The Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament is the championship women's basketball tournament in the Big 12 Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament of four rounds, with the top four seeds getting byes in the first round until 2011. Beginning in 2012 the bottom four teams play First Round games to advance to the Quarterfinals against the top six teams.
The 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was scheduled to be played in March and April 2020, with the Final Four played Friday, April 3 and Sunday, April 5 to determine the champion of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Final Four was planned to be played at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, with the University of New Orleans, Tulane University and the Sun Belt Conference serving as hosts. This is the fourth time that New Orleans has been selected as a women's Final Four location and third time at the Smoothie King Center ; the 1991 Final Four was contested at the University of New Orleans' Lakefront Arena. ESPN had planned to nationally televise all 63 games of the women's tournament for the first time ever.
The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was a planned single-elimination tournament of 68 teams to determine the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball national champion for the 2019–20 season. The 82nd edition of the tournament would have begun on March 17, 2020, and concluded with the championship game on April 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 2020 Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament for the Colonial Athletic Association for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The tournament was scheduled to be held from March 11–14, 2020 at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina. The champion would have received the CAA's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2019–20 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Archie Miller, his third year as Indiana head coach. The team played its home games at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The season officially kicked off with the annual event, Hoosier Hysteria, on October 5, 2019.
The 2020 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament was a postseason men's basketball tournament for the Pac-12 Conference, scheduled to be played March 11–14, 2020, at T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner of the tournament was to have received the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament.
The 2020 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big Ten Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The tournament remained in its more traditional Midwest roots as it was held at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The 2020 Big West Conference men's basketball tournament was to be the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big West Conference of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was scheduled be held from March 12 through March 14, 2020 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. It was cancelled on March 12 in the effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The 2020 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament for the Northeast Conference for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. All tournament games were scheduled to be played at the home arena of the highest seed from March 9 through March 15, 2020. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2019–20 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Karen Aston's eighth season at Texas. The Longhorns were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center.
The 2020 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament was the postseason women's basketball tournament that was scheduled to take place March 10–14, 2020, at two venues in the Los Angeles area. The first two rounds were scheduled for the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California, while the semifinals and championship were to be held at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The winner of the Big West tournament would have received the conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. On March 10 it was announced the tournament will be played without spectators, in an effort to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2020 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament was part of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season and was scheduled be played in Moline, Illinois, from March 12–15, 2020, at the TaxSlayer Center. The winner of the tournament would have received the Missouri Valley Conference's automatic bid to the 2020 NCAA tournament. On March 12, the NCAA announced that the tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2019–20 TCU Horned Frogs women's basketball team represented Texas Christian University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The 2019–20 season is head coach Raegan Pebley's sixth season at TCU. The Horned Frogs were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games in Schollmaier Arena.
The 2019–20 Iowa State Cyclones women's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Fennelly, who was in his 25th season at Iowa State. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa as members of the Big 12 Conference.
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.
The 2019–20 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 16–13, 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were scheduled to be the fifth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, but it was cancelled before it began due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were also canceled.
The 2019–20 Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball team represented Texas Tech University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Raiders were led by second year head coach Marlene Stollings. They played their homes games at United Supermarkets Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.
The 2019–20 Oklahoma State Cowgirls basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by nith year head coach Jim Littell, played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena and were members of the Big 12 Conference.
The 2019–20 Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sooners were led by Sherri Coale in her twenty-fourth season. The team played its home games at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma as a member of the Big 12 Conference.
The 2019–20 Kansas Jayhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Jayhawks were led by fifth year head coach Brandon Schneider. They played their home games at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas as members of the Big 12 Conference.
