# 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Sherri Coale in her twenty-fourth season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
They finished the season 12–18, 5–13 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. The Big 12 Tournament, NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were all cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Sooners finished the season 8–22, 4–14 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 women's tournament to Texas Tech. They missed the postseason tournament for the first time since 1998 and their first losing season in 21 years.

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 4, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | Oklahoma City | W 88–68 | – | Lloyd Noble Center (1,643) Norman, OK |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2019* 8:00 p.m., FSOK | | Prairie View A&M Preseason WNIT First Round | W 94–48 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,702) Norman, OK |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FSOK | | UAB Preseason WNIT Second Round | W 82–75 | 2–0 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,575) Norman, OK |
| November 14, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | Missouri State Preseason WNIT Semifinals | L 90–96 | 2–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,713) Norman, OK |
| November 20, 2019* 11:00 a.m., FSOK | | Stephen F. Austin | W 75–62 | 3–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (6,875) Norman, OK |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | at Houston | L 69–85 | 3–2 | Fertitta Center (1,069) Houston, TX |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | Abilene Christian | W 78–65 | 4–2 | Lloyd Noble Center (2,115) Norman, OK |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Wichita State | L 83–88 | 4–3 | Charles Koch Arena (2,336) Wichita, KS |
| December 4, 2019* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 63–74 | 4–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena (1,337) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 7, 2019* 3:00 p.m., FSOK | | No. 25 LSU Big 12/SEC Women's Challenge | W 90–68 | 5–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,327) Norman, OK |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston State | W 95–71 | 6–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,445) Norman, OK |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | Drake | W 94–83 | 7–4 | Lloyd Noble Center (1,534) Norman, OK |
| December 22, 2019* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. No. 2 Connecticut Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase | L 53–97 | 7–5 | Mohegan Sun Arena (7,238) Uncasville, CT |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 p.m., FSOK | | No. 6 Baylor | L 56–77 | 7–6 (0–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,186) Norman, OK |
| January 8, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSN | | at Oklahoma State Bedlam | W 77–75 | 8–6 (1–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,558) Stillwater, OK |
| January 11, 2020 1:00 p.m., FSOK | | Iowa State | W 81–72 | 9–6 (2–1) | Lloyd Noble Center (2,363) Norman, OK |
| January 15, 2020 6:00 p.m., Nexstar | | at No. 17 West Virginia | W 73–49 | 10–6 (3–1) | WVU Coliseum (1,566) Morgantown, WV |
| January 19, 2020 3:00 p.m., FSOK | | TCU | L 63–82 | 10–7 (3–2) | Lloyd Noble Center (2,594) Norman, OK |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Texas Tech | L 88–89 $^{OT}$ | 10–8 (3–3) | United Supermarkets Arena (4,155) Lubbock, TX |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 74–92 | 10–9 (3–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,826) Manhattan, KS |
| January 28, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | Texas | L 53–70 | 10–10 (3–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (1,736) Norman, OK |
| February 2, 2020 12:00 p.m., FSN | | at Kansas | W 94–82 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (4–5) | Allen Fieldhouse (1,715) Lawrence, KS |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | West Virginia | W 68–58 | 12–10 (5–5) | Lloyd Noble Center (709) Norman, OK |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | at Iowa State | L 59–63 | 12–11 (5–6) | Hilton Coliseum (10,153) Ames, IA |
| February 11, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | Oklahoma State Bedlam | L 69–73 | 12–12 (5–7) | Lloyd Noble Center (2,156) Norman, OK |
| February 16, 2020 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | Kansas State | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (5–8) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,013) Norman, OK |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 2 Baylor | L 69–101 | 12–14 (5–9) | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| February 26, 2020 7:00 p.m., FSOK | | Kansas | L 80–83 | 12–15 (5–10) | Lloyd Noble Center (1,765) Norman, OK |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 p.m., LHN | | at Texas | L 76–86 | 12–16 (5–11) | Frank Erwin Center (3,543) Austin, TX |
| March 4, 2020 6:00 p.m., FSSW | | at TCU | L 71–96 | 12–17 (5–12) | Schollmaier Arena (3,050) Fort Worth, TX |
| March 7, 2020 1:00 p.m., FSOK | | Texas Tech | L 94–106 | 12–18 (5–13) | Lloyd Noble Center (2,513) Norman, OK |
| Big 12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 6:00 p.m., FCS | (9) | vs. (8) Oklahoma State First Round/Bedlam | Canceled | Canceled | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
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| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |