2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season explained

2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Color:	193980
Color Text:	ffffff
League:	NCAA Division I
Sport:	Basketball
Pixels:	200px
No Of Teams:	15
Tv:	ACC Network, ESPN, Regional Sports Networks
Draft:	WNBA Draft
Draft Link:	2020 WNBA Draft
Top Pick:	Jocelyn Willoughby, Virginia
Picked By:	Phoenix Mercury, 10th overall
Season:	2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Season Champs:	Louisville
Season Champ Name:	Regular Season Champions
Second Place:	NC State
Mvp:	Dana Evans, Louisville
Finals:	ACC Tournament
Finals Link:	2020 ACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:	NC State
Finals Mvp:	Aislinn Konig (NC State)
Seasonslistnames:	Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball
Prevseason Link:	2018–19 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Prevseason Year:	2018–19
Nextseason Link:	2020–21 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season
Nextseason Year:	2020–21

The 2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in January 2020 and will conclude in March with the 2020 ACC women's basketball tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.^[1]

The postseason was cut short due to the COVID-19 outbreak. On March 12, the NCAA announced the tournament would be cancelled, along with all remaining winter and spring championships.^[2] The NCAA tournament and WNIT were both cancelled before they began.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

• Georgia Tech fired MaChelle Joseph amid controversy after the 18–19 season.^[3] In April, Nell Fortner was announced as the new head coach.^[4]
• Sylvia Hatchell stepped down after 33 years as North Carolina's head coach after an investigation determined she had made “racially insensitive” comments and pressured injured players to compete.^[5] Courtney Banghart was announced as the new head coach on April 30.^[6]

Coaches

Team	Head coach	Previous job	Years at school	Record at school	ACC record	ACC titles	NCAA Tournaments	NCAA Final Fours	NCAA Championships
style= width="75"	Boston College	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee	Albany	2	14–16	3–13	0	0	0	0
Clemson	Amanda Butler	Florida	2	20–13	9–7	0	1	0	0
Duke	Joanne P. McCallie	Michigan State	13	312–95	6–10	4	10	0	0
style= width="75"	Florida State	Sue Semrau	Wisconsin (Assistant)	23	541–249	196–144	2	15	0	0
Georgia Tech	Nell Fortner	Auburn	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	Jeff Walz	Maryland (Assistant)	13	332–99	145–50	1	5	3	0
Miami	Katie Meier	Charlotte	15	277–172	111–103	1	8	0	0
NC State	Wes Moore	Chattanooga	7	140–57	63–33	0	4	0	0
North Carolina	Courtney Banghart	Princeton	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Notre Dame	Muffet McGraw	Lehigh	33	835–233	417–87	5	6	9	2
style= width="75"	Pittsburgh	Lance White	Florida State (Assistant)	2	11–20	2–14	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Syracuse	Quentin Hillsman	Syracuse (Assistant)	13	288–145	66–40	0	6	1	0
Virginia	Tina Thompson	Texas (associate head coach)	2	12–19	5–11	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	Kenny Brooks	James Madison	4	65–40	16–32	0	0	0	0
style= width="75"	Wake Forest	Jennifer Hoover	High Point	8	98–124	30–84	0	0	0	0

Notes:

• Year at school includes 2019–20 season.
• Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2018–19 season.
• NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
• NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Preseason watch lists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Lieberman^[7]	Drysdale^[8]	Miller^[9]	McClain^[10]	Leslie^[11]
	Taja Cole – Virginia Tech	Haley Gorecki – Duke Aislinn Konig – NC State Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia	Francesca Pan – Georgia Tech Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame	Leaonna Odom – Duke Kiah Gillespie – Florida State	Jade Williams – Duke Beatrice Mompremier – Miami Elissa Cunane – NC State Janelle Bailey – North Carolina

ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off

Prior to the start of the season, the ACC hosted a media day at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the media day, the head coaches voted on the finishing order of the teams, an All-ACC team, a Preseason Player of the Year, and Newcomers to watch. The media day was hosted on October 3, 2019. A selected group of student athletes also took questions from the media on this day.^[12]

At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that Louisville would be league champion.^[13]

ACC preseason polls

2019 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Louisville – (13) 223 NC State – (2) 201 Florida State – 190 Miami – 185 Notre Dame – 159 Syracuse – 150 Duke – 143 Clemson – 105 North Carolina – 92 Virginia Tech – 91 Georgia Tech – 70 Virginia – 67 Boston College – 58 Pittsburgh – 41 Wake Forest – 25	Louisville – (34) 713 NC State – (8) 637 Florida State – (3) 623 Notre Dame – (4) 580 Miami – 579 Syracuse – 497 Duke – 432 Clemson – 353 North Carolina – 343 Virginia Tech – 291 Virginia – 229 Georgia Tech – 225 Boston College – 168 Pittsburgh – 122 Wake Forest – 89

Preseason All-ACC Teams

2019 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason All-ACC Teams
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Kobi Thornton – Clemson Haley Gorecki – Duke Kicki Ekhomu – Florida State Kiah Gillespie – Florida State Elizabeth Balogun – Louisville Beatrice Mompremier – Miami Elissa Cunane – NC State Aislinn Konig – NC State Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia	Kobi Thornton – Clemson Haley Gorecki – Duke Kicki Ekhomu – Florida State Kiah Gillespie – Florida State Elizabeth Balogun – Louisville Dana Evans – Louisville Beatrice Mompremier – Miami Elissa Cunane – NC State Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

2019 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
Beatrice Mompremier – Miami	Beatrice Mompremier – Miami

Newcomer Watchlist

2019 ACC Women's Basketball Newcomer Watchlists
Head coaches	Blue Ribbon Panel
River Baldwin – Florida State Nyah Green – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame Anaya Peoples – Notre Dame	River Baldwin – Florida State Nyah Green – Louisville Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame Anaya Peoples – Notre Dame

Regular season

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		First Place votes shown in

See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

	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
Boston College	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 --> RV	<	-- AP Final --> RV
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Clemson	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Duke	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 18 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 19 --> RV	<	-- AP Final --> RV
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Florida State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 12	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 12	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 12 т	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 11	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 13	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 22	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 18	<	-- AP Final --> 19
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 13	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 23	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 20	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Georgia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Louisville	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 9	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 2 (5)	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 6	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 5 (2)	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 5 (2)	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 5 (1)	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 5 (1)	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 5	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 6	<	-- AP Final --> 6
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 2 (5)	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 4 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 3	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 4 (1)	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 5	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 6	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Miami	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 18 т	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 16	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 19	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 21	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 25	<	-- AP Week 7 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 24	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 23	<	-- AP Week 10 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 19	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 18	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 22	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
North Carolina	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> RV	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
NC State	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 14	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 14	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 12 т	<	-- AP Week 5 --> 13	<	-- AP Week 6 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 7 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 8 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 9 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 10 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 11 --> 9	<	-- AP Week 12 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 13 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 14 --> 7	<	-- AP Week 15 --> 4	<	-- AP Week 16 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 17 --> 8	<	-- AP Week 18 --> 10	<	-- AP Week 19 --> 8	<	-- AP Final --> 8
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> 12	<	-- Coaches Week 5 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 6 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 7 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 8 --> 9	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 10 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 11 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 12 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 13 --> 7	<	-- Coaches Week 14 --> 4	<	-- Coaches Week 15 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 16 --> 11	<	-- Coaches Week 17 --> 10	<	-- Coaches Week 18 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Week 19 --> 8	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Notre Dame	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 16	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 15	<	-- AP Week 3 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 4 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 14	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Pittsburgh	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Syracuse	AP	<	-- AP Preseason --> 21	<	-- AP Week 2 --> 20	<	-- AP Week 3 --> 17	<	-- AP Week 4 --> 18	<	-- AP Week 5 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason --> 17	<	-- Coaches Week 2 --> 15	<	-- Coaches Week 3 --> 16	<	-- Coaches Week 4 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 --> RV	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Virginia	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Virginia Tech	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 --> RV	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A
Wake Forest	AP	<	-- AP Preseason -->	<	-- AP Week 2 -->	<	-- AP Week 3 -->	<	-- AP Week 4 -->	<	-- AP Week 5 -->	<	-- AP Week 6 -->	<	-- AP Week 7 -->	<	-- AP Week 8 -->	<	-- AP Week 9 -->	<	-- AP Week 10 -->	<	-- AP Week 11 -->	<	-- AP Week 12 -->	<	-- AP Week 13 -->	<	-- AP Week 14 -->	<	-- AP Week 15 -->	<	-- AP Week 16 -->	<	-- AP Week 17 -->	<	-- AP Week 18 -->	<	-- AP Week 19 -->	<	-- AP Final -->
C	<	-- Coaches Preseason -->	<	-- Coaches Week 2 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 3 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 4 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 5 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 6 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 7 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 8 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 9 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 10 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 11 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 12 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 13 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 14 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 15 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 16 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 17 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 18 -->	<	-- Coaches Week 19 -->	<	-- Coaches Final --> N/A

Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA and WNIT tournaments, the Coaches Poll did not release a final poll.

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent. This marked the first year that teams played an eighteen-game conference schedule.^[14]

	style= width=75	Boston College	style= width=75	Clemson	style= width=75	Duke	style= width=75	Florida State	style= width=75	Georgia Tech	style= width=75	Louisville	style= width=75	Miami	style= width=75	North Carolina	style= width=75	NC State	style= width=75	Notre Dame	style= width=75	Pittsburgh	style= width=75	Syracuse	style= width=75	Virginia	style= width=75	Virginia Tech	style= width=75	Wake Forest
CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->	vs. Boston College	–	68–70	85–73	56–65	48–55	81–70 68–48	64–75	75–93	72–54	65–75 55–56	70–79 59–70	89–79 81–88	69–52	70–49	54–67
vs. Clemson	70–68	–	58–62	81–64 81–54	49–47 56–44	75–50	68–64 63–48	86–72	79–60	55–71	67–75 (OT)	59–46	70–51	71–50	63–58 66–52
vs. Duke	73–85	62–58	–	64–66	46–58	60–55	55–74	61–71 54–73	63–60 65–70	47–50	56–73	58–88	66–63 47–62	67–72 (OT) 70–56	60–58
vs. Florida State	65–56	64–81 54–81	66–64	–	67–52 65–62	59–67	62–73 61–79	64–78	68–51	70–67	41–66	90–89 (OT)	55–63	62–86	65–70 67–78
vs. Georgia Tech	55–48	47–49 44–56	58–46	52–67 62–65	–	58–47	54–61 54–49 (OT)	67–60 (OT)	61–65	59–51	48–77	64–82	51–61	64–61 (OT)	65–60 52–62
vs. Louisville	70–81 48–68	50–75	55–60	67–59	47–58	–	41–87	67–74	59–66	54–86 49–82	49–83 47–79	58–62 59–51	56–71	53–70	61–75
vs. Miami	75–64	64–68 48–63	74–55	73–62 79–61	61–54 49–54 (OT)	87–41	–	78–58	50–48	76–53	54–73	62–77	69–64	69–45	56–59 63–79
vs. North Carolina	93–75	72–86	71–61 73–54	78–64	60–67 (OT)	74–67	58–78	–	60–66 76–68	83–65	62–70	74–56	47–65 68–78	76–70 72–63	82–79 (OT)
vs. NC State	54–72	60–79	60–63 70–65	51–68	65–61	66–59	48–50	66–60 68–76	–	56–90	44–88	60–69	60–80 64–75	69–76 59–71	45–59
vs. Notre Dame	75–65 56–55	71–55	50–47	67–70	51–59	86–54 82–49	53–76	65–83	90–56	–	52–60 52–74	74–63 (OT) 70–72	90–60	68–62	71–75
vs. Pittsburgh	79–70 70–59	75–67 (OT)	73–56	66–41	77–48	83–49 79–47	73–54	70–62	88–44	60–52 74–52	–	69–51 71–53	66–55	68–56	48–53
vs. Syracuse	79–89 88–81	46–59	88–58	89–90 (OT)	82–64	62–58 51–59	77–62	56–74	69–60	63–74 (OT) 72–70	51–69 53–71	–	57–41	65–67	65–60
vs. Virginia	52–69	54–70	63–66 62–47	63–55	61–51	71–56	64–69	65–47 78–68	80–60 75–64	60–90	55–66	41–57	–	69–61 76–86	0–0
vs. Virginia Tech	49–70	50–71	72–67 (OT) 56–70	86–62	61–64 (OT)	70–53	45–69	70–76 63–72	76–69 71–59	62–68	56–68	67–65	61–69 86–76	–	62–56 62–73
vs. Wake Forest	67–54	58–63 52–66	58–60	70–65 78–67	60–65 62–52	75–61	59–56 79–63	79–82 (OT)	59–45	75–71	53–48	60–65	0–0	56–62 73–62	–	CLEM	DUKE	FSU	GT	UL	MIAMI	UNC	NCST	ND	PITT	CUSE	UVA	VT	WAKE -->
Total	11–7	3–15	12–6	11–7	10–8	16–2	7–11	7–11	14–4	8–10	1–17	9–9	8–10	11–7	7–11

Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player(s) of the week and a Rookie(s) of the week.

Week	Player of the week	Rookie of the week	Reference
Week 1 – Nov. 11	Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia	Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech	^[15]
Week 2 – Nov. 18	Nausia Woolfolk – Florida State	Malu Tshitenge – North Carolina	^[16]
Week 3 – Nov. 25	Haley Gorecki – Duke	Kylie Kornegay-Lucas – Virginia	^[17]
	Beatrice Mompremier – Miami
Week 4 – Dec. 2	Dana Evans – Louisville	Anaya Peoples – Notre Dame	^[18]
Week 5 – Dec. 9	Kiah Gillespie – Florida State	Amber Brown – Pittsburgh	^[19]
Week 6 – Dec. 16	Elissa Cunane – NC State	Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame	^[20]
Week 7 – Dec. 23	Kiah Gillespie (2) – Florida State	River Baldwin – Florida State	^[21]
	Beatrice Mompremier (2) – Miami
Week 8 – Dec. 30	Kendall Spray – Clemson	River Baldwin (2) – Florida State	^[22]
Week 9 – Jan 6	Elissa Cunane (2) – NC State	Amber Brown (2) – Pittsburgh	^[23]
Week 10 – Jan 13	Jocelyn Willoughby (2) – Virginia	Shemera Williams – Virginia	^[24]
Week 11 – Jan 20	Dana Evans (2) – Louisville	Amari Robinson – Clemson	^[25]
Week 12 – Jan 27	Leaonna Odom – Duke	Shemera Williams (2) – Virginia	^[26]
Week 13 – Feb 3	Emma Guy – Boston College	Dayshanette Harris – Pittsburgh	^[27]
	Janelle Bailey – North Carolina
Week 14 – Feb 10	Kiah Gillespie (2) – Florida State	Katlyn Gilbert – Notre Dame	^[28]
Week 15 – Feb 17	Taylor Soule – Boston College	Elizabeth Kitley (2) – Virginia Tech	^[29]
Week 16 – Feb 24	Taylor Soule (2) – Boston College	Elizabeth Kitley (3) – Virginia Tech	^[30]
Week 17 – Mar 2	Haley Gorecki (2) – Duke	Sam Brunelle (2) – Notre Dame	^[31]

Postseason

ACC tournament

See main article: 2020 ACC women's basketball tournament.

