# 2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his 25th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 18–11, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Cyclones finished the 2019–19 season 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They received at-large bid of the NCAA women's tournament defeated New Mexico State in the first round before getting upset by Missouri State in the second round.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2020* 6:30 p.m. | | Missouri Western State | W 87–54 | – | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2019* 6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Southern | W 69–36 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (9,225) Ames, IA |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 81–86 | 1–1 | Knapp Center (4,647) Des Moines, IA |
| November 19, 2019* 11:00 a.m., Cyclones.TV | | Texas Southern | W 79–59 | 2–1 | Hilton Coliseum (9,238) Ames, IA |
| November 22, 2019* 7:00 p.m., MC22 | | at North Dakota State | W 86–58 | 3–1 | Scheels Center (604) Fargo, ND |
| November 29, 2019* 6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 90–40 | 4–1 | Hilton Coliseum (9,318) Ames, IA |
| December 1, 2019* 1:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | New Orleans | W 71–53 | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum (9,266) Ames, IA |
| December 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m., SECN | | at Alabama Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 75–66 | 6–1 | Coleman Coliseum (1,915) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Iowa Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | L 69–75 | 6–2 | Hilton Coliseum (10,196) Ames, IA |
| December 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Wright State | W 79–71 | 7–2 | Hilton Coliseum (9,395) Ames, IA |
| December 22, 2019* 5:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Northern Iowa | L 63–71 | 7–3 | Hilton Coliseum (10,095) Ames, IA |
| December 30, 2019* 6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | North Alabama | W 80–72 | 8–3 | Hilton Coliseum (9,478) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Conference Season ||||||
| January 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSSW | | at Texas Tech | W 96–66 | 9–3 (1–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,137) Lubbock, TX |
| January 6, 2020 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Texas | L 75–81 | 9–4 (1–1) | Hilton Coliseum (9,259) Ames, IA |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 p.m., FSOK | | at Oklahoma | L 72–81 | 9–5 (1–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (2,363) Norman, OK |
| January 15, 2020 6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | TCU | L 74–77 | 9–6 (1–3) | Hilton Coliseum (9,527) Ames, IA |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | W 64–63 | 10–6 (2–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,835) Stillwater, OK |
| January 22, 2020 6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Kansas State | W 73–59 | 11–6 (3–3) | Hilton Coliseum (9,469) Ames, IA |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Kansas | W 89–67 | 12–6 (4–3) | Hilton Coliseum (9,833) Ames, IA |
| January 28, 2020 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 2 Baylor | L 62–83 | 12–7 (4–4) | Ferrell Center (8,627) Waco, TX |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at West Virginia | L 71–79 | 12–8 (4–5) | WVU Coliseum (2,742) Morgantown, WV |
| February 5, 2020 6:30 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Oklahoma State | W 74–63 | 13–8 (5–5) | Hilton Coliseum (9,383) Ames, IA |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Oklahoma | W 63–59 | 14–8 (6–5) | Hilton Coliseum (10,153) Ames, IA |
| February 12, 2020 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | W 69–51 | 15–8 (7–5) | Frank Erwin Center (2,886) Austin, TX |
| February 16, 2020 12:00 p.m., FSN | | at TCU | L 72–82 | 15–9 (7–6) | Schollmaier Arena (2,116) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | Texas Tech | L 74–77 | 15–10 (7–7) | Hilton Coliseum (10,933) Ames, IA |
| February 26, 2020 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 51–60 | 15–11 (7–8) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,006) Manhattan, KS |
| February 29, 2020 12:00 p.m., Cyclones.TV | | West Virginia | W 61–58 | 16–11 (8–8) | Hilton Coliseum (9,894) Ames, IA |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas | W 61–42 | 17–11 (9–8) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,689) Lawrence, KS |
| March 8, 2020 12:00 p.m., FSN | | No. 2 Baylor | W 57–56 | 18–11 (10–8) | Hilton Coliseum (10,068) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2020 11:00 a.m., FSN | (4) | vs. (5) Kansas State Quarterfinals | Canceled | Canceled | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | 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 | RV | RV | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 25-T | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
Coaches' Poll did not release a second poll at the same time as the AP.