2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

The 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November 2019 and concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament was scheduled to end at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 5, 2020, but was ultimately canceled. All other postseason tournaments were canceled as well. It was the first cancellation in the history of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. Practices officially began in late September 2019.

Season headlines

  • June 18 – The ASUN Conference officially announced that Bellarmine University, currently a member of the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference, would move to Division I and join the ASUN effective with the 2020–21 school year.[1]
  • June 20 – The Summit League announced that the University of Missouri–Kansas City would return to the conference on July 1, 2020 after seven years in the Western Athletic Conference.[2]
  • June 21 – The Boston-area sports news website Digital Sports Desk reported that the University of Connecticut (UConn) was expected to announce by the end of the month that it would leave the American Athletic Conference to rejoin many of its former conference mates in the Big East Conference in 2020.[3] The story was picked up by multiple national media outlets the next day.[4][5]
  • June 27 – The Big East and UConn jointly announced that the school would join the Big East; though the official announcements did not specify a time, it was expected that the Huskies would become members in 2020.[6]
  • July 26 – Multiple media reports indicated that UConn and The American had reached a buyout agreement that will lead to UConn joining the Big East in July 2020. The exit fee was reportedly $17 million.[7]
  • August 5 – The Horizon League announced that Purdue University Fort Wayne would leave the Summit League to join the Horizon League in July 2020.[8]
  • September 30
    • California governor Gavin Newsom signed the Fair Pay to Play Act into law, which upon taking effect in 2023 will prohibit public colleges and universities in the state from punishing their athletes for earning endorsement income. The bill places the state in direct conflict with the NCAA's current business model, which prohibits college athletes from receiving such income. At the time the bill was signed, several other states were proposing similar laws.[9]
    • Officials at Tarleton State University, current members of the Division II Lone Star Conference, announced that the school had accepted an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference. Full details, including the joining date, were expected to be revealed in the following days, but were delayed by more than a month.[10]
  • October 4 – Officials at the University of St. Thomas, a Minnesota school that will be expelled from its longtime athletic home of the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) in 2021, announced that the school had received an invitation to join the Summit League upon its MIAC departure. In order for St. Thomas to directly transition to the Summit, it must receive a waiver of an NCAA rule stating that Division III schools can only transition to Division II.[11]
  • October 29 – The NCAA board of governors voted unanimously to begin the process of changing institutional rules so that college athletes can profit from their names, images, and likenesses, while still maintaining a distinction between college and professional sports. The proposal calls for each of the three NCAA divisions to draft new rules consistent with this mandate, with a target date of January 2021.[12]
  • October 31 – The Associated Press preseason All-American team was released. Baylor center Lauren Cox and Oregon guard Sabrina Ionescu were unanimous selections (28 votes). Joining them on the team were Texas A&M guard Chennedy Carter (22 votes), Miami (FL) forward Beatrice Mompremier (20), and Maryland giard Kaila Charles (18). All were seniors except for Carter, a junior.[13]
  • November 5 – The first day of the regular season saw three players record triple-doubles, the most for a single day of play in NCAA history.[14]
    • Aliyah Boston of South Carolina had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 blocks in the Gamecocks' 103–43 rout of Alabama State. She became the first player ever to record a triple-double in her first career game.
    • Denia Davis-Stewart of Merrimack had 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 blocks in the Warriors' first game in NCAA Division I, a 79–64 win over UMass.
    • Chelsea Olson of Youngstown State had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists in the Penguins' 87–59 win over Canisius.
  • November 9 – Preseason #1 Oregon defeated the US national team 93–86 in an exhibition, led by Ionescu's 30 points. This marked the first time that Team USA had lost to college competition since a 1999 loss to Tennessee.[15]
  • November 12 – The Western Athletic Conference officially announced Tarleton State's entry into the league effective July 1, 2020.[16]
  • November 16 – Ionescu became the first NCAA player, regardless of division or sex, to record a triple-double in four different seasons.[17] She had 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists in the Ducks' 99–63 win over Texas Southern, extending her record for career triple-doubles to 19.[18]
  • November 21 – Kamiyah Street, the starting point guard for Kennesaw State, was arrested and charged with murder in the July 16, 2019 shooting death of a man whose body was found in the parking deck of an Atlanta apartment complex. Street was immediately suspended once KSU was notified of the charge.[19]
  • November 25 – Sierra'Li Wade, a freshman guard for Arkansas–Pine Bluff who had yet to make her debut for the team, was killed in a shooting in her hometown of Lake Village, Arkansas.[20]
  • November 30 – The Atlantis Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas announced that the Battle 4 Atlantis, a prominent early-season Division I men's tournament held at the resort, would add a women's tournament starting next season. The women's tournament will feature eight teams (the same number as the men's version), and will be held immediately before the men's tournament.[21]
  • February 7 – The Big South Conference officially announced that North Carolina A&T State University would leave its longtime home of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for the Big South effective with the 2021–22 school year.[22]
  • February 18 – The NCAA announced that it was considering a proposal that would allow student-athletes in all sports a one-time waiver to transfer to a new school without having to sit out a season. This would place all NCAA sports under the same transfer rules; currently, first-time transfers are only required to sit out a season in baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, and men's ice hockey. The existing criteria for the waiver would be extended to these five sports—namely, a player must receive a transfer release from his or her previous school, leave that school academically eligible, maintain academic progress at the new school, and not be under any disciplinary suspension.[23]
  • Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic:

Milestones and records

The following players reached the 2,000-point milestone during the season—Sabrina Ionescu[29] and Ruthy Hebard,[30] both of Oregon.

Ionescu and Hebard both reached the 1,000-rebound milestone during the season. Hebard reached this milestone in the same game in which Ionescu surpassed the 2,000-point mark.[29] Ionescu reached the mark in Oregon's 74–66 win over Stanford on February 24, 2020, reaching two additional milestones during this game. She recorded her eighth triple-double of the season, tying her own record from last season for the most in a single season in NCAA history for either men or women. Ionescu also became the first player in NCAA basketball history with 2,000 points, 1,000 assists, and 1,000 rebounds in a career. She had previously joined Courtney Vandersloot of Gonzaga (2007–11) as the only Division I players with 2,000 points and 1,000 assists.[31][32]

On December 18, Baylor guard Juicy Landrum set a new Division I women's record with 14 three-pointers in the Lady Bears' 111–43 rout of Arkansas State.[33] This was more three-pointers than the Lady Bears had previously recorded as a team in a single game.[14]

Four days later, Brittany Brewer of Texas Tech tied the Division I record for blocks in a game, recording 16 as part of a triple-double in the Lady Raiders' 83–38 rout of Louisiana–Monroe.[34] Coincidentally, the previous record-holder, former TCU player Sandora Irvin, also reached that mark as part of a triple-double.[14]

Conference membership changes

Two schools joined new conferences for the 2019–20 season. Both moved between Division I and Division II, with one joining Division I and the other leaving Division I.

