# 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team represented the University of Kentucky during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by thirteenth-year head coach Matthew Mitchell, played their home games at Memorial Coliseum and Rupp Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

## 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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 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 |||||||||
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Southern Indiana | W 80–44 | | 20 – Howard | 7 – McKinney | 6 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (974) Lexington, KY |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 13 | Mount St. Mary's | W 67–44 | 1–0 | 14 – Howard | 11 – Howard | 5 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (3,575) Lexington, KY |
| November 10, 2019* 3:00 pm | No. 13 | at Middle Tennessee | W 67–52 | 2–0 | 16 – Paschal | 7 – Anyagaligbo | 4 – McKinney | Murphy Center (3,809) Murfreesboro, TN |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 13 | Stetson | W 67–48 | 3–0 | 24 – Howard | 10 – McKinney | 8 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,573) Lexington, KY |
| November 16, 2019* 5:00 pm, ACCNX | No. 13 | at Virginia | W 50–47 | 4–0 | 17 – Haines | 11 – Howard | 2 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (2,507) Charlottesville, VA |
| November 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 13 | Morehead State | W 79–54 | 5–0 | 24 – Howard | 8 – Wyatt | 8 – Paschal | Memorial Coliseum (3,932) Lexington, KY |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 14 | Grambling State | W 81–35 | 6–0 | 27 – Howard | 6 – McKinney | 7 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,710) Lexington, KY |
| December 1, 2019* 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 14 | Austin Peay | W 89–52 | 7–0 | 14 – Howard | 9 – Haines | 6 – Paschal | Memorial Coliseum (3,902) Lexington, KY |
| December 4, 2019* 11:00 am, SECN+ | No. 15 | Charlotte | W 86–39 | 8–0 | 29 – Howard | 7 – Howard | 5 – Paschal | Memorial Coliseum (4,646) Lexington, KY |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 15 | Samford | W 79–49 | 9–0 | 30 – Howard | 6 – Tied | 7 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,795) Lexington, KY |
| December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Winthrop | W 91–36 | 10–0 | 30 – Roper | 6 – Wyatt | 5 – Paschal | Rupp Arena (3,779) Lexington, KY |
| December 15, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN | No. 14 | No. 7 Louisville | L 66–67 | 10–1 | 26 – Howard | 5 – Wyatt | 4 – Haines | Rupp Arena (11,256) Lexington, KY |
| December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 14 | at California | W 63–61 | 11–1 | 29 – Howard | 8 – Wyatt | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (1,426) Berkeley, CA |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:40 pm, SECN+ | No. 13 | at No. 4 South Carolina | L 72–99 | 11–2 (0–1) | 28 – Howard | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Colonial Life Arena (12,261) Columbia, SC |
| January 5, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 13 | No. 22 Tennessee Rivalry | W 80–76 | 12–2 (1–1) | 37 – Howard | 9 – Howard | 5 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (5,516) Lexington, KY |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 14 | at Alabama | W 81–71 | 13–2 (2–1) | 43 – Howard | 6 – Howard | 5 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (2,322) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 12, 2020 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 14 | at Florida | W 65–45 | 14–2 (3–1) | 22 – Howard | 7 – Wyatt | 2 – Tied | O'Connell Center (1,431) Gainesville, FL |
| January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, SECN | No. 11 | No. 12 Texas A&M | W 76–54 | 15–2 (4–1) | 24 – Howard | 11 – Howard | 4 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (3,886) Lexington, KY |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN | No. 11 | at LSU | L 59–65 | 15–3 (4–2) | 26 – Howard | 12 – Howard | 2 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (2,537) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 27, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 13 | Auburn | W 68–61 | 16–3 (5–2) | 17 – Haines | 8 – McKinney | 4 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (3,803) Lexington, KY |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN | No. 13 | at Missouri | W 62–47 | 17–3 (6–2) | 18 – Paschal | 7 – Green | 3 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (3,405) Columbia, MO |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 13 | Florida | L 62–70 | 17–4 (6–3) | 15 – Roper | 8 – Paschal | 2 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (5,087) Lexington, KY |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 15 | Alabama | W 66–62 | 18–4 (7–3) | 14 – Haines | 6 – Tied | 5 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (3,739) Lexington, KY |
| February 9, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 15 | at No. 25 Arkansas | L 85–103 | 18–5 (7–4) | 32 – Patterson | 4 – Tied | 6 – Roper | Bud Walton Arena (5,638) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 16, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | No. 6 Mississippi State | W 73–62 | 19–5 (8–4) | 26 – Howard | 10 – Howard | 5 – Roper | Memorial Coliseum (5,317) Lexington, KY |
| February 20, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 14 | at Ole Miss | W 94–52 | 20–5 (9–4) | 21 – Howard | 7 – Howard | 6 – Tied | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,180) Oxford, MS |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN/ESPN2 | No. 14 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 58–67 | 20–6 (9–5) | 24 – Howard | 11 – Howard | 3 – Howard | Memorial Coliseum (7,174) Lexington, KY |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 15 | Georgia | W 88–77 | 21–6 (10–5) | 25 – Howard | 5 – Roper | 5 – Tied | Memorial Coliseum (4,163) Lexington, KY |
| March 1, 2020 2:05 pm, SECN+ | No. 15 | at Vanderbilt | L 64–70 | 21–7 (10–6) | 26 – Howard | 7 – McKinney | 3 – Anyagaligbo | Memorial Gymnasium (3,081) Nashville, TN |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2020 8:30 pm, SECN | (3) No. 16 | vs. (6) Tennessee Quarterfinals / Rivalry | W 86–65 | 22–7 | 24 – Howard | 8 – Howard | 5 – Roper | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| March 7, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) No. 16 | vs. (2) No. 9 Mississippi State Semifinals | L 59–77 | 22–8 | 26 – Howard | 7 – Howard | 2 – Howard | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||