# 2019–20 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team

The 2019–20 Baylor Lady Bears basketball team represented Baylor University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Returning as head coach was Hall of Famer Kim Mulkey for her 20th season. The team played their home games at the Ferrell Center in Waco, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Lady Bears finished the 2018–19 season ranked #1 in the nation, with a record of 37–1, 18–0 in Big 12 to win the Big 12 regular season title. They also won the Big 12 women's tournament and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament, where they advanced to defeat Notre Dame in the championship game for the third title in team history.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | 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 | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 (7) | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 2 (8) | 2 (8) | 2^ | 2 (2) | 2 (3) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 (16) | | | | | | | | | |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 25, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | Langston | W 149–32 | | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| Oct 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | Lubbock Christian | W 98–63 | | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | New Hampshire | W 97–29 | 1–0 | Ferrell Center (7,606) Waco, TX |
| Nov 8, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Grambling State | W 120–46 | 2–0 | Ferrell Center (7,758) Waco, TX |
| Nov 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Houston Baptist | W 112–42 | 3–0 | Ferrell Center (7,539) Waco, TX |
| Nov 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | No. 22 South Florida | W 58–46 | 4–0 | Ferrell Center (7,485) Waco, TX |
| Nov 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Lamar | W 90–28 | 5–0 | Ferrell Center (7,352) Waco, TX |
| Nov 28, 2019* 4:45 pm | No. 2 | vs. Washington State Paradise Jam | W 89–66 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| Nov 29, 2019* 4:45 pm | No. 2 | vs. No. 17 Indiana Paradise Jam | W 77–62 | 7–0 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI |
| Nov 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 2 | vs. No. 5 South Carolina Paradise Jam | L 59–74 | 7–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,424) St. Thomas, VI |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 7 | Georgia Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 72–38 | 8–1 | Ferrell Center (8,172) Waco, TX |
| Dec 18, 2019* Noon, ESPN+ | No. 7 | Arkansas State | W 111–43 | 9–1 | Ferrell Center (10,284) Waco, TX |
| Dec 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 6 | Morehead State | W 94–47 | 10–1 | Ferrell Center (8,221) Waco, TX |
| Jan 4, 2020 4:00 pm | No. 6 | at Oklahoma | W 77–56 | 11–1 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,186) Norman, OK |
| Jan 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN | No. 6 | at No. 1 UConn | W 74–58 | 12–1 | XL Center (12,415) Hartford, CT |
| Jan 12, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 6 | Oklahoma State | W 94–48 | 13–1 (2–0) | Ferrell Center (6,289) Waco, TX |
| Jan 15, 2020 7:00 pm | No. 2 | at Kansas | W 90–47 | 14–1 (3–0) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,500) Lawrence, KS |
| Jan 18, 2020 7:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | No. 17 West Virginia | W 91–51 | 15–1 (4–0) | Ferrell Center (7,004) Waco, TX |
| Jan 22, 2020 6:30 pm | No. 2 | at TCU | W 63–57 | 16–1 (5–0) | Schollmaier Arena (3,829) Fort Worth, TX |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Texas Tech | W 87–79 | 17–1 (6–0) | Ferrell Center (7,098) Waco, TX |
| Jan 28, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | Iowa State | W 83–62 | 18–1 (7–0) | Ferrell Center (8,627) Waco, TX |
| Jan 31, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | at Texas | W 64–44 | 19–1 (8–0) | Frank Erwin Center (6,456) Austin, TX |
| Feb 5, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Kansas | W 97–44 | 20–1 (9–0) | Ferrell Center (8,265) Waco, TX |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | at Kansas State | W 54–40 | 21–1 (10–0) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,505) Manhattan, KS |
| Feb 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | TCU | W 81–62 | 22–1 (11–0) | Ferrell Center (8,271) Waco, TX |
| Feb 15, 2020 7:00 pm | No. 2 | at Oklahoma State | W 69–42 | 23–1 (12–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,818) Stillwater, OK |
| Feb 18, 2020 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 2 | at Texas Tech | W 77–62 | 24–1 (13–0) | United Supermarkets Arena (5,043) Lubbock, TX |
| Feb 22, 2020 4:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | Oklahoma | W 101–69 | 25–1 (14–0) | Ferrell Center (8,508) Waco, TX |
| Feb 24, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | at West Virginia | W 64–39 | 26–1 (15–0) | WVU Coliseum (2,146) Morgantown, WV |
| Feb 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | No. 2 | Kansas State | W 83–58 | 27–1 (16–0) | Ferrell Center (6,976) Waco, TX |
| Mar 5, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 | No. 2 | Texas | W 69–53 | 28–1 (17–0) | Ferrell Center (9,336) Waco, TX |
| Mar 8, 2020 Noon, FSN | No. 2 | at Iowa State | L 56–57 | 28–2 (17–1) | Hilton Coliseum (10,068) Ames, IA |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2019 1:30 pm, FSN | (1) No. 3 | vs. (8/9) Oklahoma/Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | Canceled | Canceled | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||