2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season

The 2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season began non-conference play on November 7, 2022. The conference schedule began on December 31, 2022. This will be the twenty-seventh season under the Big 12 Conference name.

2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season
League	NCAA Division I
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	10
WNBA Draft
Top draft pick	Stephanie Soares, Iowa State
Picked by	Dallas Wings, 4th overall
2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Regular season champions	Oklahoma & Texas
Season MVP	Ashley Joens
Big 12 Conference tournament
Champions	Iowa State
Runners-up	Texas
Tournament MVP	Ashley Joens

2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

The Big 12 Conference tournament is scheduled for March 9–10, 2023 at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Pre-season

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.^[1]

Wooden[2]	Naismith[3]	Lieberman[4]	Drysdale[5]	Miller[6]	McClain[7]	Leslie[8]	Wade[9]
Aijha Blackwell – Baylor Lexi Donarski – Iowa State Shaylee Gonzales – Texas Rori Harmon – Texas Ashley Joens – Iowa State Taylor Robertson – Oklahoma Madi Williams – Oklahoma	Aijha Blackwell – Baylor Rori Harmon – Texas Ashley Joens – Iowa State Aaliyah Moore – Texas Taylor Robertson – Oklahoma Emily Ryan – Iowa State Madi Williams – Oklahoma	Rori Harmon – Texas Emily Ryan – Iowa State	Ja'Mee Asberry – Baylor Sonya Morris – Texas Taylor Robertson – Oklahoma	Aijha Blackwell – Baylor Lior Garzon – Oklahoma State Shay Holle – Texas Ashley Joens – Iowa State Madi Williams – Oklahoma	Aaliyah Moore – Texas	Taylor Jones – Texas	Rori Harmon – Texas Ashley Joens – Iowa State

Preseason polls

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season § Pre-season polls

AP Ranking Team 3 Texas 8 Iowa State 15 Oklahoma 18 Baylor

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 3 Texas 9 Iowa State 16 Oklahoma 17 Baylor

Big 12 Conference Coaches' Poll

Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)

Place	Team	Points	FPV
1.	Iowa State	75	4
2.	Texas	74	4
3.	Oklahoma	65	1
4.	Baylor	62	1
5.	Kansas	49	—
6.	Kansas State	37	―
7.	Texas Tech	29	―
8.	West Virginia	26	―
9.	Oklahoma State	23	―
10.	TCU	10	―

Source:^[10]

Big 12 Conference Preseason All-Conference

Further information: List of All-Big 12 Conference women's basketball teams

Preseason All-Big 12 Team

Name	School	Yr.	Pos.	Ht.	Hometown (Last School)
Sarah Andrews	Baylor	Jr.	G	5'6	Irving, TX (MacArthur HS)
Aijha Blackwell	Baylor	Sr.	G	5'11	Berkeley, MO (Missouri)
Lexi Donarski	Iowa State	Jr.	G	6'0	La Crosse, WI (Aquinas HS)
Rori Harmon	Texas	So.	G	5'6	Houston, TX (Cypress Creek HS)
Ashley Joens	Iowa State	Sr.	G/F	6'1	Iowa City, IA (City HS)
Holly Kersgieter	Kansas	Jr.	G	5'11	Sand Springs, OK (Charles Page HS)
Aaliyah Moore	Texas	So.	F	6'1	Moore, OK (Moore HS)
Taylor Robertson	Oklahoma	R-Sr.	G	6'0	McPherson, KS (McPherson HS)
Emily Ryan	Iowa State	Jr.	G	5'11	Claflin, KS (Central Plains HS)
Serena Sundell	Kansas State	So.	G	6'1	Maryville, MO (Maryville HS)
Madi Williams	Oklahoma	R-Sr.	F	6'0	Fort Worth, TX (Trinity Valley School)

• Unanimous selections are shown in Bold
• A tie for the 10th spot resulted in 11 selections

Honorable Mentions

Ja’Mee Asberry (Baylor), Dre’Una Edwards (Baylor), Zakiyah Franklin (Kansas), Taiyanna Jackson (Kansas), Ana Llanusa (Oklahoma), Shaylee Gonzales (Texas), Taylor Jones (Texas), Sonya Morris (Texas), JJ Quinerly (West Virginia), Madisen Smith (West Virginia)

Preseason Player of the Year

• Ashley Joens - Iowa State

Preseason Newcomer of the Year

• Aijha Blackwell - Baylor

Preseason Freshman of the Year

• Darianna Littlepage-Buggs - Baylor

Source:^[11]

