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2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season

The 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began on November 7, 2022. The regular season ended on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game at American Airlines Center in Dallas on April 2.

2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Preseason AP No. 1South Carolina
Regular seasonNovember 7, 2022 – March 12, 2023
NCAA Tournament2023
Tournament datesMarch 15 – April 2
National ChampionshipAmerican Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
NCAA ChampionsLSU
Other championsKansas (WNIT)
California Baptist (WBI)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)
Caitlin Clark (Iowa)

Rule changes edit

The following rule changes will be recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for 2022−23 season:

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Season headlines edit

  • June 21, 2022 – Hartford, which started a transition from Division I to Division III in the 2021–22 school year, was announced as a new member of the D-III Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) effective in 2023–24. The CCC press release also confirmed previous reports that Hartford would leave the America East Conference after the 2021–22 season; the Hawks would play the 2022–23 season as a D-I independent.[1]
  • June 24 – Incarnate Word, which had announced a move from the Southland Conference (SLC) to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), backed out of this move and elected to remain in the SLC.[2]
  • June 30 – The Big Ten Conference announced that UCLA and USC would join from the Pac-12 Conference in 2024, immediately after the current Pac-12 media contracts expire.[3][4]
  • July 11 – The SLC and Lamar jointly announced that Lamar, which had previously planned to leave the WAC in 2023 to return to the SLC, would expedite this move for the 2022–23 school year.[5]
  • July 15 – The WAC announced that starting with the 2023 editions, its men's and women's tournaments would be seeded via a set of advanced metrics that it calls the WAC Résumé Seeding System, developed by statistics guru Ken Pomeroy alongside WAC officials. Tournament entry will still be based on conference record.[6]
  • August 3
  • August 12 – The Indiana University and Purdue University systems announced that Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis will be dissolved in 2024 and replaced by separate IU- and Purdue-affiliated institutions.[9] The current athletic program, the IUPUI Jaguars, will transfer to the new IU Indianapolis.[10]
  • August 31 – The Division I Board of Directors adopted a series of changes to transfer rules.[11]
    • Transfer windows were adopted for all Division I sports. Student-athletes who wish to be immediately eligible at their next school must enter the NCAA transfer portal within the designated period(s) for their sport. For women's basketball, the window opens on the day after Selection Sunday and runs for 60 days.
    • Student-athletes who experience head coaching changes, or those whose athletic aid is reduced, canceled, or not renewed, may transfer outside designated windows without penalty.
    • Transferring student-athletes will be guaranteed their financial aid at their next school through graduation.
  • September 21 – Houston Baptist University announced it had changed its name to Houston Christian University, effective immediately. The athletic nickname of Huskies was not affected.[12]
  • October 14 – Conference USA announced that ASUN Conference member Kennesaw State would join C-USA in 2024.[13]
  • October 18 – The Associated Press released its preseason poll. Defending national champion South Carolina was the unanimous #1, marking the Gamecocks' third straight season at the top spot. Other poll highlights:[14]
    • For the first time since 2006, UConn was ranked outside the top 5 in the preseason poll, landing at No. 6.
    • Two programs equaled their highest-ever rankings in any AP poll: Iowa (#4) and Virginia Tech (#13).
    • Three schools were ranked in the preseason for the first time ever: Creighton (#21), South Dakota State (#23), and Princeton (#24).
  • October 25 – The AP released its preseason All-America team. South Carolina's Aliyah Boston and Iowa's Caitlin Clark were unanimous choices, joined on the team by Haley Jones of Stanford, Ashley Joens of Iowa State, Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech, and Aneesah Morrow of DePaul.[15]
  • November 2 reported that Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford and Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark had met the previous week in the Dallas area regarding a possible Gonzaga move to that conference as a full but non-football member. The report also indicated that Gonzaga had at least some level of talks with the Big East Conference and Pac-12 Conference in the preceding months.[16]
  • November 17 – During a meeting in San Francisco, the Regents of the University of California, the governing board of the University of California system, set a date of December 14 for a special meeting to make a final determination on UCLA's planned move to the Big Ten.[17]
  • December 14 - The UC Regents approved UCLA's move to the Big Ten. Additionally, conditions were made to mitigate athletes such as investing $12 million in beneficial services including nutritional support and charter flights to reduce travel time. UCLA must also pay the University of California, Berkeley an additional $2 to $10 million due to the move affecting the latter's athletic program, with the precise total being made once the Pac-12 completes its upcoming media rights deal.[18]
  • February 8 – UConn lost 59–52 to Marquette, following an 81–77 loss to top-ranked South Carolina in its previous game. This marked the first time since March 1993 that the Huskies had lost consecutive games.[19]
  • February 9 – The Big 12 Conference announced that it had reached an agreement with Oklahoma and Texas that will allow the two schools to leave for the Southeastern Conference in 2024 instead of the originally announced 2025 schedule.[20] Approval by the two schools' governing boards was seen as a formality.[21]
  • February 24 – In the first sanctions issued by the NCAA regarding name, image, and likeness opportunities, Miami (FL) was placed on one year of probation and received other minor penalties for its involvement in arranging a meeting between alumnus and booster John Ruiz and twin players and social media stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder, who transferred together from Fresno State before the 2022–23 season. Neither Ruiz nor the Cavinder twins received any direct sanctions.[22]
  • March 20 – St. Francis Brooklyn announced that it would terminate its athletic program after the spring 2023 semester.[23]
  • May 10 - Le Moyne announced it would reclassify to Division I from Division II and join the Northeast Conference effective July 1, 2023.
  • May 12 - Western Illinois announced it would leave the Summit League for the Ohio Valley Conference effective July 1, 2023.

Milestones and records edit

  • December 21 – Caitlin Clark of Iowa reached 2,000 career points in the 75th game of her college career, a 92–54 win over Dartmouth. This equaled Delaware's Elena Delle Donne for the fastest to 2,000 points by a D-I women's player in the current century.[24]
  • January 25 – Taylor Robertson of Oklahoma tied Kelsey Mitchell, who played at Ohio State from 2014 to 2018, for the most career three-pointers in D-I women's basketball, at 497. While Robertson was playing in her fifth season due to benefiting from the NCAA's COVID-19 eligibility waiver for the 2020–21 season, she reached the mark in two fewer games than Mitchell (137 to 139).[25]
  • January 28 – Robertson took sole possession of the record for career three-pointers in Oklahoma's 86–78 loss to Iowa State.[26]
  • March 11 – Iowa State's Ashley Joens became the 14th Division I women's player with 3,000 career points, reaching the mark in the Cyclones' 82–72 win over Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament semifinals.[27]
  • March 18 – Villanova's Maddy Siegrist became the fifth Division I women's player with 1,000 points in a season, reaching the mark in the Wildcats' 76–59 win over Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA tournament.[28]
  • March 31 – Clark reached the following milestones with her 41-point performance in Iowa's 77–73 upset of South Carolina in the NCAA tournament semifinals:[29]
    • The sixth D-I women's player, and second this season, to record 1,000 points in a season.
    • The first D-I women's player to score 1,000 points and record 300 assists in the same season (having previously reached the assists mark).
    • The Big Ten Conference record for most points in a season.
    • Following her 41-point triple-double against Louisville in the Seattle 4 regional final, Clark also became the first player ever with consecutive 40-point games in either the D-I women's or men's toutnament.[30]

Conference membership changes edit

Twenty-six schools joined new conferences or became independents, including five schools from Division II that started transitions to Division I this season and one in the transition process from Division I to Division III.

As noted previously, Incarnate Word backed out of a planned move from the Southland Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, and Lamar, which had planned to make the opposite move in 2023, pushed this move forward to 2022.

School Former conference New conference
Austin Peay Ohio Valley Conference ASUN Conference
Belmont Ohio Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Bryant Northeast Conference America East Conference
Chicago State Western Athletic Conference Independent
Hampton Big South Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Hartford America East Conference Independent
James Madison Colonial Athletic Association Sun Belt Conference
Lamar Western Athletic Conference Southland Conference
Lindenwood Great Lakes Valley Conference (D-II) Ohio Valley Conference
Little Rock Sun Belt Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Loyola Chicago Missouri Valley Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Marshall Conference USA Sun Belt Conference
Monmouth Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Mount St. Mary's Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Murray State Ohio Valley Conference Missouri Valley Conference
North Carolina A&T Big South Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Old Dominion Conference USA Sun Belt Conference
Queens South Atlantic Conference (D-II) ASUN Conference
Southern Indiana Great Lakes Valley Conference (D-II) Ohio Valley Conference
Southern Miss Conference USA Sun Belt Conference
Southern Utah Big Sky Conference Western Athletic Conference
Stonehill Northeast-10 Conference (D-II) Northeast Conference
Stony Brook America East Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Texas A&M–Commerce Lone Star Conference (D-II) Southland Conference
UIC Horizon League Missouri Valley Conference
UT Arlington Sun Belt Conference Western Athletic Conference

The 2022−23 season was the last for at least 16 Division I schools in their then-current conferences, and for one Division II school before reclassification to Division I. It was also Hartford's only season as a D-I independent and the last season of athletics for St. Francis Brooklyn.

Arenas edit

New arenas edit

Arenas of new D-I teams edit

All five new D-I members in 2022–23 play on their respective campuses.

Arenas closing edit

The following D-I programs plan to open new arenas for the 2023−24 season, or move home games to a pre-existing venue. All will move within their current campuses otherwise indicated.

  • Austin Peay will leave the on-campus Winfield Dunn Center for the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee after 49 seasons. The new arena was originally planned to open for the 2022–23 season, but was delayed to 2023–24.[37]
  • Baylor will leave the Ferrell Center for the new Foster Pavilion; the venue is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023 or early 2024.[38]
  • Georgia Southern will leave the Hanner Fieldhouse for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center; the venue was scheduled to open in the early fall of 2023, but was delayed until 2024–25 season.[39]
  • Longwood will leave Willett Hall for the new Joan Perry Brock Center; the venue is scheduled to open in Summer 2023.[40]
  • St. Francis Brooklyn began closing its Remsen Street campus, including Generoso Pope Athletic Complex, at the end of the 2021–22 school year as part of the college's move to a new campus on Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn. Home games will at least temporarily be played about 2 miles (3 km) away at Pratt Institute, as the Livingston Street campus has no basketball venue.[41] The final women's basketball game at Pope Athletic Complex was a 64–59 loss to UMBC on November 20.[42]
  • Vermont was originally slated to open the new Tarrant Event Center, the replacement for Patrick Gym, in 2021. However, the new arena has since been placed on indefinite hold. Construction was initially halted by COVID-19. With the Tarrant Center being part of a much larger upgrade of UVM's athletic and recreation facilities, UVM chose to prioritize a new student recreation center. Construction of the Tarrant Center is now being hampered by increased borrowing costs.[43]

Seasonal outlook edit

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls

Pre-season polls edit

Final polls edit

AP
Ranking Team
1 South Carolina (28)
2 Indiana
3 Iowa
4 Virginia Tech
5 Stanford
6 UConn
7 Maryland
8 Utah
9 LSU
10 Villanova т
Notre Dame т
12 Ohio State
13 Duke
14 UCLA
15 Texas
16 Oklahoma
17 Iowa State
18 Michigan
19 Gonzaga
20 North Carolina
21 Colorado
22 UNLV
23 Washington State
24 Tennessee
25 Arizona
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 LSU (30)
2 Iowa
3 South Carolina
4 Virginia Tech
5 Maryland
6 Ohio State
7 Indiana
8 Utah
9 UConn
10 Stanford
11 Notre Dame
12 Villanova
13 UCLA
14 Louisville
15 Colorado
16 Duke
17 Oklahoma
18 Miami (FL)
19 Texas
20 Tennessee
21 North Carolina
22 Ole Miss
23 Michigan
24 Florida Gulf Coast
25 Iowa State

Top 10 matchups edit

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season edit

Postseason edit

Regular season edit

Early season tournaments edit

Tournament/event name Dates Location No. Teams Champions Notes
Preseason WNIT November 12–20 Multiple locations 4 Texas Tech
Dublin Basketball Challenge November 18–19 National Basketball Arena (Dublin, Ireland) 4 Marist
Battle 4 Atlantis November 19–21 Imperial Arena (Nassau, Bahamas) 8 UCLA
Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo November 21–23 Baha Mar Convention Center (Nassau, Bahamas) 8 Virginia Tech
Utah
San Juan Shootout November 22–26 Coliseo Roberto Clemente (San Juan, PR) 10 Nebraska
South Point Thanksgiving Shootout November 22–26 South Point Arena (Enterprise, NV) 10 Indiana
Cancún Challenge November 24–26 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (Cancún, MX) 10 Oklahoma State/Florida State/Purdue (Mayan)
NC State/Northern Iowa (Riviera)
St Pete Showcase November 24–26 McArthur Center (St. Petersburg, FL) 4 Portland
Daytona Beach Invitational November 25–26 Ocean Center (Daytona Beach, FL) 8 Penn State
Goombay Splash November 23–27 Gateway Christian Academy (Bimini, Bahamas) 6 LSU (Goombay)
Notre Dame (Bimini)
Paradise Jam tournament November 24–27 Sports and Fitness Center (Saint Thomas, VI) 8 Georgia
Arkansas
Phil Knight Invitational November 24−27 Chiles Center, Moda Center, and Veterans Memorial Coliseum
(Portland, OR)
8 North Carolina
Phil Knight Legacy November 24−27 8 UConn
Gulf Coast Showcase November 25–27 Hertz Arena (Estero, FL) 8 Michigan
West Palm Beach Invitational December 18–21 Student Life Center (West Palm Beach, FL) 10 West Virginia
Holiday Hoops Classic December 19–21 South Point Arena (Enterprise, NV) 6 Cleveland State

Upsets edit

An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I women's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
Villanova 69–59 No. 24 Princeton November 11, 2022
Kansas State 84–83 No. 4 Iowa November 17, 2022
Drake 80–62 No. 22 Nebraska November 19, 2022
Marquette 68–61 No. 3 Texas November 19, 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis
Gonzaga 79–67 OT No. 6 Louisville November 19, 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis
UCLA 80–63 No. 11 Tennessee November 20, 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis
South Dakota State 65–55 No. 10 Louisville November 21, 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis
Gonzaga 73–72 No. 23 Tennessee November 21, 2022 Battle 4 Atlantis
DePaul 76–67 No. 14 Maryland November 25, 2022 Fort Myers Tip-Off
Arkansas 69–53 No. 25 Kansas State November 26, 2022 Paradise Jam
South Florida 70–65 No. 22 Texas December 2, 2022
Nebraska 90–67 No. 20 Maryland December 4, 2022
Seton Hall 82–78 No. 24 Marquette December 4, 2022
St. John's 66–62 No. 13 Creighton December 4, 2022
Middle Tennessee 67–49 No. 18 Louisville December 4, 2022
Toledo 71–68 No. 14 Michigan December 8, 2022
Kansas 77–50 No. 12 Arizona December 8, 2022
South Dakota State 75–71 No. 24 Kansas State December 10, 2022 Game played in Kansas City, Missouri
South Florida 66–65OT No. 17 Arkansas December 21, 2022 San Diego Invitational
Nebraska 85–793OT No. 20 Kansas December 21, 2022
Michigan State 83–78 No. 4 Indiana December 29, 2022
Clemson 64–59 No. 7 Virginia Tech December 29, 2022
Duke 72–58 No. 6 NC State December 29, 2022
Florida State 78–71 No. 13 North Carolina December 29, 2022
Illinois 90–86 No. 12 Iowa January 1, 2023
Oregon State 77–72 No. 10 UCLA January 1, 2023
Providence 79–75 No. 25 Creighton January 4, 2023
Seton Hall 72–51 No. 24 St. John's January 4, 2023
Miami 62–58 No. 22 North Carolina January 5, 2023
Boston College 79–71 No. 10 NC State January 5, 2023
Colorado 77–67 No. 8 Utah January 6, 2023
Miami 77–66 No. 9 Virginia Tech January 8, 2023
Texas 72–59 No. 23 Kansas January 10, 2023
Oklahoma State 70–65 No. 18 Baylor January 11, 2023
Florida State 91–72 No. 11 NC State January 12, 2023
Colorado 72–65 No. 14 Arizona January 13, 2023
West Virginia 74–65 No. 18 Baylor January 15, 2023
Washington State 85–84OT No. 21 Oregon January 15, 2023
USC 55–46 No. 2 Stanford January 15, 2023
Texas 68–53 No. 15 Iowa State January 15, 2023
Texas Tech 68–64 No. 25 Texas January 18, 2023
Oregon State 68–65 No. 23 Oregon January 20, 2023 Rivalry
Texas 78–58 No. 14 Oklahoma January 25, 2023
Purdue 62–52 No. 22 Illinois January 26, 2023
Purdue 73–65 No. 2 Ohio State January 29, 2023
Washington State 70–59 No. 19 Arizona January 29, 2023
USC 71–54 No. 25 Colorado January 29, 2023
Kansas State 78–77 No. 12 Iowa State February 1, 2023
Georgia Tech 68–62 No. 15 NC State February 2, 2023
Santa Clara 77–72 No. 17 Gonzaga February 2, 2023
UTEP 65–62 No. 21 Middle Tennessee February 2, 2023
UTSA 58–53 No. 21 Middle Tennessee February 4, 2023
Baylor 76–70 No. 12 Iowa State February 4, 2023
Louisville 62–55 No. 11 North Carolina February 5, 2023 Play4Kay
Washington 72–67 No. 2 Stanford February 5, 2023
Marquette 59–52 No. 4 UConn February 8, 2023
Miami 86–82 No. 19 Florida State February 9, 2023
Syracuse 75–67 No. 14 North Carolina February 9, 2023
West Virginia 73–60 No. 21 Iowa State February 11, 2023
Virginia 71–59 No. 22 NC State February 12, 2023
Houston 71–69 No. 24 South Florida February 12, 2023
NC State 77–66OT No. 19 North Carolina February 16, 2023
California 81–78OT No. 25 USC February 19, 2023
St. John's 69–64 No. 4 Connecticut February 21, 2023
Oklahoma State 73–68 No. 20 Iowa State February 22, 2023
Nebraska 90–57 No. 25 Illinois February 22, 2023
Washington State 62–55 No. 17 UCLA February 23, 2023
Oregon 73–59 No. 14 Arizona February 23, 2023
Oregon State 78–70 No. 14 Arizona February 25, 2023
Wisconsin 78–70 No. 12 Michigan February 26, 2023
Clemson 74–61 No. 23 Florida State February 26, 2023
Baylor 63–54 No. 12 Texas February 27, 2023
Kansas 98–93 No. 23 Iowa State March 1, 2023
Washington State 66–58 No. 3 Utah March 2, 2023 Pac-12 Tournament
Washington State 61–49 No. 20 Colorado March 3, 2023 Pac-12 Tournament
Louisville 64–38 No. 10 Notre Dame March 4, 2023 ACC Tournament
Tennessee 69–67 No. 4 LSU March 4, 2023 SEC Tournament
Washington State 65–61 No. 19 UCLA March 5, 2023 Pac-12 Tournament
Portland 64–60 No. 16 Gonzaga March 7, 2023 WCC Tournament
Iowa State 82–72 No. 14 Oklahoma March 11, 2023 Big 12 tournament
Iowa State 61–51 No. 15 Texas March 12, 2023 Big 12 tournament

In addition to the upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team, this list includes non–Division I teams to defeat Division I teams. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponent's home court (including secondary homes).

Winner Score Loser Date Tournament/event Notes
Lenoir–Rhyne (Division II) 57–46[44] UNC Wilmington November 7, 2022
Alaska-Anchorage (Division II) 64–51[45] UC Riverside November 18, 2022 Great Alaska Shootout
Alaska Anchorage (Division II) 88–75[46] La Salle November 19, 2022 Great Alaska Shootout
St. Mary's (TX) (Division II) 66–65[47] Sam Houston November 27, 2022
St. Francis (IL) (NAIA) 72–62[48] Chicago State January 24, 2023

Conference winners and tournaments edit

Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Conference Regular
season first place
Conference
Player of the year
Conference
Coach of the year
Conference
tournament
Tournament
venue (city)
Tournament
winner
America East Conference Albany
Vermont[a]
Adrianna Smith, Maine[49] Alisa Kresge, Vermont[49] 2023 America East women's basketball tournament Campus sites Vermont
American Athletic Conference South Florida Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu & Elena Tsineke, South Florida[50] Kim McNeill, East Carolina[50] 2023 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament Dickies Arena
(Fort Worth, TX)
East Carolina
ASUN Conference Florida Gulf Coast Tishara Morehouse, Florida Gulf Coast[51] Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast[51] 2023 ASUN women's basketball tournament Campus sites Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic 10 Conference Rhode Island
UMass[a]
Sam Breen, UMass[52] Tammi Reiss, Rhode Island[52] 2023 Atlantic 10 women's basketball tournament Chase Fieldhouse
(Wilmington, DE)
Saint Louis
Atlantic Coast Conference Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech[53] Niele Ivey, Notre Dame[53] 2023 ACC women's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, NC)
Virginia Tech
Big 12 Conference Oklahoma
Texas[a]
Ashley Joens, Iowa State[54] Vic Schaefer, Texas[54] 2023 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament Municipal Auditorium
(Kansas City, MO)
Iowa State
Big East Conference UConn Maddy Siegrist, Villanova[55] Joe Tartamella, St. John's[55] 2023 Big East women's basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena
(Uncasville, CT)
UConn
Big Sky Conference Montana State
Northern Arizona[a]
Sacramento State
Kahlaijah Dean, Sacramento State[56] Tricia Binford, Montana State; Mark Campbell, Sacramento State; & Loree Payne, Northern Arizona[56] 2023 Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament Idaho Central Arena
(Boise, ID)
Sacramento State
Big South Conference Gardner–Webb Jhessyka Williams, Gardner–Webb[57] Alex Simmons, Gardner–Webb[57] 2023 Big South Conference women's basketball tournament Bojangles Coliseum
(Charlotte, NC)
Gardner–Webb
Big Ten Conference Indiana Caitlin Clark, Iowa[58] Teri Moren, Indiana[58] 2023 Big Ten women's basketball tournament Target Center
(Minneapolis, MN)
Iowa
Big West Conference UC Irvine Tori Harris, Long Beach State[59] Jeff Cammon, Long Beach State[59] 2023 Big West Conference women's basketball tournament Dollar Loan Center
(Henderson, NV)
Hawai'i
Colonial Athletic Association Drexel
Northeastern
Towson[a]
Keishana Washington, Drexel[60] Bridgette Mitchell, Northeastern[60] 2023 CAA women's basketball tournament SECU Arena
(Towson, MD)
Monmouth
Conference USA Middle Tennessee Jordyn Jenkins, UTEP[61] Kevin Baker, UTEP & Rick Insell, Middle Tennessee[61] 2023 Conference USA women's basketball tournament Ford Center at The Star
(Frisco, TX)
Middle Tennessee
Horizon League Green Bay Destiny Leo, Cleveland State[62] Kevin Borseth, Green Bay[62] 2023 Horizon League women's basketball tournament Quarterfinals: Campus sites
Semifinals and final: Indiana Farmers Coliseum
(Indianapolis, IN)
Cleveland State
Ivy League Columbia
Princeton[a]
Kaitlyn Chen, Princeton[63] Megan Griffith, Columbia[63] 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament Jadwin Gymnasium
(Princeton, NJ)
Princeton
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Juana Camilion, Iona[64] Billi Chambers, Iona[65] 2023 MAAC women's basketball tournament Boardwalk Hall
(Atlantic City, NJ)
Iona
Mid-American Conference Toledo Quinesha Lockett, Toledo[66] Tricia Cullop, Toledo[66] 2023 Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
(Cleveland, OH)
Toledo
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Norfolk State Destiny Howell, Howard[67] Larry Vickers, Norfolk State[67] 2023 MEAC women's basketball tournament Norfolk Scope
(Norfolk, VA)
Norfolk State
Missouri Valley Conference Belmont
Illinois State[a]
Paige Robinson, Illinois State[68] Kristen Gillespie, Illinois State[68] 2023 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Vibrant Arena at The MARK
(Moline, IL)
Drake
Mountain West Conference UNLV McKenna Hofschild, Colorado State[69] Lindy La Rocque, UNLV[69] 2023 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament Thomas and Mack Center
(Paradise, NV)
UNLV
Northeast Conference Fairleigh Dickinson Ny’Ceara Pryor, Sacred Heart[70] Angelika Szumilo, Fairleigh Dickinson[70] 2023 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament Campus sites Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley Conference Little Rock Sali Kourouma, Little Rock[71] Joe Foley, Little Rock[71] 2023 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball tournament Ford Center
(Evansville, IN)
Tennessee Tech
Pac-12 Conference Stanford[a]
Utah
Alissa Pili, Utah[72][73] Lynne Roberts, Utah[72][73] 2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament Michelob Ultra Arena
(Paradise, NV)
Washington State
Patriot League Boston University Frannie Hottinger, Lehigh[74] Melissa Graves, Boston University[74] 2023 Patriot League women's basketball tournament Campus sites Holy Cross
Southeastern Conference South Carolina Aliyah Boston, South Carolina[75] Dawn Staley, South Carolina[75] 2023 SEC women's basketball tournament Bon Secours Wellness Arena
(Greenville, SC)
South Carolina
Southern Conference Wofford Rachael Rose, Wofford (coaches)
Andrea Bailey, Samford (media)[76]
Brenda Mock Brown, East Tennessee State (coaches)
Jimmy Garrity, Wofford (media)[76]
2023 Southern Conference women's basketball tournament Harrah's Cherokee Center
(Asheville, NC)
Chattanooga
Southland Conference Southeastern Louisiana[a]
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Alecia Westbrook, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi[77] Ayla Guzzardo, Southeastern Louisiana[77] 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament The Legacy Center
(Lake Charles, LA)
Southeastern Louisiana
Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State Ayana Emmanuel, Alabama State[78] Tomekia Reed, Jackson State[78] 2023 SWAC women's basketball tournament Bartow Arena
(Birmingham, AL)
Southern
Summit League South Dakota State Myah Selland, South Dakota State[79] Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State[79] 2023 Summit League women's basketball tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center
(Sioux Falls, SD)
South Dakota State
Sun Belt Conference James Madison[a]
Southern Miss
Texas State
Kiki Jefferson, James Madison[80] Zenarae Antoine, Texas State[80] 2023 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament Pensacola Bay Center
(Pensacola, FL)
James Madison
West Coast Conference Gonzaga Kaylynne Truong, Gonzaga[81] Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga[81] 2023 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Orleans Arena
(Paradise, NV)[b]
Portland
Western Athletic Conference Southern Utah Starr Jacobs, UT Arlington[82] Tracy Sanders, Southern Utah[82] 2023 WAC women's basketball tournament Southern Utah
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Top seed in conference tournament.
  2. ^ The first round of the WAC tournament was held at Michelob Ultra Arena, also in the community of Paradise.

Statistical leaders edit

Includes postseason games.

Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Maddy Siegrist Villanova 29.2 Lauren Gustin BYU 16.7 Caitlin Clark Iowa 8.6 Ny'Ceara Pryor Sacred Heart 3.70
Caitlin Clark Iowa 27.8 Angel Reese LSU 15.4 Nika Mühl UConn 7.9 Aaliyah Parker Niagara 3.66
Keishana Washington Drexel 27.7 Taiyanna Jackson Kansas 12.7 Maura Henderson Drexel 7.8 Asiah Dingle Fordham 3.91
Aneesah Morrow DePaul 25.7 A'Jah Davis Northern Illinois 12.4 Rori Harmon Texas 7.4 Alasia Smith Gardner–Webb 3.41
Angel Reese LSU 23.0 Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu South Florida 12.3 McKenna Hofschild Colorado State 7.2 Camille Downs Norfolk State 3.41
Blocked shots per game Field goal percentage Three-point field goal percentage Free throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Brooke Flowers Saint Louis 3.80 Mya Berkman Liberty 69.50 Alex Giannaros Boston University 51.55 Erin Houpt Mercer 93.88
Rayah Marshall USC 3.50 Mackenzie Holmes Indiana 68.04 Brynna Maxwell Gonzaga 48.07 Maddie Scherr Kentucky 91.95
Cameron Brink Stanford 3.47 Monika Czinano Iowa 67.41 Kate Mager Iona 47.71 Abbey Ellis Purdue 91.67
Emma Merriweather ULM 3.21 Taiyanna Jackson Kansas 66.09 Yarden Garzon Indiana 45.75 Margaret Whitley UAB 91.51
Promise Taylor Southern Illinois 3.06 Isnelle Natabou Sacramento State 64.24 Mercedes Staples San Diego State 45.52 Sydney Wagner William & Mary 91.26

Postseason edit

Tournament upsets edit

Per the NCAA, "Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded two or more places lower than the team it defeated."[83] The 2023 tournament has nine upsets so far, with five in the first round, three in the second round, and one in the Sweet Sixteen. Stanford's loss to Ole Miss marked the first time a No. 1 seed failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 2009.[84] With Indiana's loss to Miami, this marked the first time two No. 1 seeds failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 1998.[85]

Round Greenville 1 Seattle 4 Greenville 2 Seattle 3
First round No. 11 Mississippi State defeated No. 6 Creighton, 79–64. No. 10 Georgia defeated No. 7 Florida State, 66–54.
No. 12 Toledo defeated No. 5 Iowa State, 80–73.
Second Round None
No. 9 Miami (FL) defeated No. 1 Indiana, 70–68. None
Sweet 16 None None No. 9 Miami (FL) defeated No. 4 Villanova, 70–65. None
Elite 8 None None
Final 4

Final Four – American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas edit

National semifinals
Final Four
Friday, March 31
National Championship
Sunday, April 2
      
GR1(1) South Carolina 73
SR4(2) Iowa 77
SR4(2) Iowa 85
GR2(3) LSU 102
GR2(3) LSU 79
SR3(1) Virginia Tech 72

National Invitation tournament edit

Semifinals
March 28–29
Championship
April 1
CBSSN
      
Washington 36
(H) Kansas 61
(H) Kansas 66
Columbia 59
Columbia 77
(H) Bowling Green 70

Women's Basketball Invitational edit

This season saw the debut of a third national postseason tournament in the Women's Basketball Invitational, a 16-team affair with all games played on home courts.

Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
      
East Tennessee State 53
New Mexico State 57
New Mexico State 61
Cal Baptist 63
Georgia Southern 80
Cal Baptist 82

Conference standings edit

2022–23 America East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 14 2   .875 25 7   .781
Albany 14 2   .875 22 12   .647
Maine 11 5   .688 16 14   .533
UMBC 10 6   .625 14 15   .483
NJIT 8 8   .500 13 16   .448
Binghamton 6 10   .375 13 17   .433
UMass Lowell 4 12   .250 5 22   .185
Bryant 3 13   .188 9 21   .300
New Hampshire 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
2023 AmEast Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
2022–23 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Florida 15 1   .938 27 7   .794
Memphis 11 4   .733 22 11   .667
East Carolina 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
Houston 10 5   .667 15 16   .484
SMU 7 8   .467 17 12   .586
Tulane 7 9   .438 18 14   .563
Tulsa 7 9   .438 17 13   .567
Wichita State 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Temple 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
UCF 4 11   .267 14 15   .483
Cincinnati 2 14   .125 9 21   .300
2023 AAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
Source: The American
2022–23 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 14 2   .875 26 7   .788
UMass 14 2   .875 27 7   .794
Fordham 10 6   .625 19 13   .594
Saint Louis 10 6   .625 17 18   .486
Richmond 8 6   .571 21 11   .656
Saint Joseph's 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
George Washington 9 7   .563 18 13   .581
La Salle 8 7   .533 17 14   .548
Duquesne 8 8   .500 19 12   .613
George Mason 8 8   .500 16 15   .516
Davidson 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Dayton 5 10   .333 7 21   .250
VCU 4 12   .250 7 22   .241
St. Bonaventure 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Loyola Chicago 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2023 A10 Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
2022–23 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 10т Notre Dame 15 3   .833 27 6   .818
No. 13 Duke 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
No. 4 Virginia Tech 14 4   .778 31 4   .886
Louisville 12 6   .667 26 12   .684
Florida State 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Miami (FL) 11 7   .611 22 13   .629
No. 20 North Carolina 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
NC State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Syracuse 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Clemson 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Boston College 5 13   .278 16 17   .485
Wake Forest 5 13   .278 17 17   .500
Virginia 4 14   .222 15 15   .500
Georgia Tech 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
Pittsburgh 3 15   .167 10 20   .333
2023 ACC tournament winner
As of March 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 ASUN women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida Gulf Coast 17 1   .944 33 4   .892
Liberty 16 2   .889 24 9   .727
Lipscomb 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
Austin Peay 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Eastern Kentucky 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Kennesaw State 10 8   .556 15 16   .484
North Alabama 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Jacksonville State 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Stetson 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Jacksonville 6 12   .333 12 17   .414
North Florida 5 13   .278 8 20   .286
Bellarmine* 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Central Arkansas 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
Queens* 3 15   .167 8 21   .276
2023 ASUN Tournament winner
As of March 20, 2023
2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Texas 14 4   .778 26 10   .722
No. 16 Oklahoma 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
No. 17 Iowa State 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Oklahoma State 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
West Virginia 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
Baylor 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Kansas 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Texas Tech 6 12   .333 20 15   .571
Kansas State 5 13   .278 19 16   .543
TCU 1 17   .056 8 23   .258
2023 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 UConn 18 2   .900 31 6   .838
No. 10т Villanova 17 3   .850 30 7   .811
Creighton 15 5   .750 22 9   .710
St. John's 13 7   .650 23 9   .719
Marquette 13 7   .650 21 11   .656
Seton Hall 10 10   .500 19 14   .576
DePaul 8 12   .400 16 17   .485
Georgetown 6 14   .300 14 17   .452
Butler 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Providence 4 16   .200 13 19   .406
Xavier 0 20   .000 7 23   .233
2023 Big East tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sacramento State 13 5   .722 25 7   .781
Montana State 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Northern Arizona 13 5   .722 21 14   .600
Eastern Washington 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Montana 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Idaho 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Portland State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Idaho State 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Northern Colorado 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Weber State 2 16   .111 6 25   .194
2023 Big Sky tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
2022–23 Big South women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gardner–Webb 18 0   1.000 29 5   .853
High Point 13 5   .722 17 15   .531
Campbell 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Presbyterian 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Radford 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Longwood 8 10   .444 9 21   .300
UNC Asheville 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
USC Upstate 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Winthrop 6 12   .333 8 22   .267
Charleston Southern 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
2023 Big South tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Indiana 16 2   .889 28 4   .875
No. 3 Iowa 15 3   .833 31 7   .816
No. 7 Maryland 15 3   .833 28 7   .800
No. 12 Ohio State 12 6   .667 28 8   .778
No. 18 Michigan 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Illinois 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
Purdue 9 8   .529 19 11   .633
Nebraska 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Michigan State 7 10   .412 16 14   .533
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Rutgers 5 13   .278 12 20   .375
Minnesota 4 14   .222 11 19   .367
Penn State 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Northwestern 2 16   .111 9 21   .300
2023 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll
2022–23 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 16 2   .889 25 7   .781
Long Beach State 17 3   .850 23 10   .697
Hawai'i 13 7   .650 18 15   .545
UC Davis 12 7   .632 16 14   .533
UC Santa Barbara 12 8   .600 21 12   .636
UC San Diego* 10 10   .500 13 17   .433
Cal State Fullerton 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Cal Poly 7 12   .368 10 18   .357
Cal State Northridge 6 14   .300 7 24   .226
Cal State Bakersfield 3 17   .150 8 23   .258
UC Riverside 3 17   .150 6 26   .188
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Big West tournament winner
As of March 20, 2023
2022–23 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Towson 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
Drexel 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Northeastern 13 5   .722 19 12   .613
William & Mary 12 6   .667 18 13   .581
North Carolina A&T 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Stony Brook 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
Monmouth 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Delaware 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Hampton 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
Charleston 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Elon 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Hofstra 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
UNC Wilmington 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2023 CAA tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 18 2   .900 28 5   .848
Western Kentucky 14 6   .700 19 14   .576
Rice 13 7   .650 23 9   .719
UTEP 12 8   .600 20 12   .625
Louisiana Tech 12 8   .600 19 13   .594
UTSA 9 11   .450 13 19   .406
North Texas 8 12   .400 11 20   .355
FIU 7 13   .350 14 19   .424
Charlotte 7 13   .350 12 19   .387
UAB 5 15   .250 14 17   .452
Florida Atlantic 5 15   .250 12 18   .400
2023 C-USA Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023
2022–23 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Green Bay 18 2   .900 28 5   .848
Cleveland State 17 3   .850 30 4   .882
IUPUI 13 7   .650 17 13   .567
Youngstown State 13 7   .650 19 11   .633
Northern Kentucky 10 10   .500 17 14   .548
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Oakland 8 12   .400 13 17   .433
Milwaukee 8 12   .400 11 19   .367
Wright State 6 14   .300 8 24   .250
Robert Morris 5 15   .250 11 19   .367
Detroit Mercy 3 17   .150 5 25   .167
2023 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
2022–23 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Columbia 12 2   .857 26 5   .839
Princeton 12 2   .857 24 6   .800
Harvard 9 5   .643 20 11   .645
Penn 9 5   .643 17 12   .586
Yale 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Brown 4 10   .286 11 15   .423
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
Dartmouth 0 14   .000 2 26   .071
2023 Ivy League Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
2022–23 MAAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 18 2   .900 26 6   .813
Quinnipiac 16 4   .800 21 9   .700
Niagara 16 4   .800 18 13   .581
Siena 12 8   .600 19 13   .594
Fairfield 11 9   .550 15 15   .500
Manhattan 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Marist 8 12   .400 12 18   .400
Mount St. Mary's 7 13   .350 12 19   .387
Canisius 6 14   .300 9 21   .300
Rider 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Saint Peter's 0 20   .000 0 30   .000
2023 MAAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 16 2   .889 29 5   .853
Bowling Green 14 4   .778 30 6   .833
Ball State 14 4   .778 26 8   .765
Kent State 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Akron 8 10   .444 17 13   .567
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Eastern Michigan 7 11   .389 15 15   .500
Buffalo 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 12 17   .414
Miami (OH) 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Central Michigan 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Ohio 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
2023 MAC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
2022–23 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 11 3   .786 26 7   .788
Morgan State 10 4   .714 17 12   .586
Howard 10 4   .714 16 14   .533
North Carolina Central 8 6   .571 15 16   .484
Maryland Eastern Shore 5 9   .357 10 20   .333
Delaware State 5 9   .357 7 19   .269
Coppin State 5 9   .357 8 22   .267
South Carolina State 2 12   .143 3 27   .100
2023 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 3   .850 24 9   .727
Belmont 17 3   .850 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 16 4   .800 23 10   .697
Missouri State 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Drake 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
UIC 9 11   .450 19 17   .528
Southern Illinois 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Murray State 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Indiana State 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Valparaiso 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Bradley 1 19   .050 4 28   .125
2023 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023
2022–23 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 UNLV 18 0   1.000 31 3   .912
Wyoming 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
San Diego State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Colorado State 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
New Mexico 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Boise State 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Air Force 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Nevada 6 12   .333 10 21   .323
Fresno State 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
San Jose State 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Utah State 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
2023 MW Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chicago State 0 0   6 22   .214
Hartford 0 0   2 26   .071
As of March 5, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll
2022–23 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson 14 2   .875 24 8   .750
Sacred Heart 12 4   .750 19 14   .576
Merrimack* 10 6   .625 15 16   .484
St. Francis Brooklyn 9 7   .563 11 19   .367
Wagner 8 8   .500 13 15   .464
Saint Francis (PA) 6 10   .375 7 22   .241
Stonehill* 5 11   .313 9 20   .310
LIU 5 11   .313 7 22   .241
Central Connecticut 3 13   .188 7 22   .241
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 NEC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2023
2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Little Rock 17 1   .944 21 10   .677
Eastern Illinois 14 4   .778 21 8   .724
Tennessee Tech 13 5   .722 22 9   .710
Southeast Missouri State 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
UT Martin 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Tennessee State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
SIU Edwardsville 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Morehead State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Southern Indiana* 6 12   .333 12 17   .414
Lindenwood* 1 17   .056 2 24   .077
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 OVC tournament winner
As of March 5, 2023
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Utah 15 3   .833 27 5   .844
No. 5 Stanford 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 21 Colorado 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
No. 14 UCLA 11 7   .611 27 10   .730
No. 25 Arizona 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
USC 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
No. 23 Washington State 9 9   .500 23 11   .676
Oregon 7 11   .389 20 15   .571
Washington 7 11   .389 19 15   .559
California 4 14   .222 13 17   .433
Oregon State 4 14   .222 13 18   .419
Arizona State 1 17   .056 8 20   .286
2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2024
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston University 17 1   .944 24 8   .750
Holy Cross 13 5   .722 24 8   .750
Lehigh 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Colgate 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Army 10 8   .556 13 17   .433
Bucknell 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
Lafayette 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
American 7 11   .389 9 22   .290
Loyola 4 14   .222 10 21   .323
Navy 1 17   .056 1 29   .033
2023 Patriot League tournament winner
As of March 11, 2023
2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 9 LSU 15 1   .938 34 2   .944
No. 24 Tennessee 13 3   .813 25 12   .676
Ole Miss 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Mississippi State 9 7   .563 22 11   .667
Georgia 9 7   .563 22 12   .647
Alabama 9 7   .563 20 11   .645
Arkansas 7 9   .438 24 13   .649
Missouri 6 10   .375 18 14   .563
Florida 5 11   .313 19 14   .576
Auburn 5 11   .313 16 15   .516
Vanderbilt 3 13   .188 12 19   .387
Kentucky 2 14   .125 12 19   .387
Texas A&M 2 14   .125 9 20   .310
2023 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 SWAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Jackson State 17 1   .944 21 9   .700
Alabama State 12 6   .667 16 15   .516
Alabama A&M 12 6   .667 14 15   .483
Prairie View A&M 12 6   .667 15 15   .500
Southern 12 6   .667 18 14   .563
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10 8   .556 14 17   .452
Bethune–Cookman 10 8   .556 11 18   .379
Grambling State 9 9   .500 10 20   .333
Alcorn State 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Florida A&M 4 14   .222 6 23   .207
Texas Southern 2 16   .111 2 27   .069
Mississippi Valley State 0 18   .000 2 27   .069
2023 SWAC tournament winner
As of March 11, 2023
2022–23 Southern Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wofford 10 4   .714 22 10   .688
Chattanooga 9 5   .643 20 13   .606
East Tennessee State 9 5   .643 26 10   .722
Mercer 8 6   .571 12 16   .429
UNC Greensboro 8 6   .571 16 14   .533
Samford 7 7   .500 13 17   .433
Furman 3 11   .214 11 19   .367
Western Carolina 2 12   .143 9 21   .300
2023 SoCon Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023
2022–23 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southeastern Louisiana 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 14 4   .778 19 12   .613
Lamar 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
Incarnate Word 10 8   .556 15 14   .517
Texas A&M–Commerce* 10 8   .556 14 19   .424
McNeese 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
New Orleans 7 11   .389 8 20   .286
Northwestern State 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Houston Christian 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Nicholls 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2023 Southland tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023
2022–23 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 18 0   1.000 29 6   .829
North Dakota State 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
North Dakota 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
South Dakota 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Oral Roberts 8 10   .444 12 19   .387
Omaha 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Denver 8 10   .444 12 18   .400
St. Thomas* 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
Western Illinois 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Kansas City 3 15   .167 9 23   .281
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2023 Summit League Tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 13 5   .722 26 7   .788
Texas State 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 21 10   .677
Georgia Southern 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Troy 12 6   .667 17 13   .567
Louisiana 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Marshall 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Coastal Carolina 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Appalachian State 6 12   .333 11 20   .355
Georgia State 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Louisiana–Monroe 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
South Alabama 3 15   .167 7 23   .233
2023 Sun Belt Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2023
Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Utah 16 2   .889 23 10   .697
Stephen F. Austin 15 3   .833 26 6   .813
California Baptist 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Grand Canyon 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Utah Tech* 10 8   .556 19 12   .613
New Mexico State 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
Abilene Christian 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
UT Arlington 8 10   .444 14 17   .452
Sam Houston 8 10   .444 13 17   .433
UT Rio Grande Valley 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Seattle 5 13   .278 6 24   .200
Utah Valley 3 15   .167 6 24   .200
Tarleton* 2 16   .111 8 21   .276
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2023 WAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2023
2022–23 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 28 5   .848
Portland 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
San Diego 11 7   .611 19 14   .576
BYU 9 9   .500 16 17   .485
San Francisco 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Pacific 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Saint Mary's 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Santa Clara 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Pepperdine 5 13   .278 11 19   .367
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222 7 23   .233
2023 WCC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Award winners edit

All-America teams edit

The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All-America team in women's basketball. This differs from the practice in men's basketball, in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press (AP), the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), the Sporting News, and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) to determine a consensus All-America team. The selection of a consensus 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. The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All-America selector in women's basketball.

Major player of the year awards edit

Major freshman of the year awards edit

Major coach of the year awards edit

Other major awards edit

Coaching changes edit

Many teams changed coaches during and after the season.

Team Former
coach
Interim
coach
New
coach
Reason
Akron Melissa Jackson Ryan Gensler Akron announced on February 21, 2023, that Jackson's contract would not be renewed at the end of the season, ending her 5-year tenure.[103] Illinois assistant coach Gensler was hired by the Zips on March 29.[104]
Bowling Green Robyn Fralick Fred Chmiel Fralick departed Bowling Green on March 31, 2023, after 5 seasons for the Michigan State job.[105] Fred Chmiel, who won 2 national titles on Dawn Staley's staff at South Carolina, was hired by the Falcons on April 8.[106]
Bryant Mary Burke Lynne-Ann Kokoski Burke, citing a desire to pursue other opportunities, announced she was stepping down as head coach on March 6, 2023, after 32 seasons at Bryant.[107] UMass assistant Kokoski, a former Bryant player and assistant coach under Burke, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 14.[108]
Central Arkansas Sandra Rushing Tony Kemper Rushing announced her resignation from Central Arkansas after 11 seasons on February 25, 2023, citing her ongoing care for her ailing mother, having missed eight games during the 2022–23 season due to her care obligations. Rushing left with 587 wins as a head coach, 184 of them at UCA.[109] Former Sugar Bear assistant coach and current Marshall head coach Kemper was hired on March 10.[110]
Central Connecticut Kerri Reaves Way Veney Reaves announced her resignation from Central Connecticut on March 10, 2023, after 3 seasons.[111] Temple associate head coach Veney was hired by the Blue Devils on April 28.[112]
Central Michigan Heather Oesterle Kristin Haynie CMU parted ways with Oesterle on April 6, 2023, after 4 seasons.[113] Recently hired Minnesota Lynx assistant coach and former Chippewa assistant coach Haynie was hired on April 20.[114]
Cincinnati Michelle Clark-Heard Katrina Merriweather Cincinnati announced on March 7, 2023, that they had parted ways with Clark-Heard after 5 seasons.[115] Memphis head coach and former Bearcat player and captain Merriweather was hired as her replacement on March 25.[116]
Dartmouth Adrienne Shibles Linda Cimino After 2 seasons at Dartmouth, Shibles stepped down from her head coaching position on April 17, 2023.[117] Cimino, who was head coach at St. Francis Brooklyn for the past 5 seasons before the school eliminated their entire athletic program this spring, was hired by the Big Green on May 23.[118]
East Tennessee State Simon Harris Brenda Mock Brown ETSU fired Harris on August 1, 2022 (effective August 15) after 1 season following alleged Title IX violations against him by former players.[119] Former UNC Asheville head coach Brenda Mock Brown was hired by the Buccaneers on August 8.[120]
Fairleigh Dickinson Angelika Szumilo Stephanie Gaitley Szumilo left FDU on April 17, 2023, after 4 seasons for the Iona job.[121] Stephanie Gaitley, head coach at 5 previous schools (most recently Fordham), was hired by the Knights on April 21.[122]
Florida A&M Shalon Pillow Bridgette Gordon Pillow announced her resignation from FAMU on July 6, 2023 (effective August 1) after 2 seasons.[123] On July 28, the Rattlers hired Bridgette Gordon, who had been hired as assistant coach by New Mexico State a month prior.[124]
Furman Jackie Carson Pierre Curtis Carson left Furman on June 8, 2023, after 13 seasons to become the ACC's senior associate commissioner for women's basketball.[125] Longtime Paladin assistant Curtis was promoted to the position the following day.[126]
Gardner–Webb Alex Simmons Scott Merritt Simmons left Gardner-Webb on April 6, 2023, after 5 seasons to take the Memphis head coaching job.[127] Wisconsin associate head coach Merritt was hired by the Runnin' Bulldogs on April 22.[128]
Georgetown James Howard Tasha Butts Less than a week after parting ways with Patrick Ewing, Georgetown announced on March 13, 2023, that Howard's contract will not be renewed after 6 seasons, in which the Hoyas went 66–108 overall capped off by 4 straight losing seasons.[129] Georgia Tech associate head coach Butts was hired on April 11.[130] Unfortunately, Butts never got to coach a game for Georgetown as she passed away on October 24, 2023, following a two-year battle with breast cancer.[131]
Grambling State Freddie Murray Courtney Simmons Grambling State parted ways with Murray on March 20, 2023, after 7 seasons and a 93–115 record.[132] Troy assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Simmons was hired by the Tigers on April 6.[133]
Idaho Jon Newlee Carrie Eighmey Idaho and Newlee mutually agreed to part ways on April 6, 2023, after 15 seasons.[134] D-II Nebraska–Kearney head coach Eighmey was hired by the Vandals on April 28.[135]
Iona Billi Chambers Angelika Szumilo Chambers departed Iona on April 5, 2023, after 10 seasons for the Xavier head coaching job.[136] Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Szumilo was hired by the Gaels on April 17.[121]
Jacksonville Darnell Haney Special Jennings Jacksonville announced a mutual parting of ways with Haney on March 15, 2023, after 5 seasons.[137] On April 10, the Dolphins hired Jennings from Montverde Academy as his replacement.[138]
Lindenwood Katie Falco Amy Eagan Lindenwood parted ways with Falco on March 17, 2023, after 5 seasons.[139] The Lions hired Eagan, head coach at D-II Drury the past 3 years, on March 28.[140]
Long Beach State Jeff Cammon Amy Wright Cammon left Long Beach State on March 29, 2023, after 5 seasons for Saint Mary's.[141] Oklahoma assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Wright was hired by the Beach on April 17.[142]
Louisiana–Monroe Brooks Donald-Williams Missy Bilderback Donald-Williams announced her resignation on March 7, 2023, after 4 seasons at ULM.[143] The Warhawks went to the NJCAA for their next coach, hiring Jones County JC head coach Missy Bilderback on March 29.[144]
Marist Brian Giorgis Erin Doughty Giorgis announced his retirement on February 28, 2022, effective after the 2022–23 season. During his 22-year tenure at Marist, Giorgis led the Red Foxes to 13 MAAC regular-season and 11 tournament titles, most recently for both in 2021, and also had coached the program to five NCAA tournament victories, the most for any coach in MAAC history. Top assistant Doughty, who had also played under Giorgis at Marist, was designated as his successor.[145]
Marshall Tony Kemper Kim Stephens Kemper left Marshall on March 10, 2023, after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at Central Arkansas.[110] Stephens, head coach at D-II Glenville State for the past 7 seasons, was hired by the Thundering Herd on March 27.[146]
Memphis Katrina Merriweather Alex Simmons Merriweather left Memphis on March 25, 2023, after 2 seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Cincinnati.[116] On April 6, the Tigers hired Gardner-Webb head coach Simmons as her replacement.[127]
Miami (OH) DeUnna Hendrix Glenn Box Hendrix resigned from Miami on April 26, 2023, after 4 seasons, later revealing that an investigation into an inappropriate relationship that Hendrix had with a player led to her resignation.[147][148] Indiana associate head coach Box was hired by the Redhawks on May 8.[149]
Michigan State Suzy Merchant Robyn Fralick Michigan State announced a mutual agreement on March 13, 2023, for Merchant to step down as head coach after 16 seasons for health reasons. Merchant, who had been diagnosed with a heart abnormality after collapsing during a 2017 game, had not coached since a January 2023 car crash following a medical incident.[150] She led the Spartans to a 327–186 record during her tenure along with 10 trips to the NCAA Tournament.[151] Bowling Green head coach Fralick was hired as her replacement on March 31.[105]
Minnesota Lindsay Whalen Dawn Plitzuweit Whalen announced that she was stepping down as head coach of Minnesota on March 2, 2023, after 5 seasons, but will remain with the school as special assistant to the AD through April 2025.[152] West Virginia head coach Plitzuweit was hired by the Golden Gophers on March 18 after leading the Mountaineers to the NCAA tournament in her lone season there.[153]
New Orleans Keeshawn Davenport Trelanne Powell Davenport announced her resignation from her alma mater on March 16, 2023, after 12 seasons.[154] Trelanne Powell, head coach at D-II Tuskegee University, was hired by the Privateers on April 11.[155]
Nicholls DoBee Plaisance Justin Payne Plaisance announced her resignation from Nicholls, effective April 30, on March 9, 2023, after 15 seasons.[156] D-II Georgia Southwestern head coach and former Nicholls men's basketball player Payne was hired by the Colonels on March 31.[157]
Northeastern Bridgette Mitchell Priscilla Edwards Mitchell left Northeastern on April 7, 2023, after 2 seasons for the Fordham head coaching job.[158] Clemson assistant coach Edwards was hired by the Huskies on April 20.[159]
North Florida Darrick Gibbs Erika Lambert North Florida fired Gibbs on March 2, 2023, after 8 seasons.[160] Abilene Christian associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Lambert was hired by the Ospreys on April 6.[161]
North Texas Jalie Mitchell Jason Burton Mitchell announced her departure from North Texas on March 20, 2023, after 8 seasons.[162] Texas A&M–Commerce head coach Burton was hired by the Mean Green on March 27.[163]
Pepperdine Kristen Dowling Brian Rosario Tim Hays Dowling announced her resignation from Pepperdine on February 27, 2023, after 4 seasons. Waves assistant coach Rosario was named interim head coach of the team for the WCC Tournament.[164] After the season ended, the school hired Colorado assistant Hays on April 4.[165] However, Hays would not coach a game for Pepperdine as he announced his resignation on August 14 for family reasons.[166]
Pittsburgh Lance White Tory Verdi Pitt parted ways with White on March 3, 2023, after a 42–99 record in 5 seasons.[167] The Panthers hired UMass head coach Verdi as his replacement on April 7.[168]
Providence Jim Crowley Erin Batth Crowley and Providence mutually agreed to part ways on March 7, 2023, after 7 seasons.[169] On March 20, the Friars named Michigan assistant coach Batth as his replacement.[170]
Sacramento State Mark Campbell Aaron Kallhoff Campbell left Sac State on March 21, 2023, after 2 seasons for the TCU head coaching job.[171] BYU assistant Kallhoff was hired by the Hornets on April 17.[172]
St. Bonaventure Jesse Fleming Erica Morrow Jim Crowley St. Bonaventure fired Fleming on January 15, 2023 after 6½ seasons, in which the Bonnies went 53–135 overall, including a 3–17 record to start this season. Assistant coach Morrow, in her first season on the staff, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[173] After the season, the school brought back former head coach Crowley, having served in that role from 2000 to 2016 before leaving for Providence.[174]
St. Francis Brooklyn Linda Cimino None St. Francis College announced on March 20, 2023, that it was eliminating its entire athletic program at the end of the spring season.[23]
Saint Mary's Paul Thomas Allyson Fasnacht Jeff Cammon Thomas, on paid administrative leave since late December, was fired on January 31, 2023 after 16½ seasons at Saint Mary's. Assistant coach Fasnacht, who was serving as the Gaels' interim head coach during Thomas's initial leave, continued in that role for the rest of the season.[175] After the season ended, Long Beach State head coach was hired on March 29.[141]
Seattle Suzy Barcomb Skyler Young Seattle announced on March 20, 2023, that Barcomb will not return next season, ending her 7-year tenure.[176] The Redhawks hired Portland assistant Young on April 19.[177]
South Alabama Terry Fowler Yolisha Jackson Fowler was relieved of his head coaching duties on March 1, 2023, after 10 seasons at South Alabama.[178] South Florida assistant coach Jackson was hired by the Jaguars on March 24.[179]
Stephen F. Austin Mark Kellogg Leonard Bishop Kellogg left Stephen F. Austin on April 3, 2023, after 8 seasons for the West Virginia head coaching job.[180] Ladyjacks associate head coach Bishop was promoted to the position on April 14.[181]
Tarleton Misty Wilson Bill Brock Tarleton parted ways with Wilson on March 2, 2023, after 9 seasons.[182] The Texans initially hired former longtime Baylor assistant Brock, who spent last season as head coach at NJCAA McLennan CC, on March 14, but did not make it official until March 27.[183]
TCU Raegan Pebley Mark Campbell Pebley announced on February 27, 2023, that she would step down from her position after the season, her 9th at TCU.[184] Sacramento State head coach Campbell was hired by the Horned Frogs on March 21.[171]
Texas A&M–Commerce Jason Burton Valerie King Burton departed Texas A&M–Commerce after 9 seasons on March 27, 2023, for the North Texas head coaching job.[163] New Mexico associate head coach King was named the new head coach of the Lions on April 19.[185]
UMass Tory Verdi Mike Leflar Verdi left UMass on April 7, 2023, after 6 seasons for the Pitt head coaching position.[168] The Minutewomen promoted associate head coach Leflar to the position 3 days later.[186]
UTEP Kevin Baker Keitha Adams Baker announced his resignation on April 5, 2023, after 6 seasons at UTEP.[187] Keitha Adams, head coach of the Miners from 2001 to 2017 before leaving for Wichita State, was re-hired on April 11.[188]
Weber State Velaida Harris Jenteal Jackson Harris stepped down from her position on March 10, 2023, after 5 seasons at Weber State.[189] D2 Westminster College (UT) head coach Jackson was hired by the Wildcats on April 12.[190]
West Virginia Dawn Plitzuweit Mark Kellogg Plitzuweit departed West Virginia on March 18, 2023, for Minnesota after reaching the NCAA tournament in her lone season as head coach of the Mountaineers.[153] Stephen F. Austin head coach Kellogg was hired on April 3.[180]
Wichita State Keitha Adams Terry Nooner Adams left Wichita State on April 11, 2023, after 6 seasons to return to UTEP.[188] The Shockers stayed in state for their next hire, naming Kansas associate head coach Nooner as her replacement on April 17.[191]
Xavier Melanie Moore Billi Chambers Moore and Xavier mutually agreed to part ways on March 6, 2023, after 4 seasons and a 24–81 record.[192] Iona head coach Chambers was hired by the Musketeers on April 5.[136]

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2022, ncaa, division, women, basketball, season, began, november, 2022, regular, season, ended, march, 2023, with, 2023, ncaa, division, women, basketball, tournament, beginning, march, ending, with, championship, game, american, airlines, center, dallas, apri. The 2022 23 NCAA Division I women s basketball season began on November 7 2022 The regular season ended on March 12 2023 with the 2023 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game at American Airlines Center in Dallas on April 2 2022 23 NCAA Division I women s basketball seasonPreseason AP No 1South CarolinaRegular seasonNovember 7 2022 March 12 2023NCAA Tournament2023Tournament datesMarch 15 April 2National ChampionshipAmerican Airlines CenterDallas TexasNCAA ChampionsLSUOther championsKansas WNIT California Baptist WBI Player of the Year Naismith Wooden Caitlin Clark Iowa 2021 222023 24 Contents 1 Rule changes 2 Season headlines 2 1 Milestones and records 3 Conference membership changes 4 Arenas 4 1 New arenas 4 2 Arenas of new D I teams 4 3 Arenas closing 5 Seasonal outlook 5 1 Pre season polls 5 2 Final polls 6 Top 10 matchups 6 1 Regular season 6 2 Postseason 7 Regular season 7 1 Early season tournaments 7 2 Upsets 7 3 Conference winners and tournaments 7 4 Statistical leaders 8 Postseason 8 1 Tournament upsets 8 2 Final Four American Airlines Center Dallas Texas 8 3 National Invitation tournament 8 4 Women s Basketball Invitational 9 Conference standings 10 Award winners 10 1 All America teams 10 2 Major player of the year awards 10 3 Major freshman of the year awards 10 4 Major coach of the year awards 10 5 Other major awards 11 Coaching changes 12 See also 13 Notes 14 ReferencesRule changes editThe following rule changes will be recommended by the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee to the Playing Rules Oversight Panel for 2022 23 season TBD m mSeason headlines editJune 21 2022 Hartford which started a transition from Division I to Division III in the 2021 22 school year was announced as a new member of the D III Commonwealth Coast Conference CCC effective in 2023 24 The CCC press release also confirmed previous reports that Hartford would leave the America East Conference after the 2021 22 season the Hawks would play the 2022 23 season as a D I independent 1 June 24 Incarnate Word which had announced a move from the Southland Conference SLC to the Western Athletic Conference WAC backed out of this move and elected to remain in the SLC 2 June 30 The Big Ten Conference announced that UCLA and USC would join from the Pac 12 Conference in 2024 immediately after the current Pac 12 media contracts expire 3 4 July 11 The SLC and Lamar jointly announced that Lamar which had previously planned to leave the WAC in 2023 to return to the SLC would expedite this move for the 2022 23 school year 5 July 15 The WAC announced that starting with the 2023 editions its men s and women s tournaments would be seeded via a set of advanced metrics that it calls the WAC Resume Seeding System developed by statistics guru Ken Pomeroy alongside WAC officials Tournament entry will still be based on conference record 6 August 3 UConn announced that Paige Bueckers who had been the consensus national player of the year as a freshman in 2020 21 tore her left ACL in a pickup game on August 1 and would miss the entire 2022 23 season 7 The Colonial Athletic Association announced that Campbell would join from the Big South Conference in 2023 8 August 12 The Indiana University and Purdue University systems announced that Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis will be dissolved in 2024 and replaced by separate IU and Purdue affiliated institutions 9 The current athletic program the IUPUI Jaguars will transfer to the new IU Indianapolis 10 August 31 The Division I Board of Directors adopted a series of changes to transfer rules 11 Transfer windows were adopted for all Division I sports Student athletes who wish to be immediately eligible at their next school must enter the NCAA transfer portal within the designated period s for their sport For women s basketball the window opens on the day after Selection Sunday and runs for 60 days Student athletes who experience head coaching changes or those whose athletic aid is reduced canceled or not renewed may transfer outside designated windows without penalty Transferring student athletes will be guaranteed their financial aid at their next school through graduation September 21 Houston Baptist University announced it had changed its name to Houston Christian University effective immediately The athletic nickname of Huskies was not affected 12 October 14 Conference USA announced that ASUN Conference member Kennesaw State would join C USA in 2024 13 October 18 The Associated Press released its preseason poll Defending national champion South Carolina was the unanimous 1 marking the Gamecocks third straight season at the top spot Other poll highlights 14 For the first time since 2006 UConn was ranked outside the top 5 in the preseason poll landing at No 6 Two programs equaled their highest ever rankings in any AP poll Iowa 4 and Virginia Tech 13 Three schools were ranked in the preseason for the first time ever Creighton 21 South Dakota State 23 and Princeton 24 October 25 The AP released its preseason All America team South Carolina s Aliyah Boston and Iowa s Caitlin Clark were unanimous choices joined on the team by Haley Jones of Stanford Ashley Joens of Iowa State Elizabeth Kitley of Virginia Tech and Aneesah Morrow of DePaul 15 November 2 reported that Gonzaga athletic director Chris Standiford and Big 12 Conference commissioner Brett Yormark had met the previous week in the Dallas area regarding a possible Gonzaga move to that conference as a full but non football member The report also indicated that Gonzaga had at least some level of talks with the Big East Conference and Pac 12 Conference in the preceding months 16 November 17 During a meeting in San Francisco the Regents of the University of California the governing board of the University of California system set a date of December 14 for a special meeting to make a final determination on UCLA s planned move to the Big Ten 17 December 14 The UC Regents approved UCLA s move to the Big Ten Additionally conditions were made to mitigate athletes such as investing 12 million in beneficial services including nutritional support and charter flights to reduce travel time UCLA must also pay the University of California Berkeley an additional 2 to 10 million due to the move affecting the latter s athletic program with the precise total being made once the Pac 12 completes its upcoming media rights deal 18 February 8 UConn lost 59 52 to Marquette following an 81 77 loss to top ranked South Carolina in its previous game This marked the first time since March 1993 that the Huskies had lost consecutive games 19 February 9 The Big 12 Conference announced that it had reached an agreement with Oklahoma and Texas that will allow the two schools to leave for the Southeastern Conference in 2024 instead of the originally announced 2025 schedule 20 Approval by the two schools governing boards was seen as a formality 21 February 24 In the first sanctions issued by the NCAA regarding name image and likeness opportunities Miami FL was placed on one year of probation and received other minor penalties for its involvement in arranging a meeting between alumnus and booster John Ruiz and twin players and social media stars Haley and Hanna Cavinder who transferred together from Fresno State before the 2022 23 season Neither Ruiz nor the Cavinder twins received any direct sanctions 22 March 20 St Francis Brooklyn announced that it would terminate its athletic program after the spring 2023 semester 23 May 10 Le Moyne announced it would reclassify to Division I from Division II and join the Northeast Conference effective July 1 2023 May 12 Western Illinois announced it would leave the Summit League for the Ohio Valley Conference effective July 1 2023 Milestones and records edit December 21 Caitlin Clark of Iowa reached 2 000 career points in the 75th game of her college career a 92 54 win over Dartmouth This equaled Delaware s Elena Delle Donne for the fastest to 2 000 points by a D I women s player in the current century 24 January 25 Taylor Robertson of Oklahoma tied Kelsey Mitchell who played at Ohio State from 2014 to 2018 for the most career three pointers in D I women s basketball at 497 While Robertson was playing in her fifth season due to benefiting from the NCAA s COVID 19 eligibility waiver for the 2020 21 season she reached the mark in two fewer games than Mitchell 137 to 139 25 January 28 Robertson took sole possession of the record for career three pointers in Oklahoma s 86 78 loss to Iowa State 26 March 11 Iowa State s Ashley Joens became the 14th Division I women s player with 3 000 career points reaching the mark in the Cyclones 82 72 win over Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament semifinals 27 March 18 Villanova s Maddy Siegrist became the fifth Division I women s player with 1 000 points in a season reaching the mark in the Wildcats 76 59 win over Cleveland State in the first round of the NCAA tournament 28 March 31 Clark reached the following milestones with her 41 point performance in Iowa s 77 73 upset of South Carolina in the NCAA tournament semifinals 29 The sixth D I women s player and second this season to record 1 000 points in a season The first D I women s player to score 1 000 points and record 300 assists in the same season having previously reached the assists mark The Big Ten Conference record for most points in a season Following her 41 point triple double against Louisville in the Seattle 4 regional final Clark also became the first player ever with consecutive 40 point games in either the D I women s or men s toutnament 30 Conference membership changes editTwenty six schools joined new conferences or became independents including five schools from Division II that started transitions to Division I this season and one in the transition process from Division I to Division III As noted previously Incarnate Word backed out of a planned move from the Southland Conference to the Western Athletic Conference and Lamar which had planned to make the opposite move in 2023 pushed this move forward to 2022 School Former conference New conferenceAustin Peay Ohio Valley Conference ASUN ConferenceBelmont Ohio Valley Conference Missouri Valley ConferenceBryant Northeast Conference America East ConferenceChicago State Western Athletic Conference IndependentHampton Big South Conference Colonial Athletic AssociationHartford America East Conference IndependentJames Madison Colonial Athletic Association Sun Belt ConferenceLamar Western Athletic Conference Southland ConferenceLindenwood Great Lakes Valley Conference D II Ohio Valley ConferenceLittle Rock Sun Belt Conference Ohio Valley ConferenceLoyola Chicago Missouri Valley Conference Atlantic 10 ConferenceMarshall Conference USA Sun Belt ConferenceMonmouth Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Colonial Athletic AssociationMount St Mary s Northeast Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMurray State Ohio Valley Conference Missouri Valley ConferenceNorth Carolina A amp T Big South Conference Colonial Athletic AssociationOld Dominion Conference USA Sun Belt ConferenceQueens South Atlantic Conference D II ASUN ConferenceSouthern Indiana Great Lakes Valley Conference D II Ohio Valley ConferenceSouthern Miss Conference USA Sun Belt ConferenceSouthern Utah Big Sky Conference Western Athletic ConferenceStonehill Northeast 10 Conference D II Northeast ConferenceStony Brook America East Conference Colonial Athletic AssociationTexas A amp M Commerce Lone Star Conference D II Southland ConferenceUIC Horizon League Missouri Valley ConferenceUT Arlington Sun Belt Conference Western Athletic ConferenceThe 2022 23 season was the last for at least 16 Division I schools in their then current conferences and for one Division II school before reclassification to Division I It was also Hartford s only season as a D I independent and the last season of athletics for St Francis Brooklyn School Former conference New conferenceBYU WCC Big 12Campbell Big South CAACharlotte C USA AmericanCincinnati American Big 12Florida Atlantic C USA AmericanHartford Independent CCC D III Houston American Big 12Jacksonville State ASUN C USALe Moyne NE 10 D II NECLiberty ASUN C USANew Mexico State WAC C USANorth Texas C USA AmericanRice C USA AmericanSt Francis Brooklyn NEC None dropped athletics Sam Houston WAC C USAUAB C USA AmericanUCF American Big 12UTSA C USA AmericanWestern Illinois Summit OVCArenas editNew arenas edit Alabama A amp M opened the new Alabama A amp M Events Center on November 18 31 losing its first game in the new facility 57 36 to Murray State on November 26 32 Fairfield s former home of Alumni Hall was replaced on site by the new Leo D Mahoney Arena The Stags first game in the new facility was a 77 53 win over Stonehill on November 18 33 Georgia State left GSU Sports Arena for the new Georgia State Convocation Center The opening ceremony for the new arena was on September 15 with the first event taking place the following day 34 The Panthers first official game was a 114 31 win over nearby Division III member Agnes Scott on November 7 35 Texas moved from the Frank Erwin Center to the Moody Center The Longhorns first event at the new arena was an intrasquad scrimmage on October 26 followed by two exhibitions at home before the first official game a 68 45 win over Louisiana on November 11 36 Arenas of new D I teams edit All five new D I members in 2022 23 play on their respective campuses Lindenwood plays at Robert F Hyland Performance Arena Queens plays at Curry Arena Southern Indiana plays at Screaming Eagles Arena Stonehill plays at Merkert Gymnasium Texas A amp M Commerce plays at the Texas A amp M Commerce Field House Arenas closing edit The following D I programs plan to open new arenas for the 2023 24 season or move home games to a pre existing venue All will move within their current campuses otherwise indicated Austin Peay will leave the on campus Winfield Dunn Center for the new F amp M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville Tennessee after 49 seasons The new arena was originally planned to open for the 2022 23 season but was delayed to 2023 24 37 Baylor will leave the Ferrell Center for the new Foster Pavilion the venue is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023 or early 2024 38 Georgia Southern will leave the Hanner Fieldhouse for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center the venue was scheduled to open in the early fall of 2023 but was delayed until 2024 25 season 39 Longwood will leave Willett Hall for the new Joan Perry Brock Center the venue is scheduled to open in Summer 2023 40 St Francis Brooklyn began closing its Remsen Street campus including Generoso Pope Athletic Complex at the end of the 2021 22 school year as part of the college s move to a new campus on Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn Home games will at least temporarily be played about 2 miles 3 km away at Pratt Institute as the Livingston Street campus has no basketball venue 41 The final women s basketball game at Pope Athletic Complex was a 64 59 loss to UMBC on November 20 42 Vermont was originally slated to open the new Tarrant Event Center the replacement for Patrick Gym in 2021 However the new arena has since been placed on indefinite hold Construction was initially halted by COVID 19 With the Tarrant Center being part of a much larger upgrade of UVM s athletic and recreation facilities UVM chose to prioritize a new student recreation center Construction of the Tarrant Center is now being hampered by increased borrowing costs 43 Seasonal outlook editMain article 2022 23 NCAA Division I women s basketball rankings The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls Pre season polls edit APRanking Team1 South Carolina 30 2 Stanford3 Texas4 Iowa5 Tennessee6 UConn7 Louisville8 Iowa State9 Notre Dame10 NC State11 Indiana12 North Carolina13 Virginia Tech14 Ohio State15 Oklahoma16 LSU17 Maryland18 Baylor19 Arizona20 Oregon21 Creighton22 Nebraska23 South Dakota State24 Princeton25 Michigan USA Today CoachesRanking Team1 South Carolina 30 2 Stanford 1 3 Texas4 Tennessee5 Louisville6 UConn tIowa t8 NC State9 Iowa State10 Notre Dame11 Indiana12 North Carolina13 Virginia Tech14 LSU15 Ohio State16 Oklahoma17 Baylor18 Maryland19 Arizona20 Oregon21 Creighton22 Nebraska23 Michigan24 South Dakota State25 PrincetonFinal polls edit APRanking Team1 South Carolina 28 2 Indiana3 Iowa4 Virginia Tech5 Stanford6 UConn7 Maryland8 Utah9 LSU10 Villanova tNotre Dame t12 Ohio State13 Duke14 UCLA15 Texas16 Oklahoma17 Iowa State18 Michigan19 Gonzaga20 North Carolina21 Colorado22 UNLV23 Washington State24 Tennessee25 Arizona USA Today CoachesRanking Team1 LSU 30 2 Iowa3 South Carolina4 Virginia Tech5 Maryland6 Ohio State7 Indiana8 Utah9 UConn10 Stanford11 Notre Dame12 Villanova13 UCLA14 Louisville15 Colorado16 Duke17 Oklahoma18 Miami FL 19 Texas20 Tennessee21 North Carolina22 Ole Miss23 Michigan24 Florida Gulf Coast25 Iowa StateTop 10 matchups editRankings reflect the AP poll Top 25 Regular season edit November 14 No 5 UConn defeated No 3 