# 2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by eighteenth year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 30–3, 15–1 in A-Sun play to win the Atlantic Sun regular season.
Florida Gulf Coast was scheduled to play in the conference tournament championship game versus Liberty, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Post-season play ended there as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the pandemic.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 p.m., C-USA TV | | at FIU | W 100–54 | 1–0 | FIU Arena (369) Miami, FL |
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Webber International | W 99–48 | 2–0 | Alico Arena (1,902) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 13, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UCF | W 72–50 | 3–0 | Alico Arena (3,077) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 17, 2019* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 53–67 | 3–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (763) Princeton, NJ |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Johnson & Wales | W 89–56 | 4–1 | Alico Arena (1,647) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 22, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Saint Francis | W 97–64 | 5–1 | Alico Arena (888) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 28, 2019* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Notre Dame Cancún Challenge | W 69–60 | 6–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (235) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2019* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 20 South Florida Cancún Challenge | W 81–77 | 7–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (198) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 30, 2019* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. South Dakota State Cancún Challenge | W 71–70 | 8–1 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (157) Cancún, Mexico |
| December 4, 2019* 3:00 p.m. | | at Houston | W 57–45 | 9–1 | Fertitta Center (130) Houston, TX |
| December 9, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Memorial | W 91–47 | 10–1 | Alico Arena (1,938) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Connecticut | W 94–60 | 11–1 | Alico Arena (1,708) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | LSU | L 63–74 | 11–2 | Alico Arena (2,335) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 22, 2019* 12:00 p.m., Owls TV | | at Temple | W 93–67 | 12–2 | McGonigle Hall (1,211) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 29, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duke | W 78–56 | 13–2 | Alico Arena (3,267) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Conference regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 82–56 | 14–2 (1–0) | Alico Arena (2,186) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 64–57 | 15–2 (2–0) | Alico Arena (2,514) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 89–47 | 16–2 (3–0) | Edmunds Center (245) DeLand, FL |
| January 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 72–50 | 17–2 (4–0) | UNF Arena (335) Jacksonville, FL |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 74–63 | 18–2 (5–0) | Flowers Hall (1,127) Florence, AL |
| January 20, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Kennesaw State | W 90–63 | 19–2 (6–0) | Alico Arena (2,779) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | NJIT | W 82–39 | 20–2 (7–0) | Alico Arena (2,161) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | W 74–65 | 21–2 (8–0) | Vines Center (1,603) Lynchburg, VA |
| February 3, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 81–68 | 22–2 (9–0) | Swisher Gymnasium (327) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 76–65 | 23–2 (10–0) | Alico Arena (2,649) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 10, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 67–54 | 24–2 (11–0) | Alico Arena (2,594) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 15, 2020 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 78–45 | 25–2 (12–0) | Allen Arena Nashville, TN |
| February 17, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 89–64 | 26–2 (13–0) | KSU Convocation Center (675) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 22, 2020 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at NJIT | W 68–39 | 27–2 (14–0) | Wellness and Events Center (200) Newark, NJ |
| February 29, 2020 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Alabama | L 55–61 | 27–3 (14–1) | Alico Arena (3,218) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 2, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 77–64 | 28–3 (15–1) | Alico Arena (2,317) Fort Myers, FL |
| Atlantic Sun Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (8) Lipscomb Quarterfinals | W 105–71 | 29–3 | Alico Arena (1,710) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 11, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (5) North Florida Semifinals | W 73–57 | 30–3 | Alico Arena (1,978) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 15, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (3) Liberty Final | Canceled | Canceled | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
Source

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll.