An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889. The 2020 NCAA Women's Basketball All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the Associated Press (AP), the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Both AP and USBWA choose three teams, while WBCA lists 10 honorees.

A consensus All-America team in women's basketball has never been organized. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by AP, USBWA, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), and Sporting News to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus All-America men's basketball team is possible because all four organizations select at least a first and second team, with only the USBWA not selecting a third team.

Before the 2017–18 season, it was impossible for a consensus women's All-America team to be determined because the AP had been the only body that divided its women's selections into separate teams. The USBWA first named separate teams in 2017–18. The women's counterpart to the NABC, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), continues the USBWA's former practice of selecting a single 10-member (plus ties) team. Before the 2023–24 season, Sporting News did not select an All-America team in women's basketball.

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Associated Press (AP)

First team Second team Third teamPlayer SchoolPlayer SchoolPlayer School Lauren Cox Baylor Aliyah Boston South Carolina Kaila Charles Maryland Ruthy Hebard Oregon Chennedy Carter Texas A&M Elissa Cunane NC State Rhyne Howard Kentucky Dana Evans Louisville Kathleen Doyle Iowa Sabrina Ionescu Oregon Aari McDonald Arizona Tyasha Harris South Carolina Megan Walker UConn Satou Sabally Oregon Michaela Onyenwere UCLA

AP Honorable Mention

Jaylyn Agnew, Creighton Bella Alarie, Princeton Brittany Brewer, Texas Tech Te'a Cooper, Baylor Crystal Dangerfield, UConn Rennia Davis, Tennessee Ciara Duffy, South Dakota Kiah Gillespie, Florida State

Haley Gorecki, Duke Vivian Gray, Oklahoma State Arella Guirantes, Rutgers Ashley Joens, Iowa State Stella Johnson, Rider Ila Lane, UC Santa Barbara Beatrice Mompremier, Miami

Olivia Nelson-Ododa, UConn Mikayla Pivec, Oregon State Lindsey Pulliam, Northwestern NaLyssa Smith, Baylor Chante Stonewall, DePaul Unique Thompson, Auburn Kiana Williams, Stanford

United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) First team Second team Third teamPlayer SchoolPlayer SchoolPlayer School Lauren Cox Baylor Aliyah Boston South Carolina Kaila Charles Maryland Ruthy Hebard Oregon Chennedy Carter Texas A&M Elissa Cunane NC State Rhyne Howard Kentucky Dana Evans Louisville Kathleen Doyle Iowa Sabrina Ionescu Oregon Aari McDonald Arizona Haley Gorecki Duke Megan Walker UConn Satou Sabally Oregon Tyasha Harris South Carolina         Michaela Onyenwere UCLA

Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)

Player School Chennedy Carter Texas A&M Lauren Cox Baylor Kathleen Doyle Iowa Dana Evans Louisville Tyasha Harris South Carolina Ruthy Hebard Oregon Sabrina Ionescu Oregon Aari McDonald Arizona Satou Sabally Oregon Megan Walker UConn

By player PlayerSchoolYearAPUSBWAWBCANotes Baylor 12.5 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 2.7 blocks Oregon 17.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 68.5 FG%Katrina McClain Award (top power forward) Kentucky 23.4 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 38.2 3P% Oregon 17.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 9.1 apgWooden AwardNaismith TrophyWade Trophy AP Player of the YearUSBWA Player of the YearSenior CLASS AwardNancy Lieberman Award (top point guard) UConn 19.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 47.7 FG% South Carolina 12.5 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 60.9 FG%Tamika Catchings Award (USBWA freshman of the year)WBCA Freshman of the YearLisa Leslie Award (top center) Texas A&M 21.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.5 apg Louisville 18.1 ppg, 4.2 apg, 89.0 FT% Arizona 20.5 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 79.1 FT%Ann Meyers Drysdale Award (top shooting guard) Oregon 16.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 79.2 FT%Cheryl Miller Award (top small forward) Maryland 14.3 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 50.0 FG% NC State 16.4 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 54.7 FG% Iowa 18.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 6.3 apg Duke 18.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 4.4 apg South Carolina 12.1 ppg, 5.7 apg, 86.7 FT%Dawn Staley Award UCLA 19.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 46.9 FG%

Academic All-Americans The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its 15-member 2020 Academic All-America team on March 9, 2020, divided into first, second and third teams with Brittany Brewer of Texas Tech chosen as women's college basketball Academic All-American of the Year.

When a player is listed with two grade-point averages, the first is her undergraduate GPA. Players listed with two majors separated by a slash are double majors unless explicitly designated as undergraduate and graduate programs.

+ First Team Player School Class GPA and major Brittany Brewer Texas Tech GS 4.00/3.66, Community, Family & Addiction Sciences Ciara Duffy South Dakota GS 4.00/4.00, Political Science / History Erica Ogwumike Rice GS 3.86/4.00, Post-Baccalaureate Program Mikayla Pivec Oregon State GS 3.89/4.00, Biochemistry / Biophysics Sara Rhine Drake GS 4.00/4.00, Elementary Education (UG) / Counseling (G) + Second Team Player School Class GPA and major Lauren Cox Baylor Sr. 3.77, Communications Studies Kathleen Doyle Iowa Sr. 3.83, Journalism & Mass Communications / Spanish Ellie Harmeyer Belmont GS 3.83/4.00, Nursing Becca Hittner Drake Sr. 3.97, Marketing Peyton Williams Kansas State Sr. 3.94, Anthropology / International Studies + Third Team Player School Class GPA and major Camryn Brown High Point Sr. 3.97, Human Relations Hanna Crymble Vermont Sr. 3.81, Biochemistry Vivian Gray Oklahoma State Jr. 3.66, Marketing Chante Stonewall DePaul Sr. 3.68, Psychology / Sociology Jocelyn Willoughby Virginia GS 3.87/3.63, Leadership & Public Policy / Global Development Studies Notes:

Senior All-Americans The finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, called Senior All-Americans, were announced on February 5, 2020. Due to a tie in voting, 11 finalists were named instead of the normal 10. On March 31, Sabrina Ionescu was announced as the recipient, with the first and second teams also announced at that time.

First team Player PositionSchool Sabrina Ionescu Guard Oregon Lauren Cox Forward Baylor Ellie Harmeyer Forward Belmont Mikayla Pivec Guard Oregon State Brenna Wise Forward Indiana

Second team Player PositionSchool Chelsea Brackmann Forward Bradley Kaila Charles Forward Maryland Bailey Greenberg Forward Drexel Ruthy Hebard Forward Oregon Stella Johnson Guard Rider Peyton Williams Forward Kansas State

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