School Former Conference New Conference
Merrimack Northeast-10 Conference (D-II) Northeast Conference
Savannah State Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (D-II)

In addition, two existing Division I teams assumed new athletic identities.

After the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University (LIU) merged the athletic programs of its two main campuses—the Division I LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II LIU Post Pioneers—into a single program that now plays as the LIU Sharks.[35] The Sharks inherited the Division I and Northeast Conference memberships of the Brooklyn campus, with some sports to be based in Brooklyn and others at the Post campus in Brookville, New York. Specific to basketball, LIU announced that the unified men's and women's teams in that sport would be based in Brooklyn.

On July 1, 2019, the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) announced that its athletic program, formerly known as the UMKC Kangaroos, would officially become the Kansas City Roos, with "Roos" having long been used as a short form of the former "Kangaroos" nickname.[36]

Arenas

New arenas

Arenas closing

  • James Madison played its final season at the JMU Convocation Center, home to the Dukes since 1982. The final game at the arena on February 29 was a women's game in which the Dukes defeated Delaware 69–64. JMU opened Atlantic Union Bank Center for the 2020–21 season.[37]
  • This was Liberty's final season playing games full-time at the Vines Center, home to the Flames since 1990. The school opened the adjoining Liberty Arena, with less than half of the capacity at Vines Center, for the 2020–21 season. The Vines Center will continue to be used for games in which attendance is expected to exceed 4,000.[38]
  • This was intended to be High Point's final season at the Millis Athletic Convocation Center, home to the Panthers since 1992. They planned to open the new Nido Quebin Arena and Conference Center for the 2020–21 season.[39] However, construction delays brought on by COVID-19 led High Point to delay the new arena's opening until 2021–22.[40]

Temporary arenas

  • Immediately after the 2018–19 season, Duquesne began an extensive renovation of the on-campus Palumbo Center. When the venue reopens, expected for the 2020–21 school year, it will be renamed UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse, via a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the family foundation of late Duquesne star Chuck Cooper, the first African American selected in an NBA draft. At the time of announcement, the final capacity of the renovated venue had not been determined, but Duquesne's athletic director expected it to have about the same capacity as the pre-renovation Palumbo Center (4,390). Duquesne's temporary home venue had also not yet been announced, but it was expected that PPG Paints Arena would be used for at least some men's home games.[41][42] Duquesne revealed its plans for the 2019–20 women's season in two phases, announcing its non-conference schedule on September 5, 2019[43] and its conference schedule on September 30.[44] The following four venues will be used:
    • PPG Paints Arena will host two games. The first is the season opener; it will be the second leg of a doubleheader with the men's team. The second will be the opening leg of a doubleheader with the men.
    • One game will be at Donahue Pavilion on the campus of Oakland Catholic High School in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.
    • The bulk of the women's schedule, nine games in all, will be at the Kerr Fitness Center on the campus of La Roche University in the northern suburb of McCandless.
    • The season finale will be at Robert Morris' new UPMC Events Center.

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

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

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Oregon (25)
2 Baylor (3)
3 Stanford
4 Maryland
5 UConn
6 Texas A&M
7 Oregon State
8 South Carolina
9 Louisville
10 Mississippi State
11 UCLA
12 Florida State
13 Kentucky
14 NC State
15 Texas
16 Notre Dame
17 Michigan State
18 DePaul
Miami (FL)
20 Arizona State
21 Syracuse
22 Arkansas
23 Minnesota
24 Indiana
25 Michigan
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Oregon (24)
2 Baylor (8)
3 Stanford
4 UConn
5 Maryland
6 Oregon State
7 Texas A&M
8 Mississippi State
9 Louisville
10 South Carolina
11 UCLA
12 NC State
13 Florida State
14 Notre Dame
15 Texas
16 Kentucky
17 Syracuse
18 Arizona State
19 Miami (FL)
20 DePaul
21 Michigan State
22 Arkansas
23 Gonzaga
24 Michigan
Iowa State

Regular season

Early season tournaments

NameDatesLocationNo. teamsChampion
Preseason WNIT November 8–17 Campus Sites 16 Oregon State
Cancún Challenge November 28–30 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort
(Cancún, MX)
10 Florida Gulf Coast
Junkanoo Jam November 28–30 Gateway Christian Academy
(Bimini, Bahamas)
10 LSU
Greater Victoria Invitational November 28–30 University of Victoria
(Saanich, British Columbia)
8 Stanford
Paradise Jam Tournament November 28–30 Sports and Fitness Center
(Saint Thomas, VI)
8 Louisville (Island Division)
Indiana/South Carolina (Reef Division)
Daytona Beach Invitational November 29–30 Ocean Center
(Daytona Beach, FL)
10 Georgia
Maryland
Gulf Coast Showcase November 29–December 1 Hertz Arena
(Estero, FL)
8 Gonzaga
West Palm Beach Invitational December 19–21 Student Life Center
(West Palm Beach, FL)
10 Wake Forest
Duel in the Desert December 19–21 Cox Pavilion
(Las Vegas, NV)
4 Mississippi State