Texas 83 76 Harry A Gampel Pavilion Storrs Connecticut November 20 No 5 UConn defeated No 10 NC State 91 69 XL Center Hartford Connecticut No 6 Louisville defeated No 3 Texas 71 63 Imperial Arena Paradise Island Bahamas No 1 South Carolina defeated No 2 Stanford 76 71OT Maples Pavilion Stanford California November 27 No 3 UConn defeated No 9 Iowa 86 79 Phil Knight Legacy Moda Center Portland Oregon No 8 North Carolina defeated No 5 Iowa State 73 64 Phil Knight Invitational Moda Center Portland Oregon December 1 No 5 Indiana defeated No 6 North Carolina 87 63 ACC Big Ten Women s Challenge Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington Indiana December 4 No 7 Notre Dame defeated No 3 UConn 74 60 Jimmy V Women s Classic Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame Indiana December 18 No 5 Notre Dame defeated No 6 Virginia Tech 63 52 Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg Virginia January 12 No 6 Indiana defeated No 9 Maryland 68 61 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington Indiana January 13 No 2 Stanford defeated No 8 UCLA 72 59 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles California January 20 No 4 Stanford defeated No 8 Utah 74 62 Maples Pavilion Stanford California January 23 No 10 Iowa defeated No 2 Ohio State 83 72 Value City Arena Columbus Ohio January 26 No 6 Indiana defeated No 2 Ohio State 78 65 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington Indiana January 29 No 9 Utah defeated No 8 UCLA 71 69 Jon M Huntsman Center Salt Lake City Utah February 2 No 6 Iowa defeated No 8 Maryland 96 82 Carver Hawkeye Arena Ames Iowa February 5 No 1 South Carolina defeated No 5 UConn 81 77 XL Center Hartford Connecticut No 8 Maryland defeated No 10 Ohio State 90 54 Xfinity Center College Park Maryland February 9 No 2 Indiana defeated No 5 Iowa 87 78 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington Indiana February 12 No 1 South Carolina defeated No 3 LSU 88 64 Colonial Life Arena Columbia South Carolina February 21 No 7 Maryland defeated No 6 Iowa 96 68 Xfinity Center College Park Maryland February 25 No 8 Utah defeated No 3 Stanford 84 78 Jon M Huntsman Center Salt Lake City Utah February 26 No 6 Iowa defeated No 2 Indiana 86 85 Carver Hawkeye Arena Iowa City Iowa March 4 No 7 Iowa defeated No 5 Maryland 89 84 2023 Big Ten women s basketball tournament Target Center Minneapolis Minnesota March 6 No 7 UConn defeated No 10 Villanova 67 56 2023 Big East women s basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville Connecticut Postseason editRegular season editEarly season tournaments edit Tournament event name Dates Location No Teams Champions NotesPreseason WNIT November 12 20 Multiple locations 4 Texas TechDublin Basketball Challenge November 18 19 National Basketball Arena Dublin Ireland 4 MaristBattle 4 Atlantis November 19 21 Imperial Arena Nassau Bahamas 8 UCLABaha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo November 21 23 Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau Bahamas 8 Virginia Tech UtahSan Juan Shootout November 22 26 Coliseo Roberto Clemente San Juan PR 10 NebraskaSouth Point Thanksgiving Shootout November 22 26 South Point Arena Enterprise NV 10 IndianaCancun Challenge November 24 26 Moon Palace Golf amp Spa Resort Cancun MX 10 Oklahoma State Florida State Purdue Mayan NC State Northern Iowa Riviera St Pete Showcase November 24 26 McArthur Center St Petersburg FL 4 PortlandDaytona Beach Invitational November 25 26 Ocean Center Daytona Beach FL 8 Penn StateGoombay Splash November 23 27 Gateway Christian Academy Bimini Bahamas 6 LSU Goombay Notre Dame Bimini Paradise Jam tournament November 24 27 Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas VI 8 Georgia ArkansasPhil Knight Invitational November 24 27 Chiles Center Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland OR 8 North CarolinaPhil Knight Legacy November 24 27 8 UConnGulf Coast Showcase November 25 27 Hertz Arena Estero FL 8 MichiganWest Palm Beach Invitational December 18 21 Student Life Center West Palm Beach FL 10 West VirginiaHoliday Hoops Classic December 19 21 South Point Arena Enterprise NV 6 Cleveland StateUpsets edit An upset is a victory by an underdog team In the context of NCAA Division I women s basketball this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25 This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No 1 teams Rankings are from the AP poll Bold type indicates winning teams in true road games i e those played on an opponent s home court including secondary homes Winner Score Loser Date Tournament event NotesVillanova 69 59 No 24 Princeton November 11 2022Kansas State 84 83 No 4 Iowa November 17 2022Drake 80 62 No 22 Nebraska November 19 2022Marquette 68 61 No 3 Texas November 19 2022 Battle 4 AtlantisGonzaga 79 67 OT No 6 Louisville November 19 2022 Battle 4 AtlantisUCLA 80 63 No 11 Tennessee November 20 2022 Battle 4 AtlantisSouth Dakota State 65 55 No 10 Louisville November 21 2022 Battle 4 AtlantisGonzaga 73 72 No 23 Tennessee November 21 2022 Battle 4 AtlantisDePaul 76 67 No 14 Maryland November 25 2022 Fort Myers Tip OffArkansas 69 53 No 25 Kansas State November 26 2022 Paradise JamSouth Florida 70 65 No 22 Texas December 2 2022Nebraska 90 67 No 20 Maryland December 4 2022Seton Hall 82 78 No 24 Marquette December 4 2022St John s 66 62 No 13 Creighton December 4 2022Middle Tennessee 67 49 No 18 Louisville December 4 2022Toledo 71 68 No 14 Michigan December 8 2022Kansas 77 50 No 12 Arizona December 8 2022South Dakota State 75 71 No 24 Kansas State December 10 2022 Game played in Kansas City MissouriSouth Florida 66 65OT No 17 Arkansas December 21 2022 San Diego InvitationalNebraska 85 793OT No 20 Kansas December 21 2022Michigan State 83 78 No 4 Indiana December 29 2022Clemson 64 59 No 7 Virginia Tech December 29 2022Duke 72 58 No 6 NC State December 29 2022Florida State 78 71 No 13 North Carolina December 29 2022Illinois 90 86 No 12 Iowa January 1 2023Oregon State 77 72 No 10 UCLA January 1 2023Providence 79 75 No 25 Creighton January 4 2023Seton Hall 72 51 No 24 St John s January 4 2023Miami 62 58 No 22 North Carolina January 5 2023Boston College 79 71 No 10 NC State January 5 2023Colorado 77 67 No 8 Utah January 6 2023Miami 77 66 No 9 Virginia Tech January 8 2023Texas 72 59 No 23 Kansas January 10 2023Oklahoma State 70 65 No 18 Baylor January 11 2023Florida State 91 72 No 11 NC State January 12 2023Colorado 72 65 No 14 Arizona January 13 2023West Virginia 74 65 No 18 Baylor January 15 2023Washington State 85 84OT No 21 Oregon January 15 2023USC 55 46 No 2 Stanford January 15 2023Texas 68 53 No 15 Iowa State January 15 2023Texas Tech 68 64 No 25 Texas January 18 2023Oregon State 68 65 No 23 Oregon January 20 2023 RivalryTexas 78 58 No 14 Oklahoma January 25 2023Purdue 62 52 No 22 Illinois January 26 2023Purdue 73 65 No 2 Ohio State January 29 2023Washington State 70 59 No 19 Arizona January 29 2023USC 71 54 No 25 Colorado January 29 2023Kansas State 78 77 No 12 Iowa State February 1 2023Georgia Tech 68 62 No 15 NC State February 2 2023Santa Clara 77 72 No 17 Gonzaga February 2 2023UTEP 65 62 No 21 Middle Tennessee February 2 2023UTSA 58 53 No 21 Middle Tennessee February 4 2023Baylor 76 70 No 12 Iowa State February 4 2023Louisville 62 55 No 11 North Carolina February 5 2023 Play4KayWashington 72 67 No 2 Stanford February 5 2023Marquette 59 52 No 4 UConn February 8 2023Miami 86 82 No 19 Florida State February 9 2023Syracuse 75 67 No 14 North Carolina February 9 2023West Virginia 73 60 No 21 Iowa State February 11 2023Virginia 71 59 No 22 NC State February 12 2023Houston 71 69 No 24 South Florida February 12 2023NC State 77 66OT No 19 North Carolina February 16 2023California 81 78OT No 25 USC February 19 2023St John s 69 64 No 4 Connecticut February 21 2023Oklahoma State 73 68 No 20 Iowa State February 22 2023Nebraska 90 57 No 25 Illinois February 22 2023Washington State 62 55 No 17 UCLA February 23 2023Oregon 73 59 No 14 Arizona February 23 2023Oregon State 78 70 No 14 Arizona February 25 2023Wisconsin 78 70 No 12 Michigan February 26 2023Clemson 74 61 No 23 Florida State February 26 2023Baylor 63 54 No 12 Texas February 27 2023Kansas 98 93 No 23 Iowa State March 1 2023Washington State 66 58 No 3 Utah March 2 2023 Pac 12 TournamentWashington State 61 49 No 20 Colorado March 3 2023 Pac 12 TournamentLouisville 64 38 No 10 Notre Dame March 4 2023 ACC TournamentTennessee 69 67 No 4 LSU March 4 2023 SEC TournamentWashington State 65 61 No 19 UCLA March 5 2023 Pac 12 TournamentPortland 64 60 No 16 Gonzaga March 7 2023 WCC TournamentIowa State 82 72 No 14 Oklahoma March 11 2023 Big 12 tournamentIowa State 61 51 No 15 Texas March 12 2023 Big 12 tournamentIn addition to the upsets in which an unranked team defeated a ranked team this list includes non Division I teams to defeat Division I teams Bold type indicates winning teams in true road games i e those played on an opponent s home court including secondary homes Winner Score Loser Date Tournament event NotesLenoir Rhyne Division II 57 46 44 UNC Wilmington November 7 2022Alaska Anchorage Division II 64 51 45 UC Riverside November 18 2022 Great Alaska ShootoutAlaska Anchorage Division II 88 75 46 La Salle November 19 2022 Great Alaska ShootoutSt Mary s TX Division II 66 65 47 Sam Houston November 27 2022St Francis IL NAIA 72 62 48 Chicago State January 24 2023Conference winners and tournaments edit Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single elimination tournament The team with the best regular season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding Unless otherwise noted the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2023 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament Conference Regular season first place Conference Player of the year Conference Coach of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue city Tournament winnerAmerica East Conference Albany Vermont a Adrianna Smith Maine 49 Alisa Kresge Vermont 49 2023 America East women s basketball tournament Campus sites VermontAmerican Athletic Conference South Florida Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu amp Elena Tsineke South Florida 50 Kim McNeill East Carolina 50 2023 American Athletic Conference women s basketball tournament Dickies Arena Fort Worth TX East CarolinaASUN Conference Florida Gulf Coast Tishara Morehouse Florida Gulf Coast 51 Karl Smesko Florida Gulf Coast 51 2023 ASUN women s basketball tournament Campus sites Florida Gulf CoastAtlantic 10 Conference Rhode IslandUMass a Sam Breen UMass 52 Tammi Reiss Rhode Island 52 2023 Atlantic 10 women s basketball tournament Chase Fieldhouse Wilmington DE Saint LouisAtlantic Coast Conference Notre Dame Elizabeth Kitley Virginia Tech 53 Niele Ivey Notre Dame 53 2023 ACC women s basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro NC Virginia TechBig 12 Conference OklahomaTexas a Ashley Joens Iowa State 54 Vic Schaefer Texas 54 2023 Big 12 Conference women s basketball tournament Municipal Auditorium Kansas City MO Iowa StateBig East Conference UConn Maddy Siegrist Villanova 55 Joe Tartamella St John s 55 2023 Big East women s basketball tournament Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville CT UConnBig Sky Conference Montana StateNorthern Arizona a Sacramento State Kahlaijah Dean Sacramento State 56 Tricia Binford Montana State Mark Campbell Sacramento State amp Loree Payne Northern Arizona 56 2023 Big Sky Conference women s basketball tournament Idaho Central Arena Boise ID Sacramento StateBig South Conference Gardner Webb Jhessyka Williams Gardner Webb 57 Alex Simmons Gardner Webb 57 2023 Big South Conference women s basketball tournament Bojangles Coliseum Charlotte NC Gardner WebbBig Ten Conference Indiana Caitlin Clark Iowa 58 Teri Moren Indiana 58 2023 Big Ten women s basketball tournament Target Center Minneapolis MN IowaBig West Conference UC Irvine Tori Harris Long Beach State 59 Jeff Cammon Long Beach State 59 2023 Big West Conference women s basketball tournament Dollar Loan Center Henderson NV Hawai iColonial Athletic Association DrexelNortheasternTowson a Keishana Washington Drexel 60 Bridgette Mitchell Northeastern 60 2023 CAA women s basketball tournament SECU Arena Towson MD MonmouthConference USA Middle Tennessee Jordyn Jenkins UTEP 61 Kevin Baker UTEP amp Rick Insell Middle Tennessee 61 2023 Conference USA women s basketball tournament Ford Center at The Star Frisco TX Middle TennesseeHorizon League Green Bay Destiny Leo Cleveland State 62 Kevin Borseth Green Bay 62 2023 Horizon League women s basketball tournament Quarterfinals Campus sitesSemifinals and final Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis IN Cleveland StateIvy League ColumbiaPrinceton a Kaitlyn Chen Princeton 63 Megan Griffith Columbia 63 2023 Ivy League women s basketball tournament Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton NJ PrincetonMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference Iona Juana Camilion Iona 64 Billi Chambers Iona 65 2023 MAAC women s basketball tournament Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City NJ IonaMid American Conference Toledo Quinesha Lockett Toledo 66 Tricia Cullop Toledo 66 2023 Mid American Conference women s basketball tournament Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland OH ToledoMid Eastern Athletic Conference Norfolk State Destiny Howell Howard 67 Larry Vickers Norfolk State 67 2023 MEAC women s basketball tournament Norfolk Scope Norfolk VA Norfolk StateMissouri Valley Conference BelmontIllinois State a Paige Robinson Illinois State 68 Kristen Gillespie Illinois State 68 2023 Missouri Valley Conference women s basketball tournament Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline IL DrakeMountain West Conference UNLV McKenna Hofschild Colorado State 69 Lindy La Rocque UNLV 69 2023 Mountain West Conference women s basketball tournament Thomas and Mack Center Paradise NV UNLVNortheast Conference Fairleigh Dickinson Ny Ceara Pryor Sacred Heart 70 Angelika Szumilo Fairleigh Dickinson 70 2023 Northeast Conference women s basketball tournament Campus sites Sacred HeartOhio Valley Conference Little Rock Sali Kourouma Little Rock 71 Joe Foley Little Rock 71 2023 Ohio Valley Conference women s basketball tournament Ford Center Evansville IN Tennessee TechPac 12 Conference Stanford a Utah Alissa Pili Utah 72 73 Lynne Roberts Utah 72 73 2023 Pac 12 Conference women s basketball tournament Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise NV Washington StatePatriot League Boston University Frannie Hottinger Lehigh 74 Melissa Graves Boston University 74 2023 Patriot League women s basketball tournament Campus sites Holy CrossSoutheastern Conference South Carolina Aliyah Boston South Carolina 75 Dawn Staley South Carolina 75 2023 SEC women s basketball tournament Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville SC South CarolinaSouthern Conference Wofford Rachael Rose Wofford coaches Andrea Bailey Samford media 76 Brenda Mock Brown East Tennessee State coaches Jimmy Garrity Wofford media 76 2023 Southern Conference women s basketball tournament Harrah s Cherokee Center Asheville NC ChattanoogaSouthland Conference Southeastern Louisiana a Texas A amp M Corpus Christi Alecia Westbrook Texas A amp M Corpus Christi 77 Ayla Guzzardo Southeastern Louisiana 77 2023 Southland Conference women s basketball tournament The Legacy Center Lake Charles LA Southeastern LouisianaSouthwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State Ayana Emmanuel Alabama State 78 Tomekia Reed Jackson State 78 2023 SWAC women s basketball tournament Bartow Arena Birmingham AL SouthernSummit League South Dakota State Myah Selland South Dakota State 79 Aaron Johnston South Dakota State 79 2023 Summit League women s basketball tournament Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls SD South Dakota StateSun Belt Conference James Madison a Southern MissTexas State Kiki Jefferson James Madison 80 Zenarae Antoine Texas State 80 2023 Sun Belt Conference women s basketball tournament Pensacola Bay Center Pensacola FL James MadisonWest Coast Conference Gonzaga Kaylynne Truong Gonzaga 81 Lisa Fortier Gonzaga 81 2023 West Coast Conference women s basketball tournament Orleans Arena Paradise NV b PortlandWestern Athletic Conference Southern Utah Starr Jacobs UT Arlington 82 Tracy Sanders Southern Utah 82 2023 WAC women s basketball tournament Southern Utah a b c d e f g h i j Top seed in conference tournament The first round of the WAC tournament was held at Michelob Ultra Arena also in the community of Paradise Statistical leaders edit Includes postseason games Points per game Rebounds per game Assists per game Steals per gamePlayer School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPGMaddy Siegrist Villanova 29 2 Lauren Gustin BYU 16 7 Caitlin Clark Iowa 8 6 Ny Ceara Pryor Sacred Heart 3 70Caitlin Clark Iowa 27 8 Angel Reese LSU 15 4 Nika Muhl UConn 7 9 Aaliyah Parker Niagara 3 66Keishana Washington Drexel 27 7 Taiyanna Jackson Kansas 12 7 Maura Henderson Drexel 7 8 Asiah Dingle Fordham 3 91Aneesah Morrow DePaul 25 7 A Jah Davis Northern Illinois 12 4 Rori Harmon Texas 7 4 Alasia Smith Gardner Webb 3 41Angel Reese LSU 23 0 Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu South Florida 12 3 McKenna Hofschild Colorado State 7 2 Camille Downs Norfolk State 3 41Blocked shots per game Field goal percentage Three