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Wooden[12]	Naismith[13]	Lieberman[14]	Drysdale[15]	Miller[16]	McClain[17]	Leslie[18]	Wade[19]
Ashley Joens – Iowa State Madi Williams – Oklahoma	Rori Harmon – Texas Ashley Joens – Iowa State Madi Williams – Oklahoma	Rori Harmon – Texas	Gabby Gregory – Kansas State	Ashley Joens – Iowa State Madi Williams – Oklahoma	–	Taiyanna Jackson – Kansas	Rori Harmon – Texas Ashley Joens – Iowa State

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Wooden[20]	Naismith	Liberman[21]	Drysdale[22]	Miller[23]	McClain[24]	Leslie [25]	Wade
Ashley Joens – Iowa State		–	–	Ashley Joens – Iowa State Madi Williams – Oklahoma	–	–

Regular season

Records against other conferences

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Significance	Score	Conference record
Nov 12	TCU	No. 12 North Carolina	Carmichael Arena ● Chapel Hill, NC	―	L 48–75	0–1
Nov 14	No. 3 Texas	No. 5 UConn	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT	―	L 76–83	0–2
Nov 16	No. 16 Oklahoma	No. 25 Utah	Jon M. Huntsman Center ● Salt Lake City, UT	―	L 78–124	0–3
Nov 17	No. 4 Iowa	Kansas State	Bramlage Coliseum ● Manhattan, KS	―	W 84–83	1–3
Nov 20	No. 19 Maryland	No. 17 Baylor	Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX	―	L 68–73	1–4
Nov 20	No. 6 Louisville	No. 3 Texas †	Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas	Battle 4 Atlantis	L 63–71	1–5
Nov 25	No. 13 NC State	West Virginia †	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancún, Mexico	Cancún Challenge	L 40–78	1–6
Nov 26	No. 23 Villanova	No. 21 Baylor †	Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL	Gulf Coast Showcase	W 75–70	2–6
Nov 27	No. 8 North Carolina	No. 5 Iowa State †	Moda Center ● Portland, OR	Phil Knight Invitational	L 64–73	2–7
Nov 27	No. 22 Michigan	No. 21 Baylor †	Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL	Gulf Coast Showcase	L 75–84	2–8
Dec 7	No. 10 Iowa State	No. 16 Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA	Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series	L 57–70	2–9
Dec 8	Kansas	No. 12 Arizona	McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ	―	W 77–50	3–9
Dec 18	No. 14 Iowa State	No. 25 Villanova †	Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT	Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	W 74–62	4–9
Dec 18	No. 20 Arizona	No. 18 Baylor †	American Airlines Center ● Dallas, TX	Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge	L 54–75	4–10
Mar 17	West Virginia	No. 25 Arizona †	Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD	NCAA tournament (first round)	L 62–75	4–11
Mar 20	Baylor	No. 6 UConn	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT	NCAA tournament (second round)	L 58–77	4–12
Mar 20	No. 16 Oklahoma	No. 14 UCLA	Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA	NCAA tournament (second round)	L 73–82	4–13

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Rankings

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		First Place votes shown in ()

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

		Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
Baylor	AP	18	17	21	21	19	18	24	23	23	18	RV	NV	RV	RV	NV
	C	17	17	20	22	19	18	23	22	21	17	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NV
Iowa State	AP	8	7	5	8	10	14	14	15	11	15	18	18	12	21	22	20	23	RV	17
	C	9	8	4	8	8	12	13	14	11	15	17	15	12	19	20	19	23	25	20	25
Kansas	AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	20	22	21	23	RV	NV
	C	RV	RV	NV		RV	24	24	25	25	25	RV	NV								RV
Kansas State	AP	RV	RV	25	RV	24	RV	RV	NV
	C			RV	RV	25	RV	RV	RV	NV
Oklahoma	AP	15	16	RV	RV	23	24	23	20	17	19	15	14	20	16	15	13	16	14	16
	C	16	16	22	23	20	20	18	18	16	16	12	12	17	13	12	11	13	12	14	17
Oklahoma State	AP															RV	RV	RV	NV
	C															RV	RV	NV
TCU	AP
	C
Texas	AP	3	3	19	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NV	25	RV	24	20	17	19	12	15	15
	C	3	5	16	18	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	25	23	22	20	17	16	16	19
Texas Tech	AP
	C								RV	RV	RV	NV
West Virginia	AP											RV	NV
	C

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, Big 12 Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.

