2018-19 Hawai‘i Athletics Season In Review

The 2018-19 University of Hawai'i athletics season featured success from its student-athletes and teams both on the playing field and in the classroom. The year was highlighted by seven team and nine individual postseason appearances.

Post-season appearances (Team):

The Rainbow Warrior football team qualified for the 2018 SoFi Hawaiʻi Bowl, its 12th all-time bowl appearance and second in three seasons under head coach Nick Rolovich.

The women's volleyball team earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament for their 37th overall and 26th consecutive appearance.

The Rainbow Wahine basketball team received an automatic bid into the Women's National Invitation Tournament after finishing as the Big West runner-up in the conference tournament.

The beach volleyball team became one of just five teams to appear in all four NCAA tournaments.

The coed sailing team advanced to its sixth ICSA Coed National Championships in the last seven years. It was UH's 18th all-time bid into the national championship.

The women's water polo team earned the Big West's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament after winning the BWC Tournament. It marked the program's sixth NCAA Tournament appearance and first since 2015.

The men's volleyball team earned the Big West's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament after capturing the 2019 BWC title. It was the Rainbow Warriors sixth NCAA Tournament appearance, and third in the last five years.

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