Upsets

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I Women'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).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/Event
Missouri State77–69#23 MinnesotaNovember 5, 2019
South Florida64–57#15 TexasNovember 8, 2019
Tennessee74–63#15 Notre DameNovember 11, 2019
Minnesota80–66#19 Arizona StateNovember 17, 2019
Arizona83–58#22 TexasNovember 17, 2019
Notre Dame76–72#21 MichiganNovember 23, 2019
California84–80#20 ArkansasNovember 24, 2019
South Dakota State61–50#21 South FloridaNovember 28, 2019Cancún Challenge
Creighton82–75#23 West VirginiaNovember 28, 2019Cancún Challenge
Florida Gulf Coast81–77#21 South FloridaNovember 29, 2019Cancún Challenge
LSU58–56#15 Michigan StateNovember 29, 2019Junkanoo Jam
Notre Dame67–51#21 South FloridaNovember 30, 2019Cancún Challenge
#8 Louisville72–62#1 OregonNovember 30, 2019Paradise Jam
Green Bay79–73OT#18 SyracuseNovember 30, 2019Greater Victoria Invitational
Ohio State67–60#2 LouisvilleDecember 5, 2019ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge
Oklahoma90–68#25 LSUDecember 7, 2019Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
West Virginia71–65#10 Mississippi StateDecember 8, 2019Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
Texas66–60#17 TennesseeDecember 8, 2019Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge
Syracuse77–63#19 Michigan StateDecember 20, 2019Florida Sunshine Classic
Texas69–64#1 StanfordDecember 22, 2019
Ohio State66–63#24 MinnesotaDecember 31, 2019
Northwestern81–58#12 MarylandDecember 31, 2019
Syracuse90–89OT#8 Florida StateJanuary 2, 2020
Georgia Tech61–54#23 MiamiJanuary 2, 2020
TCU65–63#25 TexasJanuary 3, 2020
Nebraska72–58#24 MinnesotaJanuary 4, 2020
#6 Baylor74–58#1 UConnJanuary 9, 2020
Ohio State78–69#24 MichiganJanuary 9, 2020
North Carolina66–60#9 NC StateJanuary 9, 2020Rivalry
Georgia Tech67–52#11 Florida StateJanuary 9, 2020
Iowa66–61#17 MarylandJanuary 9, 2020
LSU57–54#10 Texas A&MJanuary 9, 2020
Arizona State72–66#2 OregonJanuary 10, 2020
Arizona State55–47#3 Oregon StateJanuary 12, 2020
Iowa91–852OT#12 IndianaJanuary 12, 2020
Oklahoma73–49#17 West VirginiaJanuary 15, 2019
Northwestern71–69OT#15 IndianaJanuary 16, 2020
Southern Illinois70–68#19 Missouri StateJanuary 17, 2020
USC70–682OT#7 UCLAJanuary 17, 2020Rivalry
LSU65–59#11 KentuckyJanuary 19, 2020
Oklahoma State57–55#25 West VirginiaJanuary 22, 2020
Georgia64–55#21 ArkansasJanuary 23, 2020
TCU73–60#25 West VirginiaJanuary 26, 2020
Boston College65–56#14 Florida StateJanuary 30, 2020
Creighton63–61#11 DePaulJanuary 31, 2020
Michigan78–63#18 IowaFebruary 2, 2020
Florida70–62#13 KentuckyFebruary 2, 2020
LSU59–58#15 Texas A&MFebruary 2, 2020
Saint Mary's70–60#11 GonzagaFebruary 8, 2020
Syracuse59–51#5 LouisvilleFebruary 9, 2020
LSU75–65#25 TennesseeFebruary 13, 2020
USC72–66#11 Oregon StateFebruary 14, 2020
Duke66–64#14 Florida StateFebruary 16, 2020
Georgia Tech65–61#4 NC StateFebruary 16, 2020
Ohio State80–76#20 IndianaFebruary 16, 2020
Villanova76–58#12 DePaulFebruary 23, 2020
Alabama66–64#9 Mississippi StateFebruary 23, 2020
Colorado50–38#11 ArizonaFebruary 23, 2020
Washington74–68#8 UCLAFebruary 23, 2020
Utah75–71#21 Arizona StateFebruary 23, 2020
Florida83–80#22 ArkansasFebruary 23, 2020
Georgia Tech65–62#17 Florida StateFebruary 23, 2020
Duke70–65#8 NC StateFebruary 24, 2020Play4Kay
Texas77–67#25 TCUFebruary 26, 2020
Alabama76–63#12 Texas A&MFebruary 27, 2020
Illinois State78–66#21 Missouri StateFebruary 27, 2020
Rutgers78–74OT#18 IowaMarch 1, 2020
Texas Tech87–83#25 TCUMarch 1, 2020
Marquette90–83#16 DePaulMarch 1, 2020
Vanderbilt70–64#15 KentuckyMarch 1, 2020
California55–54#13 ArizonaMarch 1, 2020
Notre Dame70–67#19 Florida StateMarch 1, 2020
California71–67#24 Arizona StateMarch 5, 2020Pac-12 Tournament
Michigan67–59#11 NorthwesternMarch 7, 2020Big Ten Tournament
Ohio State87–66#19 IowaMarch 7, 2020Big Ten Tournament
Iowa State57–56#2 BaylorMarch 8, 2020
Portland70–69#11 GonzagaMarch 9, 2020WCC Tournament

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 automatic invitations to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

Conference Regular
season first place
Conference
Player of the Year
Conference
Coach of the Year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Stony Brook Kai Moon, Binghamton[45] Caroline McCombs, Stony Brook[45] 2020 America East Women's Basketball Tournament Campus sites Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
American Athletic Conference UConn Megan Walker, UConn[46] Geno Auriemma, UConn[46] 2020 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, CT)
UConn
Atlantic 10 Conference Dayton Bre Cavanaugh, Fordham[47] Shauna Green, Dayton[47] 2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament First round: Campus sites
Remainder: UD Arena
(Dayton, OH)
Dayton
Atlantic Coast Conference Louisville Dana Evans, Louisville[48] Joanna Bernabei-McNamee, Boston College[48] 2020 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, NC)
NC State
Atlantic Sun Conference Florida Gulf Coast Keri Jewett-Giles, Florida Gulf Coast[49] Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast[49] 2020 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament Campus sites Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Big 12 Conference Baylor Lauren Cox, Baylor[50] Kim Mulkey, Baylor[50] 2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Municipal Auditorium
(Kansas City, MO)
Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Big East Conference DePaul Jaylyn Agnew, Creighton[51] Megan Duffy, Marquette[51] 2020 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament Wintrust Arena
(Chicago, IL)
DePaul
Big Sky Conference Montana State Fallyn Freije, Montana State[52] Tricia Binford, Montana State[53] 2020 Big Sky Conference Women's Basketball Tournament CenturyLink Arena
(Boise, ID)
Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Big South Conference Campbell Camryn Brown, High Point[54] Ronny Fisher, Campbell[54] 2020 Big South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament First round: Campus sites
Quarterfinals/semifinals: #1 seed
Final: Top surviving seed
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Big Ten Conference Maryland[lower-alpha 1] and Northwestern Kathleen Doyle, Iowa[55] Joe McKeown, Northwestern[55] 2020 Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Bankers Life Fieldhouse
(Indianapolis, IN)
Maryland
Big West Conference UC Davis Raina Perez, Cal State Fullerton[56] Jennifer Gross, UC Davis[56] 2020 Big West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament First round and quarterfinals: Walter Pyramid
(Long Beach, CA)
Semifinals and final: Honda Center
(Anaheim, CA)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Colonial Athletic Association Drexel[lower-alpha 1] and James Madison Kamiah Smalls, James Madison[57] Denise Dillon, Drexel &
Ed Swanson, William & Mary[57]
2020 CAA Women's Basketball Tournament Schar Center
(Elon, NC)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Conference USA Rice Erica Ogwumike, Rice[58] Nikki McCray, Old Dominion[58] 2020 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament Ford Center
(Frisco, TX)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Horizon League IUPUI Macee Williams, IUPUI[59] Austin Parkinson, IUPUI[59] 2020 Horizon League Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(Indianapolis, IN)
IUPUI
Ivy League Princeton Bella Alarie, Princeton[60] Carla Berube, Princeton[60] 2020 Ivy League Women's Basketball Tournament Lavietes Pavilion
(Boston, MA)
Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic[61]
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Marist and Rider[lower-alpha 1] Stella Johnson, Rider[62] Lynn Milligan, Rider[63] 2020 MAAC Women's Basketball Tournament Boardwalk Hall
(Atlantic City, NJ)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Mid-American Conference Kent State (East)
Central Michigan (West)
Micaela Kelly, Central Michigan[64] Heather Oesterle, Central Michigan[64] 2020 Mid-American Conference Women's Basketball Tournament First round: Campus sites
Remainder: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
(Cleveland, OH)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Bethune–Cookman Chanette Hicks, Norfolk State[65] Ed Davis, Morgan State[65] 2020 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Norfolk Scope
(Norfolk, VA)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Missouri Valley Conference Missouri State Becca Hittner, Drake[66] Amaka Agugua-Hamilton, Missouri State[66] 2020 Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament TaxSlayer Center
(Moline, IL)
Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Mountain West Conference Fresno State Maddi Utti, Fresno State[67] Jaime White, Fresno State[67] 2020 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Thomas & Mack Center
(Paradise, NV)
Boise State
Northeast Conference Robert Morris Denia Davis-Stewart, Merrimack[68] Charlie Buscaglia, Robert Morris[68] 2020 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Campus sites Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Ohio Valley Conference Belmont[lower-alpha 1] and UT Martin Chelsey Perry, UT Martin[69] Rekha Patterson, Southeast Missouri State[69] 2020 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Ford Center
(Evansville, IN)
Southeast Missouri State
Pac-12 Conference Oregon Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon[70][71] Kelly Graves, Oregon[70][71] 2020 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Mandalay Bay Events Center
(Paradise, NV)
Oregon
Patriot League Bucknell Ellie Mack, Bucknell[72] Trevor Woodruff, Bucknell[72] 2020 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament Campus sites Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Southeastern Conference South Carolina Rhyne Howard, Kentucky[73] Dawn Staley, South Carolina[73] 2020 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament Bon Secours Wellness Arena
(Greenville, SC)
South Carolina
Southern Conference Chattanooga, Samford[lower-alpha 1] and UNC Greensboro Nadine Soliman, UNC Greensboro[74] Trina Patterson, UNC Greensboro (coaches & media)
Carley Kuhns, Samford (media)[74]
2020 Southern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Harrah's Cherokee Center
(Asheville, NC)
Samford
Southland Conference Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Breanna Wright, Abilene Christian[75] Royce Chadwick, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi[75] 2020 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Leonard E. Merrell Center
(Katy, TX)
Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State Ciane Cryor, Texas Southern[76] Tomekia Reed, Jackson State[76] 2020 SWAC Women's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Bartow Arena
(Birmingham, AL)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
Summit League South Dakota Ciara Duffy, South Dakota[77] Dawn Plitzuweit, South Dakota[77] 2020 Summit League Women's Basketball Tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center
(Sioux Falls, SD)
South Dakota
Sun Belt Conference Coastal Carolina DJ Williams, Coastal Carolina[78] Jaida Williams, Coastal Carolina[78] 2020 Sun Belt Conference Women's Basketball Tournament First three rounds: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Smoothie King Center
(New Orleans, LA)
Tournament canceled in progress due to coronavirus pandemic
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Jill Townsend, Gonzaga[79] Cindy Fisher, San Diego[79] 2020 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, NV)
Portland
Western Athletic Conference Kansas City Ericka Mattingly, Kansas City[80] Jacie Hoyt, Kansas City[80] 2020 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament Tournament canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
  1. Top seed in conference tournament.

Statistical leaders

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Stella JohnsonRider24.8Ila LaneUC Santa Barbara13.0Sabrina IonescuOregon9.1Stephanie KarczLoyola (MD)5.17
Rhyne HowardKentucky23.4Natalie KucowskiLafayette12.8Jayde ChristopherBoise State8.2Chanette HicksNorfolk State4.89
Chelsey PerryUT Martin23.1Natasha MackOklahoma State12.5Lauren SaikiUC Irvine6.9Lashonda MonkEast Carolina4.17
Dyaisha FairBuffalo22.0Ellie HarmeyerBelmont12.3Tra'dayja SmithLongwood6.5Ciani CryorTexas Southern3.83
Micaela KellyCentral Michigan21.5Rodjanae WadeUNLV11.8Taja ColeVirginia Tech6.5Cierra HooksOhio3.66
Blocked shots per game
Field goal percentage
Three-point field goal percentage
Free throw percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Sara HamsonBYU4.72Ruthy HebardOregon.685Madisen ParkerBowling Green.480Jaylyn AgnewCreighton.950
Brittany BrewerTexas Tech4.38Monika CzinanoIowa.679Abi ScheidNorthwestern.477Ayzhiana BasalloSan Jose State.925
Natasha MackOklahoma State3.56Dariauna LewisAlabama A&M.652Chloe WaninkWofford.474Eva HodgsonWilliam & Mary.912
Kate CainNebraska3.37Sara RhineDrake.650Brynna MaxwellUtah.472Brandi BispingMilwaukee.908
Nancy MulkeyRice3.21Anisha GeorgeNorth Texas.646Kelly CampbellDePaul.460Alexa WillardMissouri State.906

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

Conference standings

2019–20 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stony Brook142 .875  263  .897
Maine124 .750  1614  .533
UMass Lowell115 .688  1514  .517
Binghamton106 .625  218  .724
New Hampshire79 .438  1018  .357
Vermont610 .375  1217  .414
UMBC610 .375  1017  .370
Albany511 .313  920  .310
Hartford115 .063  128  .034
2020 America East Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 UConn160 1.000  263  .897
Cincinnati115 .688  209  .690
UCF115 .688  199  .679
South Florida106 .625  1812  .600
Tulane88 .500  1316  .448
Temple79 .438  1514  .517
Wichita State79 .438  1514  .517
SMU79 .438  1315  .464
East Carolina610 .375  920  .310
Houston511 .313  1218  .400
Memphis412 .250  1316  .448
Tulsa412 .250  920  .310
2020 AAC Tournament winner
As of March 4, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Dayton151 .938  258  .758
VCU133 .813  2012  .625
Fordham115 .688  2110  .677
Duquesne97 .563  2011  .645
Massachusetts97 .563  2011  .645
Saint Louis97 .563  1913  .594
Davidson88 .500  1615  .516
George Washington88 .500  1416  .467
Richmond79 .438  1517  .469
La Salle79 .438  1317  .433
Rhode Island610 .375  1316  .448
St. Bonaventure412 .250  723  .233
Saint Joseph's313 .188  920  .310
George Mason313 .188  921  .300
2020 A10 Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Louisville162 .889  284  .875
No. 8 NC State†144 .778  284  .875
Duke126 .667  1812  .600
No. 18 Florida State117 .611  248  .750
Virginia Tech117 .611  219  .700
Boston College117 .611  2012  .625
Georgia Tech108 .556  2011  .645
Syracuse99 .500  1615  .516
Virginia810 .444  1317  .433
Notre Dame810 .444  1318  .419
Miami (FL)711 .389  1515  .500
North Carolina711 .389  1614  .533
Wake Forest711 .389  1616  .500
Clemson315 .167  823  .258
Pittsburgh117 .056  526  .161
2020 ACC Tournament winner
As of March 5, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Florida Gulf Coast151 .938  283  .903
North Alabama*115 .688  208  .714
Liberty115 .688  1811  .621
Jacksonville106 .625  1811  .621
North Florida88 .500  1514  .517
Kennesaw State610 .375  1315  .464
Stetson610 .375  1217  .414
Lipscomb412 .250  722  .241
NJIT115 .063  425  .138
* ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
2020 ASUN Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 15 DePaul153 .833  285  .848
Marquette135 .722  248  .750
Butler117 .611  1911  .633
Creighton117 .611  1911  .633
Seton Hall117 .611  1912  .613
St. John's117 .611  1912  .613
Villanova117 .611  1813  .581
Providence315 .167  1319  .406
Georgetown216 .111  525  .167
Xavier216 .111  327  .100
2020 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 1, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana State171 .944  216  .778
Idaho135 .722  189  .667
Idaho State126 .667  1611  .593
Northern Arizona127 .632  1513  .536
Montana117 .611  1611  .593
Southern Utah108 .556  1611  .593
Northern Colorado810 .444  1215  .444
Portland State711 .389  1315  .464
Sacramento State613 .316  820  .286
Eastern Washington315 .167  423  .148
Weber State117 .056  324  .111
2020 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Campbell164 .800  218  .724
Radford155 .750  1712  .586
Hampton146 .700  1811  .621
High Point146 .700  1613  .552
Gardner-Webb137 .650  1811  .621
UNC Asheville911 .450  1514  .517
Longwood812 .400  1217  .414
Winthrop812 .400  1118  .379
Presbyterian713 .350  1118  .379
USC Upstate416 .200  920  .310
Charleston Southern218 .100  425  .138
2020 Big South Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Maryland†162 .889  284  .875
No. 12 Northwestern162 .889  264  .867
No. 21 Iowa144 .778  237  .767
No. 20 Indiana135 .722  248  .750
Rutgers117 .611  229  .710
Ohio State117 .611  2112  .636
Michigan108 .556  2111  .656
Michigan State99 .500  1614  .533
Purdue810 .444  1814  .563
Nebraska711 .389  1713  .567
Minnesota513 .278  1615  .516
Wisconsin315 .167  1219  .387
Illinois216 .111  1119  .367
Penn State117 .056  723  .233
2020 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Baylor171 .944  282  .933
TCU135 .722  227  .759
Texas117 .611  1911  .633
Iowa State108 .556  1811  .621
Kansas State108 .556  1613  .552
Texas Tech711 .389  1811  .621
West Virginia711 .389  1712  .586
Oklahoma State612 .333  1515  .500
Oklahoma513 .278  1218  .400
Kansas414 .222  1514  .517
2020 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll [81]
2019–20 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis113 .786  1611  .593
Cal State Fullerton86 .571  1611  .593
Hawaii86 .571  1413  .519
UC Santa Barbara87 .533  1315  .464
UC Irvine77 .500  1117  .393
Long Beach State68 .429  1116  .407
Cal State Northridge68 .429  1117  .393
Cal Poly69 .400  917  .346
UC Riverside410 .286  820  .286
2020 Big West Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Drexel162 .889  237  .767
James Madison162 .889  254  .862
William & Mary126 .667  218  .724
Towson99 .500  1415  .483
Northeastern99 .500  1316  .448
Elon810 .444  1217  .414
Delaware810 .444  1416  .467
Charleston612 .333  1317  .433
UNC Wilmington612 .333  1020  .333
Hofstra018 .000  327  .100
2020 CAA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rice162 .889  218  .724
Old Dominion144 .778  246  .800
Western Kentucky144 .778  227  .759
Middle Tennessee135 .722  219  .700
UAB126 .667  2010  .667
Charlotte117 .611  209  .690
UTEP810 .444  1514  .517
Southern Miss711 .389  1514  .517
Florida Atlantic711 .389  1316  .448
Marshall711 .389  1217  .414
Louisiana Tech612 .333  1415  .483
North Texas612 .333  1218  .400
FIU315 .167  623  .207
UTSA216 .111  623  .207
2020 C-USA Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
IUPUI153 .833  238  .742
Wright State135 .722  1912  .613
Green Bay135 .722  1913  .594
Northern Kentucky126 .667  2012  .625
Milwaukee117 .611  1516  .484
Cleveland State99 .500  2111  .656
Youngstown State612 .333  1317  .433
Oakland612 .333  1119  .367
Detroit Mercy315 .167  327  .100
UIC216 .111  327  .100
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Princeton140 1.000  261  .963
Penn104 .714  207  .741
Yale95 .643  188  .692
Columbia86 .571  1710  .630
Harvard68 .429  1512  .556
Dartmouth410 .286  1017  .370
Cornell311 .214  1016  .385
Brown212 .143  819  .296
2020 Ivy League Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021