point field goal percentage Free throw percentagePlayer School BPG Player School FG Player School 3FG Player School FT Brooke Flowers Saint Louis 3 80 Mya Berkman Liberty 69 50 Alex Giannaros Boston University 51 55 Erin Houpt Mercer 93 88Rayah Marshall USC 3 50 Mackenzie Holmes Indiana 68 04 Brynna Maxwell Gonzaga 48 07 Maddie Scherr Kentucky 91 95Cameron Brink Stanford 3 47 Monika Czinano Iowa 67 41 Kate Mager Iona 47 71 Abbey Ellis Purdue 91 67Emma Merriweather ULM 3 21 Taiyanna Jackson Kansas 66 09 Yarden Garzon Indiana 45 75 Margaret Whitley UAB 91 51Promise Taylor Southern Illinois 3 06 Isnelle Natabou Sacramento State 64 24 Mercedes Staples San Diego State 45 52 Sydney Wagner William amp Mary 91 26Postseason editMain article 2023 NCAA Division I women s basketball tournament Tournament upsets edit Per the NCAA Upsets are defined as when the winner of the game was seeded two or more places lower than the team it defeated 83 The 2023 tournament has nine upsets so far with five in the first round three in the second round and one in the Sweet Sixteen Stanford s loss to Ole Miss marked the first time a No 1 seed failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 2009 84 With Indiana s loss to Miami this marked the first time two No 1 seeds failed to make the Sweet Sixteen since 1998 85 Round Greenville 1 Seattle 4 Greenville 2 Seattle 3First round No 11 Mississippi State defeated No 6 Creighton 79 64 No 10 Georgia defeated No 7 Florida State 66 54 No 12 Florida Gulf Coast defeated No 5 Washington State 74 63 No 10 Princeton defeated No 7 NC State 64 63 No 12 Toledo defeated No 5 Iowa State 80 73 Second Round None No 8 Ole Miss defeated No 1 Stanford 54 49 No 6 Colorado defeated No 3 Duke 61 53 in OT No 9 Miami FL defeated No 1 Indiana 70 68 NoneSweet 16 None None No 9 Miami FL defeated No 4 Villanova 70 65 NoneElite 8 None NoneFinal 4Final Four American Airlines Center Dallas Texas edit National semifinalsFinal FourFriday March 31National ChampionshipSunday April 2 GR1 1 South Carolina73SR4 2 Iowa77SR4 2 Iowa85GR2 3 LSU102GR2 3 LSU79SR3 1 Virginia Tech72National Invitation tournament edit Main article 2023 Women s National Invitation Tournament SemifinalsMarch 28 29ChampionshipApril 1 CBSSN Washington36 H Kansas61 H Kansas66Columbia59Columbia77 H Bowling Green70Women s Basketball Invitational edit Main article 2023 Women s Basketball Invitational This season saw the debut of a third national postseason tournament in the Women s Basketball Invitational a 16 team affair with all games played on home courts SemifinalsMarch 18ChampionshipMarch 19 East Tennessee State53New Mexico State57New Mexico State61Cal Baptist63Georgia Southern80Cal Baptist82Conference standings edit2022 23 America East Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTVermont 14 2 875 25 7 781Albany 14 2 875 22 12 647Maine 11 5 688 16 14 533UMBC 10 6 625 14 15 483NJIT 8 8 500 13 16 448Binghamton 6 10 375 13 17 433UMass Lowell 4 12 250 5 22 185Bryant 3 13 188 9 21 300New Hampshire 2 14 125 7 21 250 2023 AmEast Tournament winnerAs of March 17 2023 2022 23 American Athletic Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTSouth Florida 15 1 938 27 7 794Memphis 11 4 733 22 11 667East Carolina 11 5 688 23 9 719Houston 10 5 667 15 16 484SMU 7 8 467 17 12 586Tulane 7 9 438 18 14 563Tulsa 7 9 438 17 13 567Wichita State 6 10 375 18 15 545Temple 6 10 375 11 18 379UCF 4 11 267 14 15 483Cincinnati 2 14 125 9 21 300 2023 AAC tournament winnerAs of March 24 2023Rankings from AP pollSource The American 2022 23 Atlantic 10 women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTRhode Island 14 2 875 26 7 788UMass 14 2 875 27 7 794Fordham 10 6 625 19 13 594Saint Louis 10 6 625 17 18 486Richmond 8 6 571 21 11 656Saint Joseph s 9 7 563 20 11 645George Washington 9 7 563 18 13 581La Salle 8 7 533 17 14 548Duquesne 8 8 500 19 12 613George Mason 8 8 500 16 15 516Davidson 6 8 429 14 16 467Dayton 5 10 333 7 21 250VCU 4 12 250 7 22 241St Bonaventure 3 13 188 6 26 188Loyola Chicago 1 15 063 6 24 200 2023 A10 Tournament winnerAs of March 24 20232022 23 ACC women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 10t Notre Dame 15 3 833 27 6 818No 13 Duke 14 4 778 26 7 788No 4 Virginia Tech 14 4 778 31 4 886Louisville 12 6 667 26 12 684Florida State 12 6 667 23 10 697Miami FL 11 7 611 22 13 629No 20 North Carolina 11 7 611 22 11 667NC State 9 9 500 20 12 625Syracuse 9 9 500 20 13 606Clemson 7 11 389 19 16 543Boston College 5 13 278 16 17 485Wake Forest 5 13 278 17 17 500Virginia 4 14 222 15 15 500Georgia Tech 4 14 222 13 17 433Pittsburgh 3 15 167 10 20 333 2023 ACC tournament winnerAs of March 27 2023Rankings from AP poll 2022 23 ASUN women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTFlorida Gulf Coast 17 1 944 33 4 892Liberty 16 2 889 24 9 727Lipscomb 13 5 722 20 12 625Austin Peay 12 6 667 17 12 586Eastern Kentucky 11 7 611 18 14 563Kennesaw State 10 8 556 15 16 484North Alabama 10 8 556 15 15 500Jacksonville State 9 9 500 16 14 533Stetson 6 12 333 13 20 394Jacksonville 6 12 333 12 17 414North Florida 5 13 278 8 20 286Bellarmine 5 13 278 9 22 290Central Arkansas 3 15 167 8 21 276Queens 3 15 167 8 21 276 2023 ASUN Tournament winnerAs of March 20 2023 2022 23 Big 12 Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 15 Texas 14 4 778 26 10 722No 16 Oklahoma 14 4 778 26 7 788No 17 Iowa State 11 7 611 22 10 688Oklahoma State 10 8 556 21 12 636West Virginia 10 8 556 19 12 613Baylor 10 8 556 20 13 606Kansas 9 9 500 22 11 667Texas Tech 6 12 333 20 15 571Kansas State 5 13 278 19 16 543TCU 1 17 056 8 23 258 2023 Big 12 Tournament winnerAs of March 24 2023Rankings from AP poll2022 23 Big East women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 6 UConn 18 2 900 31 6 838No 10t Villanova 17 3 850 30 7 811Creighton 15 5 750 22 9 710St John s 13 7 650 23 9 719Marquette 13 7 650 21 11 656Seton Hall 10 10 500 19 14 576DePaul 8 12 400 16 17 485Georgetown 6 14 300 14 17 452Butler 6 14 300 11 19 367Providence 4 16 200 13 19 406Xavier 0 20 000 7 23 233 2023 Big East tournament winnerAs of March 24 2023Rankings from AP poll 2022 23 Big Sky women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTSacramento State 13 5 722 25 7 781Montana State 13 5 722 20 11 645Northern Arizona 13 5 722 21 14 600Eastern Washington 11 7 611 19 11 633Montana 10 8 556 14 16 467Idaho 9 9 500 13 17 433Portland State 8 10 444 15 16 484Idaho State 6 12 333 11 19 367Northern Colorado 5 13 278 13 18 419Weber State 2 16 111 6 25 194 2023 Big Sky tournament winnerAs of March 17 2023 2022 23 Big South women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTGardner Webb 18 0 1 000 29 5 853High Point 13 5 722 17 15 531Campbell 10 8 556 16 15 516Presbyterian 9 9 500 13 17 433Radford 9 9 500 14 17 452Longwood 8 10 444 9 21 300UNC Asheville 7 11 389 12 19 387USC Upstate 7 11 389 11 20 355Winthrop 6 12 333 8 22 267Charleston Southern 3 15 167 5 25 167 2023 Big South tournament winnerAs of March 17 20232022 23 Big Ten women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 2 Indiana 16 2 889 28 4 875No 3 Iowa 15 3 833 31 7 816No 7 Maryland 15 3 833 28 7 800No 12 Ohio State 12 6 667 28 8 778No 18 Michigan 11 7 611 23 10 697Illinois 11 7 611 22 10 688Purdue 9 8 529 19 11 633Nebraska 8 10 444 18 15 545Michigan State 7 10 412 16 14 533Wisconsin 6 12 333 11 20 355Rutgers 5 13 278 12 20 375Minnesota 4 14 222 11 19 367Penn State 4 14 222 14 17 452Northwestern 2 16 111 9 21 300 2023 Big Ten Tournament winnerAs of April 2 2023Rankings from AP Poll 2022 23 Big West women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTUC Irvine 16 2 889 25 7 781Long Beach State 17 3 850 23 10 697Hawai i 13 7 650 18 15 545UC Davis 12 7 632 16 14 533UC Santa Barbara 12 8 600 21 12 636UC San Diego 10 10 500 13 17 433Cal State Fullerton 9 11 450 14 16 467Cal Poly 7 12 368 10 18 357Cal State Northridge 6 14 300 7 24 226Cal State Bakersfield 3 17 150 8 23 258UC Riverside 3 17 150 6 26 188 ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period 2023 Big West tournament winnerAs of March 20 2023 2022 23 CAA women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTTowson 13 5 722 21 11 656Drexel 13 5 722 21 10 677Northeastern 13 5 722 19 12 613William amp Mary 12 6 667 18 13 581North Carolina A amp T 12 6 667 18 12 600Stony Brook 11 7 611 18 13 581Monmouth 9 9 500 18 16 529Delaware 9 9 500 16 14 533Hampton 8 10 444 12 18 400Charleston 6 12 333 11 18 379Elon 5 13 278 9 21 300Hofstra 4 14 222 12 20 375UNC Wilmington 2 16 111 5 25 167 2023 CAA tournament winnerAs of March 17 2023Rankings from AP poll2022 23 Conference USA women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTMiddle Tennessee 18 2 900 28 5 848Western Kentucky 14 6 700 19 14 576Rice 13 7 650 23 9 719UTEP 12 8 600 20 12 625Louisiana Tech 12 8 600 19 13 594UTSA 9 11 450 13 19 406North Texas 8 12 400 11 20 355FIU 7 13 350 14 19 424Charlotte 7 13 350 12 19 387UAB 5 15 250 14 17 452Florida Atlantic 5 15 250 12 18 400 2023 C USA Tournament winnerAs of March 19 2023 2022 23 Horizon League women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTGreen Bay 18 2 900 28 5 848Cleveland State 17 3 850 30 4 882IUPUI 13 7 650 17 13 567Youngstown State 13 7 650 19 11 633Northern Kentucky 10 10 500 17 14 548Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11 450 14 19 424Oakland 8 12 400 13 17 433Milwaukee 8 12 400 11 19 367Wright State 6 14 300 8 24 250Robert Morris 5 15 250 11 19 367Detroit Mercy 3 17 150 5 25 167 2023 Horizon League Tournament winnerAs of March 17 2023 2022 23 Ivy League women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTColumbia 12 2 857 26 5 839Princeton 12 2 857 24 6 800Harvard 9 5 643 20 11 645Penn 9 5 643 17 12 586Yale 7 7 500 13 14 481Brown 4 10 286 11 15 423Cornell 3 11 214 10 17 370Dartmouth 0 14 000 2 26 071 2023 Ivy League Tournament winnerAs of March 24 20232022 23 MAAC women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTIona 18 2 900 26 6 813Quinnipiac 16 4 800 21 9 700Niagara 16 4 800 18 13 581Siena 12 8 600 19 13 594Fairfield 11 9 550 15 15 500Manhattan 10 10 500 16 17 485Marist 8 12 400 12 18 400Mount St Mary s 7 13 350 12 19 387Canisius 6 14 300 9 21 300Rider 6 14 300 10 21 323Saint Peter s 0 20 000 0 30 000 2023 MAAC tournament winnerAs of March 17 2023 2022 23 Mid American Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTToledo 16 2 889 29 5 853Bowling Green 14 4 778 30 6 833Ball State 14 4 778 26 8 765Kent State 12 6 667 21 11 656Akron 8 10 444 17 13 567Northern Illinois 8 10 444 16 17 485Eastern Michigan 7 11 389 15 15 500Buffalo 7 11 389 12 16 429Western Michigan 7 11 389 12 17 414Miami OH 7 11 389 12 19 387Central Michigan 4 14 222 6 23 207Ohio 4 14 222 6 23 207 2023 MAC tournament winnerAs of March 24 2023 2022 23 MEAC women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNorfolk State 11 3 786 26 7 788Morgan State 10 4 714 17 12 586Howard 10 4 714 16 14 533North Carolina Central 8 6 571 15 16 484Maryland Eastern Shore 5 9 357 10 20 333Delaware State 5 9 357 7 19 269Coppin State 5 9 357 8 22 267South Carolina State 2 12 143 3 27 100 2023 MEAC tournament winnerAs of March 17 20232022 23 Missouri Valley Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTIllinois State 17 3 850 24 9 727Belmont 17 3 850 23 12 657Northern Iowa 16 4 800 23 10 697Missouri State 14 6 700 20 12 625Drake 14 6 700 22 9 710UIC 9 11 450 19 17 528Southern Illinois 8 12 400 12 19 387Murray State 7 13 350 15 16 484Evansville 6 14 300 11 19 367Indiana State 6 14 300 11 19 367Valparaiso 5 15 250 7 23 233Bradley 1 19 050 4 28 125 2023 MVC tournament winnerAs of March 19 2023 2022 23 Mountain West Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 22 UNLV 18 0 1 000 31 3 912Wyoming 13 5 722 23 11 676San Diego State 12 6 667 23 11 676Colorado State 12 6 667 20 12 625New Mexico 12 6 667 21 12 636Boise State 11 7 611 17 16 515Air Force 8 10 444 13 18 419Nevada 6 12 333 10 21 323Fresno State 3 15 167 10 22 313San Jose State 3 15 167 6 25 194Utah State 1 17 056 4 26 133 2023 MW Tournament winnerAs of March 21 2023Rankings from AP poll 2022 23 NCAA Division I women s basketball independents standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTChicago State 0 0 6 22 214Hartford 0 0 2 26 071As of March 5 2023Rankings from AP Poll2022 23 Northeast Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTFairleigh Dickinson 14 2 875 24 8 750Sacred Heart 12 4 750 19 14 576Merrimack 10 6 625 15 16 484St Francis Brooklyn 9 7 563 11 19 367Wagner 8 8 500 13 15 464Saint Francis PA 6 10 375 7 22 241Stonehill 5 11 313 9 20 310LIU 5 11 313 7 22 241Central Connecticut 3 13 188 7 22 241 ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period 2023 NEC tournament winnerAs of March 17 2023 2022 23 Ohio Valley Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTLittle Rock 17 1 944 21 10 677Eastern Illinois 14 4 778 21 8 724Tennessee Tech 13 5 722 22 9 710Southeast Missouri State 10 8 556 16 15 516UT Martin 9 9 500 13 17 433Tennessee State 7 11 389 11 18 379SIU Edwardsville 7 11 389 9 22 290Morehead State 6 12 333 11 20 355Southern Indiana 6 12 333 12 17 414Lindenwood 1 17 056 2 24 077 ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period 2023 OVC tournament winnerAs of March 5 2023 2022 23 Pac 12 Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 8 Utah 15 3 833 27 5 844No 5 Stanford 15 3 833 29 6 829No 21 Colorado 13 5 722 25 9 735No 14 UCLA 11 7 611 27 10 730No 25 Arizona 11 7 611 22 10 688USC 11 7 611 21 10 677No 23 Washington State 9 9 500 23 11 676Oregon 7 11 389 20 15 571Washington 7 11 389 19 15 559California 4 14 222 13 17 433Oregon State 4 14 222 13 18 419Arizona State 1 17 056 8 20 286 2023 Pac 12 Tournament winnerAs of March 15 2024Rankings from AP poll2022 23 Patriot League women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTBoston University 17 1 944 24 8 750Holy Cross 13 5 722 24 8 750Lehigh 12 6 667 17 14 548Colgate 10 8 556 16 14 533Army 10 8 556 13 17 433Bucknell 9 9 500 13 17 433Lafayette 7 11 389 10 19 345American 7 11 389 9 22 290Loyola 4 14 222 10 21 323Navy 1 17 056 1 29 033 2023 Patriot League tournament winnerAs of March 11 2023 2022 23 SEC women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 1 South Carolina 16 0 1 000 36 1 973No 9 LSU 15 1 938 34 2 944No 24 Tennessee 13 3 813 25 12 676Ole Miss 11 5 688 25 9 735Mississippi State 9 7 563 22 11 667Georgia 9 7 563 22 12 647Alabama 9 7 563 20 11 645Arkansas 7 9 438 24 13 649Missouri 6 10 375 18 14 563Florida 5 11 313 19 14 576Auburn 5 11 313 16 15 516Vanderbilt 3 13 188 12 19 387Kentucky 2 14 125 12 19 387Texas A amp M 2 14 125 9 20 310 2023 SEC tournament winnerAs of April 2 2023Rankings from AP poll 2022 23 SWAC women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTJackson State 17 1 944 21 9 700Alabama State 12 6 667 16 15 516Alabama A amp M 12 6 667 14 15 483Prairie View A amp M 12 6 667 15 15 500Southern 12 6 667 18 14 563Arkansas Pine Bluff 10 8 556 14 17 452Bethune Cookman 10 8 556 11 18 379Grambling State 9 9 500 10 20 333Alcorn State 8 10 444 12 17 414Florida A amp M 4 14 222 6 23 207Texas Southern 2 16 111 2 27 069Mississippi Valley State 0 18 000 2 27 069 2023 SWAC tournament winnerAs of March 11 20232022 23 Southern Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTWofford 10 4 714 22 10 688Chattanooga 9 5 643 20 13 606East Tennessee State 9 5 643 26 10 722Mercer 8 6 571 12 16 429UNC Greensboro 8 6 571 16 14 533Samford 7 7 500 13 17 433Furman 3 11 214 11 19 367Western Carolina 2 12 143 9 21 300 2023 SoCon Tournament winnerAs of March 19 2023 2022 23 Southland Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTSoutheastern Louisiana 14 4 778 21 10 677Texas A amp M Corpus Christi 14 4 778 19 12 613Lamar 12 6 667 20 12 625Incarnate Word 10 8 556 15 14 517Texas A amp M Commerce 10 8 556 14 19 424McNeese 8 10 444 12 19 387New Orleans 7 11 389 8 20 286Northwestern State 7 11 389 11 18 379Houston Christian 6 12 333 11 18 379Nicholls 2 16 111 5 24 172 ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period 2023 Southland tournament winnerAs of March 18 2023 2022 23 Summit League women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTSouth Dakota State 18 0 1 000 29 6 829North Dakota State 12 6 667 18 12 600North Dakota 11 7 611 19 13 594South Dakota 10 8 556 14 16 467Oral Roberts 8 10 444 12 19 387Omaha 8 10 444 15 17 469Denver 8 10 444 12 18 400St Thomas 7 11 389 13 17 433Western Illinois 5 13 278 10 20 333Kansas City 3 15 167 9 23 281 Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III 2023 Summit League Tournament winnerAs of March 19 20232022 23 Sun Belt Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTJames Madison 13 5 722 26 7 788Texas State 13 5 722 23 10 697Southern Miss 13 5 722 21 10 677Georgia Southern 12 6 667 21 11 656Old Dominion 12 6 667 22 12 647Troy 12 6 667 17 13 567Louisiana 10 8 556 16 15 516Marshall 9 9 500 17 14 548Coastal Carolina 9 9 500 14 16 467Arkansas State 6 12 333 13 19 406Appalachian State 6 12 333 11 20 355Georgia State 5 13 278 12 21 364Louisiana Monroe 3 15 167 7 23 233South Alabama 3 15 167 7 23 233 2023 Sun Belt Tournament winnerAs of March 22 2023Rankings from AP poll 2022 23 WAC women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTSouthern Utah 16 2 889 23 10 697Stephen F Austin 15 3 833 26 6 813California Baptist 13 5 722 22 13 629Grand Canyon 12 6 667 21 10 677Utah Tech 10 8 556 19 12 613New Mexico State 10 8 556 18 17 514Abilene Christian 9 9 500 15 15 500UT Arlington 8 10 444 14 17 452Sam Houston 8 10 444 