NCAA tournament

See main article: 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

National Invitation tournament

See main article: 2020 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Honors and awards

ACC Awards

2019 ACC Women's Basketball Individual Awards^[32]
Award	Recipient(s)
Player of the Year	Dana Evans – Louisville
Coach of the Year	Joanna Bernabei-McNamee – Boston College
Defensive Player of the Year	Kylee Shook – Louisville
Freshman of the Year	Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Sixth Player of the Year	Trinity Baptiste – Virginia Tech
Most Improved Player	Taylor Soule – Boston College

2019 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (Blue Ribbon Panel)^[33]
First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention	Freshman Team
Haley Gorecki – Duke Kiah Gillespie – Florida State Nicki Ekhomu – Florida State Dana Evans – Louisville Jazmine Jones – Louisville Kylee Shook – Louisville Elissa Cunane – NC State Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Kiara Lewis – Syracuse Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia	Emma Guy – Boston College Taylor Soule – Boston College Leaonna Odom – Duke Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech Ivana Raca – Wake Forest	Francesca Pan – Georgia Tech Aislinn Konig – NC State Taylor Koenen – North Carolina Destinee Walker – Notre Dame Taja Cole – Virginia Tech	Amari Robinson – Clemson Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Malu Tshitenge – North Carolina Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame Katlyn Gilbert – Notre Dame Anaya Peoples – Notre Dame Dayshanette Harris – Pittsburgh Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech

2019 ACC Women's Basketball All-Conference Teams (head coaches)
First Team	Second Team	Honorable Mention	Freshman Team
Emma Guy – Boston College Haley Gorecki – Duke Kiah Gillespie – Florida State Nicki Ekhomu – Florida State Dana Evans – Louisville Jazmine Jones – Louisville Elissa Cunane – NC State Kiara Lewis – Syracuse Jocelyn Willoughby – Virginia Aisha Sheppard – Virginia Tech	Leaonna Odom – Duke Francesca Pan – Georgia Tech Kylee Shook – Louisville Aislinn Konig – NC State Ivana Raca – Wake Forest	Taylor Soule – Boston College Janelle Bailey – North Carolina Taylor Koenen – North Carolina	Amari Robinson – Clemson Jada Boyd – NC State Jakia Brown-Turner – NC State Malu Tshitenge – North Carolina Sam Brunelle – Notre Dame Katlyn Gilbert – Notre Dame Dayshanette Harris – Pitt Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech

2019 ACC Women's Basketball All-ACC Defensive Team
Player	Team
Haley Gorecki	Duke
Jazmine Jones	Louisville
Kylee Shook
Mykea Gray	Miami
Taja Cole	Virginia Tech

WNBA draft

See main article: 2020 WNBA draft.

The ACC lead all conferences with eight players selected in the 2020 WNBA Draft. This is the second year in a row that the ACC has had the most selections of any conference. The ACC has had at least one first round selection in the past fifteen WNBA Drafts. The next longest such streak is six.^[34]

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School
		1	10	G	Virginia
		1	12	G	Louisville
		2	13	F	Louisville
		2	15	F	Duke
		2	20	F	Miami
		3	27	F	Clemson
		3	31	G	Duke
		3	32	F	Florida State