Ivy League Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic; Rankings from AP Poll

2019–20 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Marist182 .900  254  .862
Rider182 .900  254  .862
Fairfield128 .600  1514  .517
Manhattan128 .600  1514  .517
Quinnipiac128 .600  1514  .517
Siena812 .400  1019  .345
Iona812 .400  920  .310
Niagara713 .350  920  .310
Saint Peter's614 .300  920  .310
Monmouth515 .250  821  .276
Canisius416 .200  524  .172
2020 MAAC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State106 .625  1710  .630
Ohio106 .625  1710  .630
Buffalo79 .438  1611  .593
Akron79 .438  1413  .519
Miami (OH)412 .250  1117  .393
Bowling Green214 .125  919  .321
West
Central Michigan151 .938  225  .815
Ball State124 .750  208  .714
Western Michigan97 .563  1611  .593
Eastern Michigan97 .563  1413  .519
Toledo610 .375  1116  .407
Northern Illinois511 .313  918  .333
2020 MAC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bethune–Cookman151 .938  225  .815
Norfolk State124 .750  1811  .621
Morgan State124 .750  1613  .552
North Carolina A&T115 .688  199  .679
North Carolina Central97 .563  1217  .414
Delaware State88 .500  1217  .414
Howard79 .438  1614  .533
Maryland–Eastern Shore511 .313  921  .300
Florida A&M412 .250  621  .222
Coppin State313 .188  325  .107
South Carolina State214 .125  327  .100
2020 MEAC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 23 Missouri State162 .889  264  .867
Drake144 .778  228  .733
Bradley135 .722  227  .759
Illinois State117 .611  1910  .655
Northern Iowa108 .556  1811  .621
Valparaiso99 .500  1712  .586
Southern Illinois810 .444  1613  .552
Loyola612 .333  1514  .517
Indiana State315 .167  525  .167
Evansville018 .000  326  .103
2020 MVC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fresno State162 .889  246  .800
Boise State135 .722  229  .710
Wyoming126 .667  1611  .593
San Jose State126 .667  1911  .633
San Diego State99 .500  1417  .452
UNLV99 .500  1317  .433
Nevada711 .389  1516  .484
Air Force711 .389  1021  .323
New Mexico612 .333  1517  .469
Colorado State612 .333  1218  .400
Utah State216 .111  822  .267
2020 MW Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Robert Morris171 .944  227  .759
Mount St. Mary's144 .778  1911  .633
Merrimack*135 .722  209  .690
Fairleigh Dickinson99 .500  1217  .414
Sacred Heart99 .500  1217  .414
Saint Francis (PA)99 .500  1118  .379
Wagner711 .389  1118  .379
Bryant711 .389  920  .310
LIU711 .389  821  .276
St. Francis Brooklyn414 .222  821  .276
Central Connecticut315 .167  425  .138
*Ineligible for NEC championship (reclassification from Division II)
2020 NEC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont162 .889  218  .724
UT Martin162 .889  209  .690
Southeast Missouri State144 .778  227  .759
Eastern Illinois126 .667  1811  .621
Tennessee Tech108 .556  1712  .586
Jacksonville State108 .556  1415  .483
Austin Peay99 .500  1811  .621
Murray State711 .389  1415  .483
Morehead State612 .333  1020  .333
Eastern Kentucky513 .278  1118  .379
Tennessee State216 .111  424  .143
SIU Edwardsville117 .056  326  .103
2020 OVC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Oregon†171 .944  312  .939
No. 10 UCLA144 .778  265  .839
No. 7 Stanford144 .778  276  .818
No. 13 Arizona126 .667  247  .774
No. 14 Oregon State108 .556  239  .719
No. 25 Arizona State108 .556  2011  .645
USC810 .444  1714  .548
Utah612 .333  1417  .452
Colorado513 .278  1614  .533
Washington513 .278  1317  .433
Washington State414 .222  1120  .355
California315 .167  1219  .387
2020 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Bucknell152 .882  226  .786
Colgate116 .647  199  .679
Boston University116 .647  1612  .571
Lafayette116 .647  1512  .556
Holy Cross107 .588  1711  .607
Lehigh88 .500  1611  .593
American710 .412  1116  .407
Loyola (MD)511 .313  819  .296
Army413 .235  820  .286
Navy215 .118  721  .250
2020 Patriot League Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 South Carolina160 1.000  321  .970
No. 9 Mississippi State133 .813  276  .818
No. 24 Arkansas106 .625  248  .750
No. 16 Kentucky106 .625  228  .733
No. 19 Texas A&M106 .625  228  .733
Tennessee106 .625  2110  .677
LSU97 .563  2010  .667
Alabama88 .500  1812  .600
Georgia79 .438  1714  .548
Florida610 .375  1515  .500
Missouri511 .313  922  .290
Vanderbilt412 .250  1416  .467
Auburn412 .250  1118  .379
Ole Miss016 .000  723  .233
2020 SEC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Greensboro104 .714  218  .724
Samford†104 .714  1514  .517
Chattanooga104 .714  1117  .393
Furman86 .571  1211  .522
Wofford86 .571  1514  .517
East Tennessee State410 .286  920  .310
Mercer410 .286  722  .241
Western Carolina212 .143  524  .172
2020 SoCon Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas A&M-CC173 .850  237  .767
Abilene Christian164 .800  245  .828
Stephen F. Austin164 .800  236  .793
Sam Houston State146 .700  1910  .655
New Orleans137 .650  1712  .586
Incarnate Word1010 .500  1415  .483
Nicholls1010 .500  1316  .448
Central Arkansas911 .450  1316  .448
Southeastern Louisiana911 .450  1217  .414
Lamar614 .300  1019  .345
Houston Baptist416 .200  821  .276
Northwestern State416 .200  722  .241
McNeese State218 .100  524  .172
2020 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 7, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Jackson State151 .938  179  .654
Texas Southern133 .813  189  .667
Southern115 .688  1314  .481
Alabama A&M106 .625  1413  .519
Prairie View A&M97 .563  1216  .429
Alcorn State88 .500  1216  .429
Alabama State69 .400  917  .346
Arkansas-Pine Bluff512 .294  621  .222
Grambling State313 .188  423  .148
Mississippi Valley State116 .059  226  .071
2020 SWAC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 South Dakota160 1.000  282  .933
South Dakota State133 .813  229  .710
Denver97 .563  1515  .500
Western Illinois97 .563  1515  .500
Oral Roberts97 .563  1515  .500
North Dakota State79 .438  1118  .379
North Dakota610 .375  1515  .500
Omaha214 .125  723  .233
Purdue Fort Wayne115 .063  524  .172
2020 Summit League Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Troy*162 .889  254  .862
Coastal Carolina153 .833  254  .862
UT Arlington144 .778  2111  .656
Louisiana108 .556  1912  .613
South Alabama99 .500  1616  .500
Little Rock99 .500  1219  .387
Arkansas State810 .444  1218  .400
Appalachian State810 .444  1119  .367
Georgia Southern711 .389  1019  .345
Texas State612 .333  1317  .433
Georgia State513 .278  821  .276
Louisiana–Monroe117 .056  326  .103
2020 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
2019–20 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Kansas City123 .800  1910  .655
Grand Canyon105 .667  1511  .577
Utah Valley96 .600  1215  .444
UTRGV87 .533  1315  .464
New Mexico State88 .500  1118  .379
Cal State Bakersfield78 .467  1513  .536
Seattle68 .429  1215  .444
California Baptist*69 .400  1515  .500
Chicago State113 .071  126  .037
2020 WAC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for the 2020 NCAA Tournament due to transition period
2019–20 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga171 .944  283  .903
San Diego135 .722  2011  .645
BYU135 .722  1811  .621
Portland117 .611  2111  .656
Pacific99 .500  1714  .548
Pepperdine810 .444  1615  .516
Saint Mary's612 .333  1219  .387
San Francisco513 .278  1219  .387
Santa Clara513 .278  1219  .387
Loyola Marymount315 .167  725  .219
2020 WCC Tournament winner
As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Award winners

