The 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by sixth year head coach Bob Boldon, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.
They finished the season 30–6, 14–2 in MAC play to win MAC East Division. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC women's tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They received an automatic to the WNIT where defeated High Point, Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky in the first, second and third rounds before losing to Northwestern in the quarterfinals. With 30 wins, they finished with the most wins in school history.
Offseason
Coaching Staff Changes
Coaching Departures
Coaching Additions
Departures
Incoming transfers
2018 recruiting class
Preseason
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 31, 2018. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
Buffalo (4) 62
Miami (5) 61
Ohio (3) 57
Kent State 28
Bowling Green 27
Akron 17
West Division
Central Michigan (12) 72
Toledo 52
Eastern Michigan 41
Northern Illinois 38
Ball State 34
Western Michigan 15
Regular Season Champion
Central Michigan (9), Miami (2), Ohio (1)
Tournament champs
Central Michigan (8), Buffalo (3), Northern Illinois (1)