# 2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 25th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
They finished the season 22–8, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Indiana. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Alabama | W 77–56 | 1–0 | Mitchell Center (773) Mobile, AL |
| November 9, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC | | Coppin State | W 107–33 | 2–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,536) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 13, 2019* 6:00 p.m., WCTC | | Niagara | W 87–37 | 3–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,017) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 17, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC | | Harvard | W 74–46 | 4–0 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,710) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 24, 2019* 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at LSU | L 58–64 | 4–1 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (1,309) Baton Rouge, LA |
| November 28, 2019* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Vanderbilt Junkanoo Jam | W 62–56 | 5–1 | Gateway Sporting Arena Bimini, Bahamas |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Georgia Tech Junkanoo Jam | W 46–43 | 6–1 | Gateway Sporting Arena (150) Bimini, Bahamas |
| December 5, 2019* 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Virginia ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 73–63 | 7–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,597) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC | | Towson | W 67–53 | 8–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,292) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 12, 2019* 7:00 p.m., WCTC | | Southern | W 78–58 | 9–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,095) Piscataway, NJ |
| December 15, 2019* 2:00 p.m., WCTC | | Marshall | W 66–41 | 10–1 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,337) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 3:00 p.m., WCTC | | at Wisconsin | W 64–61 | 11–1 (1–0) | Kohl Center (4,320) Madison, WI |
| December 31, 2019 3:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 14 Indiana | L 56–66 | 11–2 (1–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,324) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 5, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue | W 59–53 | 12–2 (2–1) | Mackey Arena (7,441) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 9, 2020 8:00 p.m. | | at Illinois | W 75–51 | 13–2 (3–1) | State Farm Center (997) Champaign, IL |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 p.m., WCTC | | Nebraska | W 69–65 | 14–2 (4–1) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,023) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC | | at Penn State | W 62–57 | 15–2 (5–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (1,685) University Park, PA |
| January 20, 2020 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Michigan State | L 55–66 | 15–3 (5–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,084) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 p.m., WCTC | | at Michigan | L 57–71 | 15–4 (5–3) | Crisler Center (3,676) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC | | Illinois | W 72–41 | 16–4 (6–3) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,359) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 2, 2020 3:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Minnesota | L 71–73 $^{2OT}$ | 16–5 (6–4) | Williams Arena (4,319) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC | | Penn State | W 72–39 | 17–5 (7–4) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,658) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 9, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 13 Maryland | L 50–79 | 17–6 (7–5) | Xfinity Center (9,239) College Park, MD |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 p.m., WRSU | | at Michigan State | L 53–57 | 17–7 (7–6) | Breslin Center (3,878) East Lansing, MI |
| February 16, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN | | Michigan | W 62–41 | 18–7 (8–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,571) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 19, 2020 8:00 p.m. | | at No. 18 Northwestern | L 65–82 | 18–8 (8–7) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,142) Evanston, IL |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m., BTN | | Ohio State | W 59–57 | 19–8 (9–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,281) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 p.m., WCTC | | Wisconsin | W 63–43 | 20–8 (10–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,471) Piscataway, NJ |
| March 1, 2020 12:00 p.m., BTN | | No. 18 Iowa | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 21–8 (11–7) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (2,680) Piscataway, NJ |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2020 2:30 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (12) Wisconsin Second Round | W 63–55 | 22–8 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (4,158) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 6, 2020 2:30 p.m., BTN | (5) | vs. (4) No. 20 Indiana Quarterfinals | L 60–78 | 22–9 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (5,711) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Regular Season Polls :
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Week 18 | Week 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | RV | | N/A |
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |