · Mar 20

Conference tournaments

The champion and the other finalist of each of the 32 conference tournaments held in 2018-19.

ConferenceChampionRunner-up
America EastVermont
66-49, Mar 16
MD-Baltimore County
American AthleticCincinnati
69-57, Mar 17
Houston
Atlantic 10Saint Louis
55-53, Mar 17
St. Bonaventure
Atlantic CoastDuke
73-63, Mar 16
Florida State
Atlantic SunLiberty
74-68, Mar 10
Lipscomb
Big 12Iowa State
78-66, Mar 16
Kansas
Big EastVillanova
74-72, Mar 16
Seton Hall
Big SkyMontana
68-62, Mar 16
Eastern Washington
Big SouthGardner-Webb
76-65, Mar 10
Radford
Big TenMichigan State
65-60, Mar 17
Michigan
Big WestUC Irvine
92-64, Mar 16
CSU-Fullerton
ColonialNortheastern
82-74, Mar 12
Hofstra
Conference USAOld Dominion
62-56, Mar 16
Western Kentucky
HorizonNorthern Kentucky
77-66, Mar 12
Wright State
IvyYale
97-85, Mar 17
Harvard
Metro AtlanticIona
81-60, Mar 11
Monmouth
Mid-AmericanBuffalo
87-73, Mar 16
Bowling Green
Mid-EasternNorth Carolina Central
50-47, Mar 16
Norfolk State
Missouri ValleyBradley
57-54, Mar 10
Northern Iowa
Mountain WestUtah State
64-57, Mar 16
San Diego State
NortheastFairleigh Dickinson
85-76, Mar 12
St. Francis (PA)
Ohio ValleyMurray State
77-65, Mar 9
Belmont
Pacific-12Oregon
68-48, Mar 16
Washington
PatriotColgate
94-80, Mar 13
Bucknell
SoutheasternAuburn
84-64, Mar 17
Tennessee
SouthernWofford
70-58, Mar 11
NC-Greensboro
SouthlandAbilene Christian
77-60, Mar 16
New Orleans
Southwestern AthleticPrairie View
92-86, Mar 16
Texas Southern
SummitNorth Dakota State
73-63, Mar 12
NE-Omaha
Sun BeltGeorgia State
73-64, Mar 17
Texas-Arlington
West CoastSt. Mary's
60-47, Mar 12
Gonzaga
Western AthleticNew Mexico State
89-57, Mar 16
Grand Canyon

The 2018-19 AP poll, week by week

Each team's rank in every poll. Tap a rank to read it.

TeamNov5121926Dec310172431Jan7142128Feb4111825Mar41118
Duke41133221111222213451
Virginia54444654444333432222
North Carolina8771114129141512131198885333
Gonzaga33311487755444321114
Michigan State101111910910886666911106965
Tennessee65567333333111157586
Kentucky21010109191916131812875544647
Michigan19189755422225576797108
Texas Tech20131112111188141618151411879
Florida State171414151110119913112522171618141210
Houston242122191721171312998121111
LSU23221925192119131310912
Purdue242324191715121514111313
Auburn1198888712121114162214
Buffalo25222117141421201916151823252521191815
Virginia Tech15161313151313101099101211222020151616
Kansas1222211557791113141215131717
Kansas State121212121625182316181518
Wofford24222019
Nevada76656766610107867612171420
Wisconsin252212161615222419202219211921
Cincinnati2523202422
Villanova98232117221814141317232523
Iowa State20242017231924
Utah State25
Maryland2423191321242424172421
Marquette242120181621151210101011101623
Central Florida25
Iowa20141822232425231920212122
Washington2525
Louisville2315161618
Mississippi State18171525221817191714242222
North Carolina State201815172123
Mississippi1820
Oklahoma25232320
Indiana252223212225
Ohio State2316191515131416
St. John's24
TCU20211825
Nebraska242524
Arizona State20201817
Furman252324
Syracuse161525
Texas17
Oregon14132118
Clemson221916
UCLA212017
West Virginia13

Tap a rank to read it.

2019 final AP Top 25

The last Associated Press ranking of the season, with each team's record.

2019 final AP Top 25AP
  1. 1Duke32-6
  2. 2Virginia35-3
  3. 3North Carolina29-7
  4. 4Gonzaga33-4
  5. 5Michigan State32-7
  6. 6Tennessee31-6
  7. 7Kentucky30-7
  8. 8Michigan30-7
  9. 9Texas Tech31-7
  10. 10Florida State29-8
  11. 11Houston33-4
  12. 12LSU28-7
  13. 13Purdue26-10
  1. 14Auburn30-10
  2. 15Buffalo32-4
  3. 16Virginia Tech26-9
  4. 17Kansas26-10
  5. 18Kansas State25-9
  6. 19Wofford30-5
  7. 20Nevada29-5
  8. 21Wisconsin23-11
  9. 22Cincinnati28-7
  10. 23Villanova26-10
  11. 24Iowa State23-12
  12. 25Utah State28-7

2019 standings by conference

Overall and conference record. A star marks the regular-season champion, a trophy the conference-tournament champion.