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-20 ACC Championship Dates and Sites Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. May 30, 2019. October 22, 2019.
2. Web site: NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200312202043/http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-cancels-remaining-winter-and-spring-championships . 2020-03-12 .
3. Web site: Georgia Tech fires women's basketball coach MaChelle Joseph. Paul. Newberry. March 26, 2019. October 25, 2019. apnews.com. The Associated Press.
4. Web site: Fortner Named Women's Basketball Head coach. ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. April 9, 2019. October 25, 2019.
5. Web site: Sylvia Hatchell Is Out at U.N.C. After Inquiry Supports Team's Complaints. The New York Times. Marc. Tracy. Alan. Blinder. April 19, 2019. October 25, 2019.
6. Web site: UNC women's basketball names Courtney Banghart as its new head coach. 2019-04-30. Daily Tar Heel. Ryan Wilcox. 2019-04-30.
7. Web site: Cole included on Nancy Lieberman Award Watch List. hokiesports.com. Virginia Tech. October 21, 2019. October 25, 2019.
8. Web site: Aislinn Konig Named to Drysdale Award Watch List. gopack.com. NC State University. October 22, 2019. October 25, 2019.
9. Web site: Pan Named to Cheryl Miller Award Watch List. ramblinwreck.com. Georgia Tech. October 23, 2019. October 25, 2019.
10. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame, WBCA Name Twenty Power Forwards to Watch List for 2020 Katrina McClain Award. hoophall.com. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. October 24, 2019. October 25, 2019.
11. Web site: Bailey Picked For Lisa Leslie Award Watch List. goheels.com. University of North Carolina. October 25, 2019. October 25, 2019.
12. Web site: Student-Athletes Attending ACC Women's Basketball Tipoff Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 26, 2019. October 25, 2019.
13. Web site: Louisville Selected 2019-20 ACC Women's Basketball Preseason Favorite. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2019. October 25, 2019.
14. Web site: ACC Approves 18-Game Women's Basketball Conference Schedule. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 17, 2017. November 6, 2019.
15. Web site: Virginia's Willoughby, VT's Kitley Earn First ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 11, 2019. November 11, 2019.
16. Web site: FSU's Woolfolk, UNC's Tshitenge Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 18, 2019. November 19, 2019.
17. Web site: Duke, Miami and Virginia Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Awards. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 25, 2019. November 25, 2019.
18. Web site: Louisville's Evans, Notre Dame's Peoples Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 2, 2019. December 2, 2019.
19. Web site: Florida State's Gillespie, Pitt's Brown Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 9, 2019. December 9, 2019.
20. Web site: NC State's Cunane, Notre Dame's Brunelle Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 16, 2019. December 16, 2019.
21. Web site: Florida State's Gillespie and Baldwin, Miami's Mompremier Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 23, 2019. December 23, 2019.
22. Web site: Clemson's Spray, Florida State's Baldwin Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. December 30, 2019. December 30, 2019.
23. Web site: NC State's Cunane, Pitt's Brown Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Awards. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 6, 2020. January 6, 2020.
24. Web site: Virginia Sweeps ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 13, 2020. January 13, 2020.
25. Web site: Louisville's Evans, Clemson's Robinson Earn WBB Weekly Awards. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 20, 2020. January 21, 2020.
26. Web site: Duke's Odom, Virginia's Williams Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. January 27, 2020. January 27, 2020.
27. Web site: Boston College's Guy, UNC's Bailey and Pitt's Harris Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 3, 2020. February 3, 2020.
28. Web site: FSU's Gillespie, Notre Dame's Gilbert Earn Weekly WBB Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 10, 2020. February 10, 2020.
29. Web site: Boston College's Soule, Virginia Tech's Kitley Earn ACC Women's Basketball Weekly Honors. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 17, 2020. February 17, 2020.
30. Web site: Boston College's Soule, Virginia Tech's Kitley Repeat as ACC Women's Basketball Players of the Week. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. February 24, 2020. February 24, 2020.
31. Web site: Duke's Gorecki, Notre Dame's Brunelle Earn ACC Women's Basketball Players of the Week. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 2, 2020. March 2, 2020.
32. Web site: Louisville's Evans Named ACC Player of the Year, Boston College's Bernabei-McNamee Earns Coach of the Year. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 3, 2020. March 9, 2020.
33. Web site: 2019-2020 All-ACC Women's Basketball Teams Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 2, 2020. March 2, 2020.
34. Web site: Eight ACC Student-Athletes Selected in 2020 WNBA Draft. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 17, 2020. April 18, 2020.