| Coachrank: | 13 |
| Aprank: | 12 |
| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Record: | 26–4 |
| Conf Record: | 16–2 |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Asst Coach1: | Kate Popovec |
| Asst Coach2: | Preston Reid |
| Champion: | Big Ten Regular season co-champions |
The 2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Wildcats were led by head coach Joe McKeown, in his 12th year coaching the team. They returned to play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena after a renovation relocated them the prior season.
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See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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 |
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| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 |
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2019–20 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team