2019 standings by conference32 conferences
America East9 teams
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Vermont27-714-2★ 🏆 13 seed
Stony Brook24-912-4
MD-Baltimore County21-1311-5
Hartford18-1510-6
MA-Lowell15-177-9
Albany12-207-9
Binghamton10-235-11
New Hampshire5-243-13
Maine5-273-13
American Athletic12 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Houston33-416-2★ 3 seed AP 11
Cincinnati28-714-4🏆 7 seed AP 22
Central Florida24-913-59 seed
Temple23-1013-511 seed
Memphis22-1411-7
Wichita State22-1510-8
South Florida24-148-10
Tulsa18-148-10
Connecticut16-176-12
SMU15-176-12
East Carolina10-213-15
Tulane4-270-18
Atlantic 1014 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Virginia Commonwealth25-816-2★ 8 seed
Davidson24-1014-4
Dayton21-1213-5
St. Bonaventure18-1612-6
George Mason18-1511-7
Saint Louis23-1310-8🏆 13 seed
Duquesne19-1310-8
Rhode Island18-159-9
La Salle10-218-10
St. Joseph's14-196-12
Richmond13-206-12
Massachusetts11-214-14
George Washington9-244-14
Fordham12-203-15
Atlantic Coast15 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Virginia35-316-2★ 1 seed AP 2
North Carolina29-716-2★ 1 seed AP 3
Duke32-614-4🏆 1 seed AP 1
Florida State29-813-54 seed AP 10
Virginia Tech26-912-64 seed AP 16
Louisville20-1410-87 seed
Syracuse20-1410-88 seed
North Carolina State24-129-9
Clemson20-149-9
Georgia Tech14-186-12
Boston College14-175-13
Miami (FL)14-185-13
Wake Forest11-204-14
Notre Dame14-193-15
Pittsburgh14-193-15
Atlantic Sun9 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Liberty29-714-2★ 🏆 12 seed
Lipscomb29-814-2★
North Florida16-179-7
Florida Gulf Coast14-189-7
NJIT22-138-8
North Alabama10-227-9
Jacksonville12-205-11
Stetson7-243-13
Kennesaw State6-263-13
Big 1210 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Texas Tech31-714-4★ 3 seed AP 9
Kansas State25-914-4★ 4 seed AP 18
Kansas26-1012-64 seed AP 17
Baylor20-1410-89 seed
Iowa State23-129-9🏆 6 seed AP 24
Texas21-168-10
TCU23-147-11
Oklahoma20-147-119 seed
Oklahoma State12-205-13
West Virginia15-214-14
Big East10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Villanova26-1013-5★ 🏆 6 seed AP 23
Marquette24-1012-65 seed
Seton Hall20-149-910 seed
Georgetown19-149-9
Creighton20-159-9
Xavier19-169-9
St. John's21-138-1011 seed
Providence18-167-11
DePaul19-177-11
Butler16-177-11
Big Sky11 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Montana26-916-4★ 🏆 15 seed
Northern Colorado21-1115-5
Eastern Washington16-1812-8
Weber State18-1511-9
Portland State16-1611-9
Montana State15-1711-9
Southern Utah17-179-11
Sacramento State15-168-12
Northern Arizona10-218-12
Idaho State11-197-13
Idaho5-272-18
Big South11 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Radford22-1112-4★
Campbell20-1312-4★
Gardner-Webb23-1210-6🏆 16 seed
Winthrop18-1210-6
Presbyterian20-169-7
Charleston Southern18-169-7
High Point16-159-7
Hampton18-179-7
Longwood16-185-11
NC-Asheville4-272-14
SC-Upstate6-261-15
Big Ten14 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Michigan State32-716-4★ 🏆 2 seed AP 5
Purdue26-1016-4★ 3 seed AP 13
Michigan30-715-52 seed AP 8
Wisconsin23-1114-65 seed AP 21
Maryland23-1113-76 seed
Iowa23-1210-1010 seed
Minnesota22-149-1110 seed
Ohio State20-158-1211 seed
Indiana19-168-12
Rutgers14-177-13
Penn State14-187-13
Illinois12-217-13
Nebraska19-176-14
Northwestern13-194-16
Big West9 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
UC Irvine31-615-1★ 🏆 13 seed
UC Santa Barbara22-1010-6
CSU-Fullerton16-1810-6
Hawaii18-139-7
Long Beach State15-198-8
CSU-Northridge13-217-9
UC Davis11-207-9
UC Riverside10-234-12
Cal Poly-SLO6-232-14
Colonial10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Hofstra27-815-3★
Northeastern23-1114-4🏆 13 seed
College of Charleston24-912-6
William & Mary14-1710-8
Delaware17-168-10
Drexel13-197-11
Elon11-217-11
James Madison14-196-12
Towson10-226-12
NC-Wilmington10-235-13
Conference USA14 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Old Dominion26-913-5★ 🏆 14 seed
Marshall23-1411-7
Southern Mississippi20-1311-7
Western Kentucky20-1411-7
TX-San Antonio17-1511-7
Florida International20-1410-8
UAB20-1510-8
Louisiana Tech20-139-9
North Texas21-128-10
Florida Atlantic17-168-10
Rice13-198-10
Middle Tennessee State11-218-10
Charlotte8-215-13
UTEP8-213-15
Horizon10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Northern Kentucky26-913-5★ 🏆 14 seed
Wright State21-1413-5★
Oakland16-1711-7
Wisconsin-Green Bay21-1710-8
Illinois-Chicago16-1610-8
IUPUI16-178-10
Youngstown State12-208-10
Detroit11-208-10
Cleveland State10-215-13
Wisconsin-Milwaukee9-224-14
Ivy8 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Yale22-810-4★ 🏆 14 seed
Harvard19-1210-4★
Princeton16-128-6
Brown20-127-7
Pennsylvania19-127-7
Cornell15-167-7
Columbia10-185-9
Dartmouth11-192-12
Metro Atlantic11 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Iona17-1612-6★ 🏆 16 seed
Quinnipiac16-1511-7
Rider16-1511-7
Siena17-1611-7
Canisius15-1711-7
Monmouth14-2110-8
Manhattan11-218-10
Marist12-197-11
Niagara13-196-12
St. Peter's10-226-12
Fairfield9-226-12
Mid-American12 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Buffalo32-416-2★ 🏆 6 seed AP 15
Toledo25-813-5★
Bowling Green22-1212-6
Kent State22-1111-7
Central Michigan23-1210-8
Eastern Michigan15-179-9
Akron17-168-10
Northern Illinois17-178-10
Miami (OH)15-177-11
Ball State16-176-12
Ohio14-176-12
Western Michigan8-242-16
Mid-Eastern12 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Norfolk State22-1414-2★
North Carolina A&T19-1313-3
North Carolina Central18-1610-6🏆 16 seed
Howard17-1710-6
Bethune-Cookman14-179-7
Florida A&M12-199-7
Savannah State11-208-8
Coppin State8-257-9
South Carolina State8-265-11
MD-Eastern Shore7-255-11
Morgan State9-214-12
Delaware State6-252-14
Missouri Valley10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Drake24-1012-6★
Loyola-Chicago20-1412-6★
Southern Illinois17-1510-8
Missouri State16-1610-8
Bradley20-159-9🏆 15 seed
Illinois State17-169-9
Northern Iowa16-189-9
Indiana State15-167-11
Valparaiso15-187-11
Evansville11-215-13
Mountain West11 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Nevada29-515-3★ 7 seed AP 20
Utah State28-715-3★ 🏆 8 seed AP 25
Fresno State23-913-5
San Diego State21-1311-7
UNLV17-1411-7
Air Force14-188-10
New Mexico14-187-11
Boise State13-207-11
Colorado State12-207-11
Wyoming8-244-14
San Jose State4-271-17
Northeast10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Fairleigh Dickinson21-1412-6★ 🏆 16 seed
St. Francis (PA)18-1512-6★
Robert Morris18-1711-7
Sacred Heart15-1711-7
St. Francis (NY)17-169-9
LIU-Brooklyn16-169-9
Wagner13-178-10
Bryant10-207-11
Mount St. Mary's9-226-12
Central Connecticut State11-205-13
Ohio Valley12 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Murray State28-516-2★ 🏆 12 seed
Belmont27-616-2★ 11 seed
Jacksonville State24-915-3
Austin Peay22-1113-5
Morehead State13-208-10
Eastern Illinois14-187-11
Eastern Kentucky13-186-12
UT-Martin12-196-12
SIU-Edwardsville10-216-12
Tennessee State9-216-12
SE Missouri State10-215-13
Tennessee Tech8-234-14
Pacific-1212 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Washington27-915-3★ 9 seed
Arizona23-1112-6
Utah17-1411-7
Oregon25-1310-8🏆 12 seed
Colorado23-1310-8
Oregon State18-1310-8
UCLA17-169-9
Arizona State17-158-1011 seed
USC16-178-10
Stanford15-168-10
Washington State11-214-14
California8-233-15
Patriot10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Colgate24-1113-5★ 🏆 15 seed
Bucknell21-1213-5★
Lehigh20-1112-6
American15-159-9
Army13-198-10
