| Mode: | Women's basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Team: | Louisville Cardinals |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Coachrank: | 7 |
| Aprank: | 6 |
| Record: | 28–4 |
| Conf Record: | 16–2 |
| Hc Year: | 13th |
| Asst Coach1: | Stephanie Norman |
| Asst Coach2: | Sam Purcell |
| Asst Coach3: | Jonneshia Pineda |
| Stadium: | KFC Yum! Center |
| Champion: | ACC regular season champions Paradise Jam champions |
The 2019–20 Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team represented the University of Louisville during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinals, were led by 13th-year head coach Jeff Walz, and played their home games at the KFC Yum! Center in their sixth year in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Cardinals finished the season 28–4 and 16–2 in ACC play. They finished as the regular season ACC champions and earned the first seed in the ACC tournament. They defeated Syracuse in the Quarterfinals before losing to eventual champions NC State in the Semifinals. The NCAA tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]
The Cardinals finished the 2018–19 season at 32–4, 14–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for first place. They advanced to the championship game of the ACC women's tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large for the NCAA women's tournament as a number one seed in the Albany Region. In the tournament, they defeated Robert Morris and Michigan in the first and second rounds, Oregon State in the sweet sixteen before losing to Connecticut in the elite eight.
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See main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.
| + Regular season ranking movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Received votes. | т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol --> | 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 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 (5) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 (2) | 5 (2) | 5 (1) | 5 (1) | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Coaches | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 (5) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 (1) | 3 | 4 (1) | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | N/A |
Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a final poll. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament, the coaches poll did not release a final ranking.
Source[3]
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