John R. Wooden Award 2019-20 preseason Top 30 Watch List
The John R. Wooden Award announced the Preseason Top 30 Watch List, 30 athletes chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members.
Players not on the preseason list are still eligible for the midseason list, late season list, and the national ballot. The final ballot consists of 15 players. The Wooden Award All American Team will be announced the week of the NCAA Elite Eight. The winner of the 2020 John R. Wooden Award will be announced Friday, April 10, 2020.
John R. Wooden Award 2019-20 Preseason Top 30
| Name | School | Conference | Height | Class | Position |
| Bella Alarie | Princeton | Ivy League | 6-4 | Sr. | G/F |
| DiJonai Carrington | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-11 | Sr. | G |
| Chennedy Carter | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-7 | Jr. | G |
| Kaila Charles | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-1 | Sr. | G |
| Lauren Cox | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-4 | Sr. | F |
| Crystal Dangerfield | Connecticut | American | 5-5 | Sr. | G |
| Rennia Davis | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2 | Jr. | G/F |
| Chelsea Dungee | Arkansas | SEC | 5-11 | Jr. | G |
| Dana Evans | Louisville | ACC | 5-6 | Jr. | G |
| Kiah Gillespie | Florida State | ACC | 6-2 | Jr. | F |
| Haley Gorecki | Duke | ACC | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Tyasha Harris | South Carolina | SEC | 5-10 | Sr. | G |
| Ruthy Hebard | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Sr. | F |
| Becca Hittner | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-0 | Sr. | G |
| Rhyne Howard | Kentucky | SEC | 6-2 | So. | G |
| Sabrina Ionescu# | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-11 | Sr. | G |
| Juicy Landrum | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-8 | Sr. | G |
| Aari McDonald | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-6 | Jr. | G |
| Ayana Mitchell | LSU | SEC | 6-0 | Sr. | F |
| Beatrice Mompremier | Miami | ACC | 6-4 | Sr. | F |
| Erica Ogwumike | Rice | Conference USA | 5-9 | Sr. | G |
| Michaela Onyenwere | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-0 | Jr. | F |
| Ali Patberg | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-11 | Jr. | G |
| Mikayla Pivec | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-10 | Sr. | G |
| DiDi Richards | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-1 | Jr. | G |
| Satou Sabally | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-4 | Jr. | F |
| Destiny Slocum | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-7 | Jr. | G |
| Christyn Williams | Connecticut | American | 5-11 | So. | G |
| Kiana Williams | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-8 | Jr. | G |
| Peyton Williams | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-4 | Sr. | F |
# The 2019 Wooden Award Player of the Year