Navy12-198-10
Boston University15-187-11
Loyola (MD)11-217-11
Lafayette10-207-11
Holy Cross16-176-12
Southeastern14 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
LSU28-716-2★ 3 seed AP 12
Tennessee31-615-32 seed AP 6
Kentucky30-715-32 seed AP 7
Auburn30-1011-7🏆 5 seed AP 14
South Carolina16-1611-7
Mississippi State23-1110-85 seed
Mississippi20-1310-88 seed
Florida20-169-910 seed
Alabama18-168-10
Arkansas18-168-10
Texas A&M14-186-12
Missouri15-175-13
Georgia11-212-16
Vanderbilt9-230-18
Southern10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Wofford30-518-0★ 🏆 7 seed AP 19
NC-Greensboro29-715-3
Furman25-813-5
East Tennessee State24-1013-5
UT-Chattanooga12-207-11
Samford17-166-12
Mercer11-206-12
Citadel12-184-14
VMI11-214-14
Western Carolina7-254-14
Southland13 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Sam Houston State21-1216-2★
Abilene Christian27-714-4🏆 15 seed
Lamar20-1312-6
New Orleans19-1412-6
SE Louisiana17-1612-6
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi14-189-9
Central Arkansas14-198-10
Houston Baptist12-188-10
Stephen F. Austin14-167-11
Nicholls State14-177-11
Northwestern State11-206-12
McNeese State9-225-13
Incarnate Word6-251-17
Southwestern Athletic10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Prairie View22-1317-1★ 🏆 16 seed
Texas Southern24-1414-4
Grambling17-1710-8
Arkansas-Pine Bluff13-1910-8
Jackson State13-1910-8
Alabama State12-199-9
Alcorn State10-216-12
Southern7-256-12
Mississippi Valley State6-264-14
Alabama A&M5-274-14
Summit9 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
South Dakota State24-914-2★
NE-Omaha21-1113-3
Purdue-Fort Wayne18-159-7
North Dakota State19-169-7🏆 16 seed
South Dakota13-177-9
Oral Roberts11-217-9
North Dakota12-186-10
Western Illinois10-214-12
Denver8-223-13
Sun Belt12 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Georgia State24-1013-5★ 🏆 14 seed
Texas State24-1012-6
Georgia Southern21-1212-6
Texas-Arlington17-1612-6
LA-Lafayette19-1310-8
LA-Monroe19-169-9
Coastal Carolina17-179-9
South Alabama17-178-10
Arkansas State13-197-11
Appalachian State11-216-12
Troy12-185-13
Arkansas-Little Rock10-215-13
West Coast10 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
Gonzaga33-416-0★ 1 seed AP 4
St. Mary's22-1211-5🏆 11 seed
BYU19-1311-5
San Francisco21-109-7
Loyola Marymount22-128-8
Santa Clara16-158-8
San Diego21-157-9
Pepperdine16-186-10
Pacific14-184-12
Portland7-250-16
Western Athletic9 teams
SchoolW-LConfNote
New Mexico State30-515-1★ 🏆 12 seed
Utah Valley25-1012-4
Grand Canyon20-1410-6
Texas-Rio Grande Valley20-179-7
CSU-Bakersfield18-167-9
California Baptist16-157-9
Seattle18-156-10
UMKC11-216-10
Chicago State3-290-16

2019 Elo and upsets

The ten highest-rated teams when the season ended, and the results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of.

2019 Elo and upsetsElo

Elo, top 10

  1. 1Virginia2155
  2. 2Texas Tech2085
  3. 3Auburn2080
  4. 4Michigan State2073
  5. 5Duke2062
  6. 6North Carolina2040
  7. 7Kentucky2040
  8. 8Gonzaga2002
  9. 9Tennessee1985
  10. 10Florida State1984

Biggest upsets

Where these numbers come from

Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.

Champions, brackets, polls and standings are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college basketball database, one season at a time. A section appears only where the database holds its data: the NCAA tournament began in 1939 (earlier champions are retroactive selections), the AP poll in 1949, and game-by-game results, and so the Elo ratings and upsets, in 1950.

Elo ratings and upsets come from the site’s own men’s college basketball Elo, built from every game since 1950. An upset’s win chance is the winner’s pre-game probability from those ratings.