13 17 433UT Rio Grande Valley 6 12 333 12 18 400Seattle 5 13 278 6 24 200Utah Valley 3 15 167 6 24 200Tarleton 2 16 111 8 21 276 Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II 2023 WAC tournament winnerAs of March 18 2023 2022 23 West Coast Conference women s basketball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 19 Gonzaga 17 1 944 28 5 848Portland 15 3 833 23 9 719San Diego 11 7 611 19 14 576BYU 9 9 500 16 17 485San Francisco 9 9 500 19 13 594Pacific 8 10 444 15 17 469Saint Mary s 6 12 333 13 18 419Santa Clara 6 12 333 15 17 469Pepperdine 5 13 278 11 19 367Loyola Marymount 4 14 222 7 23 233 2023 WCC tournament winnerAs of March 24 2023Rankings from AP pollAward winners editAll America teams edit Main article 2023 NCAA Women s Basketball All Americans The NCAA has never recognized a consensus All America team in women s basketball This differs from the practice in men s basketball in which the NCAA uses a combination of selections by the Associated Press AP the National Association of Basketball Coaches NABC the Sporting News and the United States Basketball Writers Association USBWA to determine a consensus All America team The selection of a consensus 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 The NCAA does not recognize Sporting News as an All America selector in women s basketball Major player of the year awards edit Wooden Award Caitlin Clark Iowa 86 Naismith Award Caitlin Clark Iowa 87 Associated Press Player of the Year Caitlin Clark Iowa 88 Wade Trophy Caitlin Clark Iowa 89 Ann Meyers Drysdale Women s Player of the Year USBWA Caitlin Clark Iowa 90 Major freshman of the year awards edit Tamika Catchings Award USBWA Ta Niya Latson Florida State 91 WBCA Freshman of the Year Ta Niya Latson Florida State 92 Major coach of the year awards edit Associated Press Coach of the Year Teri Moren Indiana 93 Naismith College Coach of the Year Dawn Staley South Carolina 87 USBWA National Coach of the Year Dawn Staley South Carolina 94 WBCA National Coach of the Year Dawn Staley South Carolina 95 WBCA Assistant Coach of the Year Jan Jensen Iowa 96 Other major awards edit Naismith Starting Five 97 Nancy Lieberman Award top point guard Caitlin Clark Iowa Ann Meyers Drysdale Award top shooting guard Zia Cooke South Carolina Cheryl Miller Award top small forward Ashley Joens Iowa State Katrina McClain Award top power forward Maddy Siegrist Villanova Lisa Leslie Award top center Aliyah Boston South Carolina WBCA Defensive Player of the Year Cameron Brink Stanford 98 Naismith Women s Defensive Player of the Year Aliyah Boston South Carolina 87 Becky Hammon Mid Major Player of the Year Award Sam Breen UMass 99 Maggie Dixon Award top rookie head coach Shawn Poppie Chattanooga 100 Academic All American of the Year top scholar athlete Caitlin Clark Iowa 101 Elite 90 Award top GPA among upperclass players at Final Four Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award Angelique Francis Little Rock 102 Coaching changes editMany teams changed coaches during and after the season Team Formercoach Interimcoach Newcoach ReasonAkron Melissa Jackson Ryan Gensler Akron announced on February 21 2023 that Jackson s contract would not be renewed at the end of the season ending her 5 year tenure 103 Illinois assistant coach Gensler was hired by the Zips on March 29 104 Bowling Green Robyn Fralick Fred Chmiel Fralick departed Bowling Green on March 31 2023 after 5 seasons for the Michigan State job 105 Fred Chmiel who won 2 national titles on Dawn Staley s staff at South Carolina was hired by the Falcons on April 8 106 Bryant Mary Burke Lynne Ann Kokoski Burke citing a desire to pursue other opportunities announced she was stepping down as head coach on March 6 2023 after 32 seasons at Bryant 107 UMass assistant Kokoski a former Bryant player and assistant coach under Burke was hired by the Bulldogs on April 14 108 Central Arkansas Sandra Rushing Tony Kemper Rushing announced her resignation from Central Arkansas after 11 seasons on February 25 2023 citing her ongoing care for her ailing mother having missed eight games during the 2022 23 season due to her care obligations Rushing left with 587 wins as a head coach 184 of them at UCA 109 Former Sugar Bear assistant coach and current Marshall head coach Kemper was hired on March 10 110 Central Connecticut Kerri Reaves Way Veney Reaves announced her resignation from Central Connecticut on March 10 2023 after 3 seasons 111 Temple associate head coach Veney was hired by the Blue Devils on April 28 112 Central Michigan Heather Oesterle Kristin Haynie CMU parted ways with Oesterle on April 6 2023 after 4 seasons 113 Recently hired Minnesota Lynx assistant coach and former Chippewa assistant coach Haynie was hired on April 20 114 Cincinnati Michelle Clark Heard Katrina Merriweather Cincinnati announced on March 7 2023 that they had parted ways with Clark Heard after 5 seasons 115 Memphis head coach and former Bearcat player and captain Merriweather was hired as her replacement on March 25 116 Dartmouth Adrienne Shibles Linda Cimino After 2 seasons at Dartmouth Shibles stepped down from her head coaching position on April 17 2023 117 Cimino who was head coach at St Francis Brooklyn for the past 5 seasons before the school eliminated their entire athletic program this spring was hired by the Big Green on May 23 118 East Tennessee State Simon Harris Brenda Mock Brown ETSU fired Harris on August 1 2022 effective August 15 after 1 season following alleged Title IX violations against him by former players 119 Former UNC Asheville head coach Brenda Mock Brown was hired by the Buccaneers on August 8 120 Fairleigh Dickinson Angelika Szumilo Stephanie Gaitley Szumilo left FDU on April 17 2023 after 4 seasons for the Iona job 121 Stephanie Gaitley head coach at 5 previous schools most recently Fordham was hired by the Knights on April 21 122 Florida A amp M Shalon Pillow Bridgette Gordon Pillow announced her resignation from FAMU on July 6 2023 effective August 1 after 2 seasons 123 On July 28 the Rattlers hired Bridgette Gordon who had been hired as assistant coach by New Mexico State a month prior 124 Furman Jackie Carson Pierre Curtis Carson left Furman on June 8 2023 after 13 seasons to become the ACC s senior associate commissioner for women s basketball 125 Longtime Paladin assistant Curtis was promoted to the position the following day 126 Gardner Webb Alex Simmons Scott Merritt Simmons left Gardner Webb on April 6 2023 after 5 seasons to take the Memphis head coaching job 127 Wisconsin associate head coach Merritt was hired by the Runnin Bulldogs on April 22 128 Georgetown James Howard Tasha Butts Less than a week after parting ways with Patrick Ewing Georgetown announced on March 13 2023 that Howard s contract will not be renewed after 6 seasons in which the Hoyas went 66 108 overall capped off by 4 straight losing seasons 129 Georgia Tech associate head coach Butts was hired on April 11 130 Unfortunately Butts never got to coach a game for Georgetown as she passed away on October 24 2023 following a two year battle with breast cancer 131 Grambling State Freddie Murray Courtney Simmons Grambling State parted ways with Murray on March 20 2023 after 7 seasons and a 93 115 record 132 Troy assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Simmons was hired by the Tigers on April 6 133 Idaho Jon Newlee Carrie Eighmey Idaho and Newlee mutually agreed to part ways on April 6 2023 after 15 seasons 134 D II Nebraska Kearney head coach Eighmey was hired by the Vandals on April 28 135 Iona Billi Chambers Angelika Szumilo Chambers departed Iona on April 5 2023 after 10 seasons for the Xavier head coaching job 136 Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Szumilo was hired by the Gaels on April 17 121 Jacksonville Darnell Haney Special Jennings Jacksonville announced a mutual parting of ways with Haney on March 15 2023 after 5 seasons 137 On April 10 the Dolphins hired Jennings from Montverde Academy as his replacement 138 Lindenwood Katie Falco Amy Eagan Lindenwood parted ways with Falco on March 17 2023 after 5 seasons 139 The Lions hired Eagan head coach at D II Drury the past 3 years on March 28 140 Long Beach State Jeff Cammon Amy Wright Cammon left Long Beach State on March 29 2023 after 5 seasons for Saint Mary s 141 Oklahoma assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Wright was hired by the Beach on April 17 142 Louisiana Monroe Brooks Donald Williams Missy Bilderback Donald Williams announced her resignation on March 7 2023 after 4 seasons at ULM 143 The Warhawks went to the NJCAA for their next coach hiring Jones County JC head coach Missy Bilderback on March 29 144 Marist Brian Giorgis Erin Doughty Giorgis announced his retirement on February 28 2022 effective after the 2022 23 season During his 22 year tenure at Marist Giorgis led the Red Foxes to 13 MAAC regular season and 11 tournament titles most recently for both in 2021 and also had coached the program to five NCAA tournament victories the most for any coach in MAAC history Top assistant Doughty who had also played under Giorgis at Marist was designated as his successor 145 Marshall Tony Kemper Kim Stephens Kemper left Marshall on March 10 2023 after 6 seasons for the head coaching job at Central Arkansas 110 Stephens head coach at D II Glenville State for the past 7 seasons was hired by the Thundering Herd on March 27 146 Memphis Katrina Merriweather Alex Simmons Merriweather left Memphis on March 25 2023 after 2 seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Cincinnati 116 On April 6 the Tigers hired Gardner Webb head coach Simmons as her replacement 127 Miami OH DeUnna Hendrix Glenn Box Hendrix resigned from Miami on April 26 2023 after 4 seasons later revealing that an investigation into an inappropriate relationship that Hendrix had with a player led to her resignation 147 148 Indiana associate head coach Box was hired by the Redhawks on May 8 149 Michigan State Suzy Merchant Robyn Fralick Michigan State announced a mutual agreement on March 13 2023 for Merchant to step down as head coach after 16 seasons for health reasons Merchant who had been diagnosed with a heart abnormality after collapsing during a 2017 game had not coached since a January 2023 car crash following a medical incident 150 She led the Spartans to a 327 186 record during her tenure along with 10 trips to the NCAA Tournament 151 Bowling Green head coach Fralick was hired as her replacement on March 31 105 Minnesota Lindsay Whalen Dawn Plitzuweit Whalen announced that she was stepping down as head coach of Minnesota on March 2 2023 after 5 seasons but will remain with the school as special assistant to the AD through April 2025 152 West Virginia head coach Plitzuweit was hired by the Golden Gophers on March 18 after leading the Mountaineers to the NCAA tournament in her lone season there 153 New Orleans Keeshawn Davenport Trelanne Powell Davenport announced her resignation from her alma mater on March 16 2023 after 12 seasons 154 Trelanne Powell head coach at D II Tuskegee University was hired by the Privateers on April 11 155 Nicholls DoBee Plaisance Justin Payne Plaisance announced her resignation from Nicholls effective April 30 on March 9 2023 after 15 seasons 156 D II Georgia Southwestern head coach and former Nicholls men s basketball player Payne was hired by the Colonels on March 31 157 Northeastern Bridgette Mitchell Priscilla Edwards Mitchell left Northeastern on April 7 2023 after 2 seasons for the Fordham head coaching job 158 Clemson assistant coach Edwards was hired by the Huskies on April 20 159 North Florida Darrick Gibbs Erika Lambert North Florida fired Gibbs on March 2 2023 after 8 seasons 160 Abilene Christian associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Lambert was hired by the Ospreys on April 6 161 North Texas Jalie Mitchell Jason Burton Mitchell announced her departure from North Texas on March 20 2023 after 8 seasons 162 Texas A amp M Commerce head coach Burton was hired by the Mean Green on March 27 163 Pepperdine Kristen Dowling Brian Rosario Tim Hays Dowling announced her resignation from Pepperdine on February 27 2023 after 4 seasons Waves assistant coach Rosario was named interim head coach of the team for the WCC Tournament 164 After the season ended the school hired Colorado assistant Hays on April 4 165 However Hays would not coach a game for Pepperdine as he announced his resignation on August 14 for family reasons 166 Pittsburgh Lance White Tory Verdi Pitt parted ways with White on March 3 2023 after a 42 99 record in 5 seasons 167 The Panthers hired UMass head coach Verdi as his replacement on April 7 168 Providence Jim Crowley Erin Batth Crowley and Providence mutually agreed to part ways on March 7 2023 after 7 seasons 169 On March 20 the Friars named Michigan assistant coach Batth as his replacement 170 Sacramento State Mark Campbell Aaron Kallhoff Campbell left Sac State on March 21 2023 after 2 seasons for the TCU head coaching job 171 BYU assistant Kallhoff was hired by the Hornets on April 17 172 St Bonaventure Jesse Fleming Erica Morrow Jim Crowley St Bonaventure fired Fleming on January 15 2023 after 6 seasons in which the Bonnies went 53 135 overall including a 3 17 record to start this season Assistant coach Morrow in her first season on the staff was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season 173 After the season the school brought back former head coach Crowley having served in that role from 2000 to 2016 before leaving for Providence 174 St Francis Brooklyn Linda Cimino None St Francis College announced on March 20 2023 that it was eliminating its entire athletic program at the end of the spring season 23 Saint Mary s Paul Thomas Allyson Fasnacht Jeff Cammon Thomas on paid administrative leave since late December was fired on January 31 2023 after 16 seasons at Saint Mary s Assistant coach Fasnacht who was serving as the Gaels interim head coach during Thomas s initial leave continued in that role for the rest of the season 175 After the season ended Long Beach State head coach was hired on March 29 141 Seattle Suzy Barcomb Skyler Young Seattle announced on March 20 2023 that Barcomb will not return next season ending her 7 year tenure 176 The Redhawks hired Portland assistant Young on April 19 177 South Alabama Terry Fowler Yolisha Jackson Fowler was relieved of his head coaching duties on March 1 2023 after 10 seasons at South Alabama 178 South Florida assistant coach Jackson was hired by the Jaguars on March 24 179 Stephen F Austin Mark Kellogg Leonard Bishop Kellogg left Stephen F Austin on April 3 2023 after 8 seasons for the West Virginia head coaching job 180 Ladyjacks associate head coach Bishop was promoted to the position on April 14 181 Tarleton Misty Wilson Bill Brock Tarleton parted ways with Wilson on March 2 2023 after 9 seasons 182 The Texans initially hired former longtime Baylor assistant Brock who spent last season as head coach at NJCAA McLennan CC on March 14 but did not make it official until March 27 183 TCU Raegan Pebley Mark Campbell Pebley announced on February 27 2023 that she would step down from her position after the season her 9th at TCU 184 Sacramento State head coach Campbell was hired by the Horned Frogs on March 21 171 Texas A amp M Commerce Jason Burton Valerie King Burton departed Texas A amp M Commerce after 9 seasons on March 27 2023 for the North Texas head coaching job 163 New Mexico associate head coach King was named the new head coach of the Lions on April 19 185 UMass Tory Verdi Mike Leflar Verdi left UMass on April 7 2023 after 6 seasons for the Pitt head coaching position 168 The Minutewomen promoted associate head coach Leflar to the position 3 days later 186 UTEP Kevin Baker Keitha Adams Baker announced his resignation on April 5 2023 after 6 seasons at UTEP 187 Keitha Adams head coach of the Miners from 2001 to 2017 before leaving for Wichita State was re hired on April 11 188 Weber State Velaida Harris Jenteal Jackson Harris stepped down from her position on March 10 2023 after 5 seasons at Weber State 189 D2 Westminster College UT head coach Jackson was hired by the Wildcats on April 12 190 West Virginia Dawn Plitzuweit Mark Kellogg Plitzuweit departed West Virginia on March 18 2023 for Minnesota after reaching the NCAA tournament in her lone season as head coach of the Mountaineers 153 Stephen F Austin head coach Kellogg was hired on April 3 180 Wichita State Keitha Adams Terry Nooner Adams left Wichita State on April 11 2023 after 6 seasons to return to UTEP 188 The Shockers stayed in state for their next hire naming Kansas associate head coach Nooner as her replacement on April 17 191 Xavier Melanie Moore Billi Chambers Moore and Xavier mutually agreed to part ways on March 6 2023 after 4 seasons and a 24 81 record 192 Iona head coach Chambers was hired by the Musketeers on April 5 136 See also edit2022 23 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonNotes editReferences edit CCC Grants Full Membership to University of Hartford Beginning Competition in 2023 24 Press release Commonwealth Coast Conference June 21 2022 Archived from the original on June 21 2022 Retrieved June 21 2022 University of the Incarnate Word Staying in the Southland Conference Press release Southland Conference June 24 2022 Archived from the original on June 24 2022 Retrieved June 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