# 2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Mississippi State Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Mississippi State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by eighth-year head coach Vic Schaefer, played their home games at Humphrey Coliseum as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Bulldogs are coming off a 2019 NCAA Elite Eight loss to Oregon in which they lost 84–88.
At the conclusion of the season, Schaefer resigned to take the open coaching position at Texas.

## Preseason
### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 15, 2019.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | South Carolina |
| 2 | Texas A&M |
| 3 | Mississippi State |
| 4 | Kentucky |
| 5 | Arkansas |
| 6 | Tennessee |
| 7 | Auburn |
| 8 | LSU |
| 9 | Missouri |
| 10 | Georgia |
| 11 | Alabama |
| 12 | Florida |
| 13 | Ole Miss |
| 14 | Vanderbilt |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| 11/04/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 10 | Lubbock Christian | W 78–57 | | 27 – Carter | 13 – Carter | 8 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (1,847) Starkville, MS |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| 11/09/2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 10 | Southern Miss | W 91–58 | 1–0 | 16 – Bibby | 9 – Carter | 5 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (7,591) Starkville, MS |
| 11/11/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 10 | UT Martin | W 82–46 | 2–0 | 19 – Carter | 8 – Carter | 5 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (7,667) Starkville, MS |
| 11/15/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 10 | Murray State | W 124–43 | 3–0 | 25 – Carter | 18 – Carter | 5 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (7,820) Starkville, MS |
| 11/18/2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 10 | Troy | W 122–82 | 4–0 | 24 – Danberry | 14 – Carter | 7 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (6,839) Starkville, MS |
| 11/21/2019* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at Jackson State | W 92–53 | 5–0 | 21 – Carter | 15 – Bibby | 5 – M. Taylor | Williams Assembly Center (2,305) Jackson, MS |
| 11/25/2019* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at Marquette | W 74–68 | 6–0 | 20 – Danberry | 23 – Carter | 4 – Tied | Al McGuire Center (2,325) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/28/2019* 3:30 pm | No. 10 | vs. San Francisco Greater Victoria Invitational | W 73–38 | 7–0 | 17 – Danberry | 6 – Carter | 3 – M. Taylor | CARSA Performance Gym (723) Greater Victoria, BC |
| 11/29/2019* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | vs. Green Bay Greater Victoria Invitational | W 83–58 | 8–0 | 21 – Danberry | 12 – Carter | 4 – M. Taylor | CARSA Performance Gym (943) Greater Victoria, BC |
| 11/30/2019* 9:30 pm | No. 10 | vs. No. 3 Stanford Greater Victoria Invitational | L 62–67 | 8–1 | 15 – Jackson | 6 – Carter | 4 – Mingo-Young | CARSA Performance Gym Greater Victoria, BC |
| 12/8/2019* 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 10 | West Virginia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | L 65–71 | 8–2 | 19 – Danberry | 9 – Jackson | 6 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (7,113) Starkville, MS |
| 12/16/2019* 11:00 am | No. 15 | at Louisiana | W 64–48 | 9–2 | 12 – Tied | 12 – Bibby | 6 – M. Taylor | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
| 12/19/2019* 6:00 pm | No. 15 | vs. South Florida Duel in the Desert | W 86–61 | 10–2 | 21 – Bibby | 10 – Jackson | 5 – Danberry | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2019* 2:00/4:30 pm | No. 15 | vs. Virginia Duel in the Desert | W 72–59 | 11–2 | 17 – Jackson | 15 – Carter | 8 – M. Taylor | Cox Pavilion (850) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 15 | Little Rock | W 89–50 | 12–2 | 18 – Matharu | 14 – Carter | 3 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| 01/02/2020 7:10 pm, SECN+ | No. 15 | Florida | W 93–47 | 13–2 (1–0) | 21 – Danberry | 10 – Bibby | 8 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (7,427) Starkville, MS |