All-America teams

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

Several teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Alcorn State Courtney Pruitt Nate Kilbert Pruitt's contract was not renewed on March 23, ending her 5-year tenure at Alcorn State with a 49–102 overall record.[99] Former Mississippi Valley State and Arkansas Pine-Bluff coach Kilbert, who was an assistant at Alcorn State from 2001-2011, was name the new head coach of the Lady Braves on May 5.[100]
Brown Sarah Behn Monique LeBlanc Behn announced her resignation from Brown on March 23 after 6 seasons and a 74–96 overall record.[101] On April 10, the Bears hired Merrimack head coach LeBlanc for the position.[102]
Cal State Northridge Jason Flowers Lindsey Foster Flowers announced his resignation from CSUN on April 21 after 11 seasons, leaving as the program's winningest coach with 150 wins. His top assistant, Foster, was named as interim head coach.[103]
Chicago State Misty Opat Tiffany Sardin Opat announced her resignation on April 16 after 2 seasons at Chicago State.[104] Longwood associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Sardin was hired by the Cougars on May 15.[105]
Coppin State Dewayne Burroughs Laura Harper Coppin State parted ways with Burroughs on March 31 after 4 seasons and a 22–95 overall record.[106] High Point assistant coach Harper was named the new head coach of the Eagles on July 20.[107]
Denver Jim Turgeon Doshia Woods Denver announced on June 16 that Turgeon, who had been placed on administrative leave since January, will not return after 2½ seasons with the team.[108] On July 22, The Pioneers hired Tulane assistant coach Woods for the open job.[109]
Detroit Mercy Bernard Scott AnnMarie Gilbert Scott was fired on March 19 after 5 seasons and a 42–109 overall record at UDM.[110] On April 24, the Titans hired Gilbert from D-II Virginia Union as their new head coach.[111]
Drexel Denise Dillon Amy Mallon Dillon left Drexel on March 27 after 17 seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Villanova. Not long after Dillon's departure, the Dragons promoted longtime assistant coach Mallon to the head coaching position.[112]
Duke Joanne P. McCallie Kara Lawson On July 2, Joanne P. McCallie stepped down as Duke head coach following 13 seasons.[113] On July 11, Boston Celtics assistant Kara Lawson was hired.[114]
Florida A&M Kevin Lynum Shalon Pillow 9 months after having the interim tag removed and being named new head coach, FAMU parted ways with Lynum on April 22 following a 6-21 record this season.[115] Middle Tennessee assistant coach Shalon Pillow was hired as the new head coach of the Lady Rattlers on May 28.[116]
FIU Tiara Malcom Jesyka Burks-Wiley On April 17, South Florida assistant coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley was named the new head coach at FIU, replacing Tiara Malcom after 4 seasons.[117]
Grand Canyon Nicole Powell Molly Miller Powell left GCU on March 30 after three seasons for the head coaching job at UC Riverside.[118] On April 8, the Antelopes hired Miller from D-II Drury University as their new head coach.[119]
Merrimack Monique LeBlanc Kelly Morrone LeBlanc left Merrimack on April 10 after 9 seasons for the head coaching job at Brown.[102] On July 23, the Warriors hired Morrone from Division III John Carroll as their new head coach.[120]
Mississippi State Vic Schaefer Nikki McCray-Penson On April 5, Texas hired Vic Schaefer away from Mississippi State following 8 seasons with the Bulldogs.[121] On April 9, Old Dominion head coach Nikki McCray-Penson was hired following 3 seasons as the Lady Monarchs' head coach.[122]
Montana Shannon Schweyen Mike Petrino Montana parted ways with Schweyen on April 1 after 4 seasons and a 52-69 overall record.[123] Assistant head coach Petrino was named interim head coach of the Lady Griz for the 2020-21 season.[124]
Navy Stefanie Pemper Tim Taylor Pemper was fired on March 10 after 12 seasons at the Naval Academy, leaving as the program's winningest coach with 214 wins.[125] North Carolina asst. Tim Taylor, who previously spent 3 different stints as an asst. at the University of Virginia, was hired as head coach of the Midshipmen on April 28.[126]
New Hampshire Maureen Magarity Kelsey Hogan Magarity left New Hampshire on April 14 after 10 seasons for the Holy Cross head coaching position.[127] UNH initially named associate head coach Hogan, who had been on the Wildcats staff since she completed her playing career with the team in 2014, as interim head coach the following day,[128] and had the interim tag removed on August 10.[129]
North Dakota Travis Brewster Mallory Bernhard North Dakota's athletic director announced on March 11 that Brewster would not return as head coach after 9 seasons at UND, in which the Fighting Hawks went 128–120 overall.[130] Associate head coach Bernhard will serve as the interim head coach for the 2020–21 season.[131]
