2019–20 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season


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

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Notes:

Preseason watch lists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
LiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslie
Taja Cole – Virginia TechHaley 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.
At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that Louisville would be league champion.

ACC preseason polls

Preseason All-ACC Teams

Preseason ACC Player of the Year

Newcomer Watchlist

Regular season

Rankings

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.

Player of the week

Throughout the conference regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference offices named a Player of the week and a Rookie of the week.
WeekPlayer of the weekRookie of the weekReference
Week 1 – Nov. 11Jocelyn Willoughby – VirginiaElizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Week 2 – Nov. 18Nausia Woolfolk – Florida StateMalu Tshitenge – North Carolina
Week 3 – Nov. 25Haley Gorecki – DukeKylie Kornegay-Lucas – Virginia
Week 3 – Nov. 25Beatrice Mompremier – MiamiKylie Kornegay-Lucas – Virginia
Week 4 – Dec. 2Dana Evans – LouisvilleAnaya Peoples – Notre Dame
Week 5 – Dec. 9Kiah Gillespie – Florida StateAmber Brown – Pittsburgh
Week 6 – Dec. 16Elissa Cunane – NC StateSam Brunelle – Notre Dame
Week 7 – Dec. 23Kiah Gillespie – Florida StateRiver Baldwin – Florida State
Week 7 – Dec. 23Beatrice Mompremier – MiamiRiver Baldwin – Florida State
Week 8 – Dec. 30Kendall Spray – ClemsonRiver Baldwin – Florida State
Week 9 – Jan 6Elissa Cunane – NC StateAmber Brown – Pittsburgh
Week 10 – Jan 13Jocelyn Willoughby – VirginiaShemera Williams – Virginia
Week 11 – Jan 20Dana Evans – LouisvilleAmari Robinson – Clemson
Week 12 – Jan 27Leaonna Odom – DukeShemera Williams – Virginia
Week 13 – Feb 3Emma Guy – Boston CollegeDayshanette Harris – Pittsburgh
Week 13 – Feb 3Janelle Bailey – North CarolinaDayshanette Harris – Pittsburgh
Week 14 – Feb 10Kiah Gillespie – Florida StateKatlyn Gilbert – Notre Dame
Week 15 – Feb 17Taylor Soule – Boston CollegeElizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Week 16 – Feb 24Taylor Soule – Boston CollegeElizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
Week 17 – Mar 2Haley Gorecki – DukeSam Brunelle – Notre Dame

Postseason

ACC Tournament

NCAA Tournament

National Invitation Tournament

Honors and awards

ACC Awards

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.
PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Jocelyn WilloughbyPhoenix Mercury110GVirginia
Jazmine JonesNew York Liberty112GLouisville
Kylee ShookNew York Liberty213FLouisville
Leaonna OdomNew York Liberty215FDuke
Beatrice MompremierLos Angeles Sparks220FMiami
Kobi ThorntonAtlanta Dream327FClemson
Haley GoreckiSeattle Storm331GDuke
Kiah GillespieChicago Sky332FFlorida State