Week Player of the Week School Ref. Freshman of the Week School Ref. Nov. 14 Gabby Gregory Kansas State [26] Bella Fontleroy Baylor [26] Nov. 21 Ashley Joens Iowa State [27] Bailey Maupin Texas Tech [27] Nov. 28 Stephanie Soares Iowa State [28] Jasmine Shavers Texas Tech [28] Dec. 5 Taylen Collins Oklahoma State [29] Bella Fontleroy (2) Baylor [29] Dec. 12 DeYona Gaston Texas [30] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs Baylor [30] Dec. 19 Zakiyah Franklin Kansas [31] Denae Fritz Iowa State [31] Dec. 23 Madi Williams Oklahoma [32] Bailey Maupin (2) Texas Tech [32] Jan. 3 Rori Harmon Taiyanna Jackson Texas Kansas [33] Jasmine Shavers (2) Texas Tech [33] Jan. 9 Sarah Andrews Baylor [34] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (2) Baylor [34] Jan. 16 Naomie Alnatas Bre’Amber Scott Oklahoma State Texas Tech [35] Jasmine Shavers (3) Texas Tech [35] Jan. 23 Madi Williams (2) Oklahoma [36] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (3) Baylor [36] Jan. 30 Ashley Joens (2) Iowa State [37] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (4) Baylor [37] Feb. 6 Sarah Andrews (2) Baylor [38] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (5) Baylor [38] Feb. 13 Taiyanna Jackson (2) Kansas [39] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (6) Baylor [39] Feb. 20 Ashley Joens (3) Iowa State [40] Denae Fritz (2) Iowa State [40] Feb. 27 Serena Sundell Kansas State [41] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (7) Baylor [41] Mar. 6 Madisen Smith West Virginia [42] Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (8) Baylor [42]

School PoW FoW Total Baylor 2 10 12 Iowa State 4 2 6 Texas Tech 1 5 6 Kansas 3 — 3 Kansas State 2 — 2 Oklahoma 2 — 2 Oklahoma State 2 — 2 Texas 2 — 2 West Virginia 1 — 1

Post season

Big 12 Conference tournament

Main article: 2023 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament

	First round Thursday, March 9 ESPN+					Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPNU/ESPN+					Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN+					Championship game Sunday, March 12 ESPN2
						1	Texas	60
	8	Texas Tech	69			9	Kansas State	42
	9	Kansas State	79								1	Texas	64
											4	Oklahoma State	57
						4	Oklahoma State	62
						5	West Virginia	61
																1	Texas	51
																3	Iowa State	61
						2	Oklahoma	77
	7	Kansas	52			10	TCU	76
	10	TCU	57								2	Oklahoma	72
											3	Iowa State	82
						3	Iowa State	74
						6	Baylor	63

*denotes overtime

NCAA tournament

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Six team from the conference were selected to participate.

Seed	Region	School	First Round	Second Round	Sweet Sixteen	Elite Eight	Final Four	Championship
No. 4	Seattle Regional 4	Texas	defeated No. 13 East Carolina 79–40	lost to No. 5 Louisville 51–73	—	—	—	—
No. 5	Seattle Regional 3	Iowa State	lost to No. 12 Toledo 73–80	—	—	—	—	—
No. 5	Greenville Regional 1	Oklahoma	defeated No. 12 Portland 85–63	lost to No. 4 UCLA 73–82	—	—	—	—
No. 7	Seattle Regional 3	Baylor	defeated No. 10 Alabama 78–74	lost to No. 2 UConn 58–77	—	—	—	—
No. 8	Greenville Regional 2	Oklahoma State	lost to No. 9 Miami (FL) 61–62	—	—	—	—	—
No. 10	Greenville Regional 1	West Virginia	lost to No. 7 Arizona 62–75	—	—	—	—	—
	6 Bids	W-L (%):	3–3 (.500)	0–3 (.000)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	TOTAL: 3–6 (.333)

WNIT

Main article: 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Kansas, Kansas State & Texas Tech.

Bracket	School	First Round	Second Round	Super Sixteen	Great Eight	Final Four	Championship
Region 2	Kansas	defeated Western Kentucky 86−72	defeated Missouri 75−47	defeated Nebraska 74−63	defeated Arkansas 78−64	defeated Washington 61−36	defeated Columbia 66−59
Region 1	Kansas State	defeated Wichita State 90−56	defeated Wyoming 71−55	lost to Washington 48−55	—	—	—
Region 2	Texas Tech	defeated UTEP 67−54	defeated SMU 61−49	lost to Arkansas 66−71	—	—	—
3 Bids	TOTAL W-L (%): 10–2 (.833)	3–0 (1.000)	3–0 (1.000)	1–2 (.333)	1–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)	1–0 (1.000)

WNBA draft

Main article: 2023 WNBA draft

The Big 12 Conference had three players selected in the WNBA Draft. Stephanie Soares from Iowa State was the highest pick, selected by Washington Mystics on the 1st round 4th overall pick.^[43]

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position	School
Stephanie Soares	Washington Mystics	1	4	Forward	Iowa State
Madi Williams	Seattle Storm	2	18	Forward	Oklahoma
Ashley Joens	Dallas Wings	2	19	Shooting guard	Iowa State