The 2019–20 Duke Blue Devils women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. Returning as head coach was Joanne P. McCallie in her 13th season. The team played its home games at

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as members of the

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. The Blue Devils finished the season 18–12 and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to

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in the Quarterfinals. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Previous season

The 2018-19 Blue Devils finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in ACC play to finish tied for tenth place in the regular season. They were the eleventh seed in the ACC women's tournament, where they won their first game against

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and fell to

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in the Second Round. They did not receive an invitation to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

Recruiting Class

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Roster

Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings 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.

Schedule

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References

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