| 01/05/2020 3:00 pm, SECN | No. 15 | at Georgia | W 73–66 | 14–2 (2–0) | 17 – Tied | 8 – Bibby | 4 – M. Taylor | Stegeman Coliseum (3,006) Athens, GA |
| 01/09/2020 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 13 | at Missouri | W 79–64 | 15–2 (3–0) | 21 – Jackson | 9 – Jackson | 3 – Danberry | Mizzou Arena (3,920) Columbia, MO |
| 01/16/2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 10 | LSU | W 64–60 | 16–2 (4–0) | 16 – Danberry | 11 – Carter | 4 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (7,846) Starkville, MS |
| 01/20/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 79–81 | 16–3 (4–1) | 16 – Tied | 9 – Bibby | 4 – M. Taylor | Colonial Life Arena (13,163) Columbia, SC |
| 01/23/2020 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 9 | at Vanderbilt | W 68–52 | 17–3 (5–1) | 22 – Carter | 7 – Carter | 5 – Danberry | Memorial Gymnasium (2,157) Nashville, TN |
| 01/26/2020 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 9 | Ole Miss | W 80–39 | 18–3 (6–1) | 24 – Carter | 11 – Carter | 8 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (9,503) Starkville, MS |
| 01/30/2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 9 | Auburn | W 78–73 | 19–3 (7–1) | 22 – Jackson | 6 – Danberry | 5 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (7,249) Starkville, MS |
| 02/03/2020 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 8 | Georgia | W 67–53 | 20–3 (8–1) | 24 – Jackson | 11 – Carter | 5 – Danberry | Humphrey Coliseum (6,848) Starkville, MS |
| 02/06/2020 5:30 pm, SECN | No. 8 | at No. 23 Tennessee | W 72–55 | 21–3 (9–1) | 14 – Jackson | 9 – Jackson | 5 – M. Taylor | Thompson–Boling Arena (8,124) Knoxville, TN |
| 02/09/2020 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 8 | No. 16 Texas A&M | W 69–57 | 22–3 (10–1) | 21 – Jackson | 10 – Jackson | 6 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (8,400) Starkville, MS |
| 02/16/2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 6 | at No. 18 Kentucky | L 62–73 | 22–4 (10–2) | 18 – Carter | 7 – Jackson | 9 – M. Taylor | Memorial Coliseum (5,317) Lexington, KY |
| 02/20/2020 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 9 | at Auburn | W 92–85 $^{OT}$ | 23–4 (11–2) | 34 – Jackson | 10 – Carter | 6 – M. Taylor | Auburn Arena (1,656) Auburn, AL |
| 02/23/2020 1:00 pm, ESPN2/SECN | No. 9 | Alabama | L 64–66 | 23–5 (11–3) | 18 – Carter | 12 – Carter | 6 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (8,083) Starkville, MS |
| 02/27/2020 8:00 pm, SECN | No. 10 | Arkansas | W 92–83 | 24–5 (12–3) | 21 – Carter | 11 – Carter | 7 – M. Taylor | Humphrey Coliseum (7,256) Starkville, MS |
| 03/01/2020 1:40 pm, SECN+ | No. 10 | at Ole Miss | W 84–59 | 25–5 (13–3) | 24 – Matharu | 7 – Danberry | 10 – M. Taylor | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (2,974) Oxford, MS |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| 03/06/2020 5:00 pm, SECN | (2) No. 9 | vs. (7) LSU Quarterfinals | W 79–49 | 26–5 | 23 – Jackson | 10 – Jackson | 8 – M. Taylor | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,749) Greenville, SC |
| 03/07/2020 6:30 pm, ESPNU | (2) No. 9 | vs. (3) No. 16 Kentucky Semifinals | W 77–59 | 27–5 | 29 – Jackson | 10 – Tied | 7 – Danberry | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| 03/08/2020 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) No. 9 | vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Championship | L 62–76 | 27–6 | 17 – Matharu | 8 – Carter | 4 – Danberry | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||