# 2019–20 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by third-year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Bud Walton 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 |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Destiny Slocum | PG | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Mountain View | Transferred from Oregon State after graduating. Will have one year of eligibility beginning immediately in the 2020-21 season. |

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Elauna Eaton G | Helena, Arkansas | Nettleton High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Destinee McGhee F | Madison, Alabama | Madison Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Rylee Langerman G | Del City, Oklahoma | Christian Heritage High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Arkansas Commits". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received 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 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | | | | | |
| Coaches | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 25 | RV | | | | | | |
^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 24, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Pittsburg State | W 97–63 | | 23 – Dungee | 7 – Tied | 4 – Ramirez | Bud Walton Arena (1,390) Fayetteville, AR |
| October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | Oklahoma City | W 77–62 | | 31 – Dungee | 6 – Dungee | 3 – Dungee | Bud Walton Arena (1,597) Fayetteville, AR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2019* 10:30 am, SECN+ | No. 22 | New Orleans | W 82–52 | 1–0 | 22 – Dungee | 21 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (6,801) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 23 | McNeese State | W 101–58 | 2–0 | 19 – Dungee | 11 – Thomas | 4 – Daniels | Bud Walton Arena (1,238) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 23 | Oral Roberts | W 96–64 | 3–0 | 27 – Daniels | 6 – Dungee | 6 – Dungee | Bud Walton Arena (1,430) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 17, 2019* 1:00 pm | No. 23 | Stony Brook | W 88–58 | 4–0 | 26 – Ramirez | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (2,045) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 20 | Belmont | W 91–60 | 5–0 | 21 – Tied | 8 – Barnum | 4 – Tolefree | Bud Walton Arena (1,669) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 24, 2019* 4:00 pm | No. 20 | at California | L 80–84 | 5–1 | 24 – Dungee | 8 – Thomas | 6 – Gaulden | Haas Pavilion (1,032) Berkeley, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 3:00 pm | No. 25 | vs. Fordham Bahamas Hoopfest | W 71–59 | 6–1 | 24 – Dungee | 13 – Thomas | 4 – Gaulden | Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2019* 6:00 pm | No. 25 | vs. Wisconsin Bahamas Hoopfest | W 68–64 | 7–1 | 27 – Dungee | 9 – Ramirez | 3 – Gaulden | Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (350) Nassau, Bahamas |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 23 | Kansas State Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 81–72 | 8–1 | 32 – Dungee | 7 – Tied | 5 – Ramirez | Bud Walton Arena (2,168) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 11, 2019* 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 21 | Tulsa | W 91–41 | 9–1 | 20 – Tolefree | 12 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (1,357) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 21 | Northwestern State | W 99–39 | 10–1 | 21 – Ramirez | 8 – Barnum | 6 – Gaulden | Bud Walton Arena (2,945) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm | No. 21 | vs. Little Rock | W 86–53 | 11–1 | 21 – Tied | 8 – Dungee | 3 – Tied | Simmons Bank Arena (5,540) North Little Rock, AR |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 20 | UT Martin | W 96–46 | 12–1 | 23 – Tolefree | 9 – Thomas | 6 – Daniels | Bud Walton Arena (3,484) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 20 | No. 11 Texas A&M | L 77–84 | 12–2 (0–1) | 20 – Dungee | 5 – Doumbia | 3 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (4,243) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 5, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN | No. 20 | at Auburn | W 86–70 | 13–2 (1–1) | 25 – Ramirez | 8 – Tolefree | 5 – Gaulden | Auburn Arena (1,702) Auburn, AL |
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 21 | at No. 4 South Carolina | L 82–91 | 13–3 (1–2) | 22 – Tolefree | 6 – Doumbia | 7 – Gaulden | Colonial Life Arena (10,234) Columbia, SC |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN | No. 21 | Missouri | W 90–73 | 14–3 (2–2) | 38 – Dungee | 11 – Thomas | 4 – Gaulden | Bud Walton Arena (4,172) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 19, 2020 5:00 pm, SECN | No. 23 | at Vanderbilt | W 100–66 | 15–3 (3–2) | 25 – Tolefree | 10 – Doumbia | 6 – Gaulden | Memorial Gymnasium (2,734) Nashville, TN |
| January 23, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 21 | Georgia | L 55–64 | 15–4 (3–3) | 14 – Barnum | 7 – Tolefree | 2 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (1,822) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 21 | Florida | W 79–57 | 16–4 (4–3) | 19 – Daniels | 7 – Thomas | 5 – Gaulden | Bud Walton Arena (4,020) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, SECN+ | No. 25 | at Alabama | W 66–48 | 17–4 (5–3) | 22 – Ramirez | 7 – Tolefree | 4 – Daniels | Coleman Coliseum (1,857) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 2, 2020 4:00 pm, SECN | No. 25 | at Missouri | W 85–81 $^{OT}$ | 18–4 (6–3) | 35 – Tolefree | 9 – Thomas | 2 – Tied | Mizzou Arena (3,531) Columbia, MO |
| February 6, 2020 7:30 pm, SECN | No. 25 | No. 1 South Carolina | L 65–86 | 18–5 (6–4) | 16 – Dungee | 7 – Dungee | 4 – Ramirez | Bud Walton Arena (2,452) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 9, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 25 | No. 15 Kentucky | W 103–85 | 19–5 (7–4) | 30 – Tolefree | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Bud Walton Arena (5,638) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, SECN | No. 23 | at Ole Miss | W 108–64 | 20–5 (8–4) | 19 – Tolefree | 11 – Doumbia | 6 – Doumbia | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (1,383) Oxford, MS |
| February 20, 2020 6:00 pm, SECN | No. 22 | Tennessee | W 83–75 | 21–5 (9–4) | 29 – Ramirez | 7 – Tolefree | 4 – Gaulden | Bud Walton Arena (3,023) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 23, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN | No. 22 | at Florida | L 80–83 | 21–6 (9–5) | 17 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Gaulden | O'Connell Center (1,749) Gainesville, FL |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 10 Mississippi State | L 83–92 | 21–7 (9–6) | 30 – Tolefree | 8 – Tolefree | 5 – Daniels | Humphrey Coliseum (7,256) Starkville, MS |
| March 1, 2020 1:00 pm, SECN+ | | LSU | W 75–71 | 22–7 (10–6) | 17 – Tolefree | 8 – Thomas | 4 – Ramirez | Bud Walton Arena (4,402) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 5, 2020 1:30 pm, SECN | (5) No. 25 | vs. (13) Auburn Second round | W 90–68 | 23–7 | 30 – Tolefree | 6 – Tied | 6 – Gaulden | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| March 6, 2020 1:30 pm, SECN | (5) No. 25 | vs. (4) No. 15 Texas A&M Quarterfinals | W 67–66 | 24–7 | 13 – Daniels | 5 – Dungee | 3 – Tolefree | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| March 7, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPNU | (5) No. 25 | vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Semifinals | L 64–90 | 24–8 | 18 – Ramirez | 6 – Thomas | 3 – Ramirez | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||