# 2019–20 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2019–20 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented University of California, Berkeley during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by first year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at the Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2019* 2:00 pm | | Vanguard | W 79–55 | | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | L 53–56 | 0–1 | Lavietes Pavilion (778) Cambridge, MA |
| 11/10/2019* 10:00 am, SNY | | at No. 5 UConn | L 61–72 | 0–2 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,294) Storrs, CT |
| 11/17/2019* 5:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 84–61 | 1–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,268) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/21/2019* 6:30 pm | | at San Diego State | W 74–48 | 2–2 | Viejas Arena (557) San Diego, CA |
| 11/24/2019* 2:00 pm | | No. 20 Arkansas | W 84–80 | 3–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,032) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/29/2019* 1:00 pm | | North Carolina Central Cal Classic semifinals | W 90–69 | 4–2 | Haas Pavilion (734) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/30/2019* 3:15 pm | | Long Beach State Cal Classic championship | W 68–45 | 5–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,015) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/07/2019* 2:00 pm | | Boston University | W 73–62 | 6–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,207) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/07/2019* 4:30 pm, P12N | | Santa Clara | W 69–65 | 7–2 | Haas Pavilion (1,037) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/21/2019* 4:00 pm | | No. 14 Kentucky | L 61–63 | 7–3 | Haas Pavilion (1,426) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/29/2019* 7:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 72–53 | 8–3 | Haas Pavilion (2,228) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | L 64–67 | 8–4 (0–1) | Haas Pavilion (1,597) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/05/2020 12:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 75–96 | 8–5 (0–2) | Haas Pavilion (1,318) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/10/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 5 Stanford | L 40–73 | 8–6 (0–3) | Maples Pavilion (3,540) Stanford, CA |
| 01/12/2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | No. 5 Stanford | L 65–79 | 8–7 (0–4) | Haas Pavilion (6,724) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/17/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 8 Oregon State | L 44–81 | 8–8 (0–5) | Gill Coliseum (5,579) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/19/2020 2:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 6 Oregon | L 55–105 | 8–9 (0–6) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,725) Eugene, OR |
| 01/24/2020 12:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 62–71 | 8–10 (0–7) | Haas Pavilion (4,445) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/26/2020 12:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | L 50–62 | 8–11 (0–8) | Haas Pavilion (1,823) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/31/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 66–92 | 8–12 (0–9) | Beasley Coliseum (1,024) Pullman, WA |
| 02/02/2020 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | W 81–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–12 (1–9) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,144) Seattle, WA |
| 02/07/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | USC | L 67–75 | 9–13 (1–10) | Haas Pavilion (1,556) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/09/2020 2:00 pm, P12N | | No. 10 UCLA | L 70–74 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (1–11) | Haas Pavilion (2,447) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/14/2020 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 57–64 | 9–15 (1–12) | CU Events Center (1,602) Boulder, CO |
| 02/16/2020 11:00 am, P12N | | at Utah | W 88–74 | 10–15 (2–12) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (2,757) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/21/2020 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 3 Oregon | L 61–93 | 10–16 (2–13) | Haas Pavilion (4,518) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/23/2020 2:00 pm, P12N | | No. 15 Oregon State | L 63–76 | 10–17 (2–14) | Haas Pavilion (2,486) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/28/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 24 Arizona State | L 54–77 | 10–18 (2–15) | Desert Financial Arena (4,201) Tempe, AZ |
| 03/01/2020 11:00 am, P12N | | at No. 13 Arizona | W 55–54 | 11–18 (3–15) | McKale Center (6,705) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2020 11:30 am, P12N | (12) | vs. (5) No. 24 Arizona State First Round | W 71–67 | 12–18 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV |
| 03/06/2020 11:30 am, P12N | (12) | vs. (4) No. 13 Arizona Quarterfinals | L 73–86 | 12–19 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
| AP | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | N/A |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.