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
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.
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
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
–
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.
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]
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)[33]
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
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