Northwestern State Jordan Dupuy Aaron Swinson Anna Nimz Dupuy announced his resignation from Northwestern State on January 26 after 3½ seasons. During his tenure, the Lady Demons went 36–60, including a 5–13 overall record and 2–7 record in conference play at the time of his resignation. Assistant coach Swinson served as the team's interim head coach for the rest of the season.[132] On March 18, the school initially hired Missy Bilderback from Jones College of the NJCAA as their new head coach,[133] but on April 6, Bilderback backed out and returned to Jones College.[134] The school would then hire UT Rio Grand Valley associate head coach Nimz on April 11.[135]
Notre Dame Muffet McGraw Niele Ivey McGraw retired on April 22 after 33 years at Notre Dame.[136] Following the announcement, former Fighting Irish player and Memphis Grizzlies assistant Niele Ivey was hired.[137]
Old Dominion Nikki McCray-Penson DeLisha Milton-Jones McCray-Penson left for the Mississippi State vacancy on April 9 after 3 seasons as the Lady Monarchs' head coach.[122] On April 17, ODU hired Syracuse assistant Milton-Jones.[138]
Omaha Brittany Lange Carrie Banks Lange's contract with Omaha was not renewed on March 9, ending her 7-year tenure at the school with a 80–124 overall record.[139] Ohio State assistant coach Banks was named the new head coach of the Mavericks on April 8.[140]
Tennessee State Jessica Kern Ty Evans Kern initially took a temporary leave from Tennessee State on December 6,[141] but announced her resignation from TSU sometime after the season was over. Auburn associate head coach Evans was named the new head coach of the Lady Tigers on August 19.[142]
Texas Karen Aston Vic Schaefer Aston was dismissed on April 3 despite a 184–83 overall record in eight seasons, including four straight Sweet Sixteen appearances from 2015–18; however, the Longhorns went 1–18 against Baylor during her tenure.[143] On April 5, Texas hired Vic Schaefer away from Mississippi State following 8 seasons with the Bulldogs.[121]
Texas Tech Marlene Stollings Krista Gerlich Texas Tech fired Stollings on August 6 after 2 seasons following allegations of player abuse in the program.[144] On August 18, UT Arlington head coach and former Lady Raider star player Gerlich was named the new head coach of the team.[145]
UC Riverside John Margaritis Seyram Bell Nicole Powell Margartis announced his resignation on September 13 after 15 seasons at UC Riverside, a day after being placed on unpaid leave when the school launched an investigation into accusations of emotional and verbal abuse by current and former UC Riverside players against him. Assistant coach Bell was named interim head coach of the Highlanders for the 2019–20 season.[146] On March 30, the school hired Grand Canyon head coach Nicole Powell.[118]
UNC Asheville Brenda Mock Kirkpatrick Honey Brown Mock Kirkpatrick announced her resignation from UNC Asheville on April 7 after 8 seasons and a 117–137 overall record. Almost immediately after Mock Kirkpatrick's resignation, the Bulldogs promoted associate head coach Brown to fill the vacancy.[147]
UNLV Kathy Olivier Lindy La Racque Olivier announced her resignation on March 6 after 12 seasons at her alma mater, finishing with a 182–193 overall record with only one postseason tournament appearance.[148] On March 18, Stanford assistant coach and Las Vegas native La Racque was named the new head coach of the Lady Rebels.[149]
USC Upstate Tammy George Becky Burke George resigned on May 9 after 15 seasons at USC Upstate, leaving as the program's winningest coach with 193 wins.[150] The Spartans went to the Division II ranks for their next hire, naming University of Charleston head coach Burke as their new head coach on June 8.[151]
UT Arlington Krista Gerlich Shereka Wright Gerlich left UTA on August 18 after 7 seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Texas Tech.[145] On September 4, Vanderbilt associate head coach Wright was named the new head coach of the Mavericks.[152]
Utah State Jerry Finkbeiner Ben Finkbeiner Kayla Ard Finkbeiner, who had been on a medical leave of absence since early November, announced on November 25 that he was stepping down from his head coaching position after 7 seasons at Utah State. His son Ben, the Aggies associate head coach, was named interim head coach for the rest of the season.[153] Denver assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Ard was named Utah State's new head coach on March 23.[154]
Villanova Harry Perretta Denise Dillon The then 64-year-old Perretta announced on October 30 that he would retire at the end of the 2019–20 season. His 42 seasons as the Wildcats' head coach tie him with Yvonne Kaufmann, who coached at Division III Elizabethtown from 1971 to 2012, for the most at a single school in NCAA women's history (including seasons in which women's sports were governed by the AIAW).[155] On March 27, the Wildcats hired Villanova alum Denise Dillon from nearby Drexel as their new head coach.[112]
Winthrop Lynette Woodard Semeka Randall-Lay Woodard was relieved of her head coaching duties on March 24 after 3 seasons at Winthrop, in which the Eagles went 24–70 overall.[156] Associate head coach Randall was named interim head coach of the Eagles for the 2020-21 season.[157]

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