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. 1	South Carolina Gamecocks
Regular season	November 7, 2022 – March 12, 2023
NCAA Tournament	2023
Tournament dates	March 15 – April 2
National Championship	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas
NCAA Champions	LSU Tigers
Other champions	Kansas Jayhawks (WNIT) California Baptist Lancers (WBI)
Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden)	Caitlin Clark (Iowa Hawkeyes)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Rule changes

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

• 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
  • 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

• 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 tournament.^[30]

Conference membership changes

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.

School	Former conference	New conference
BYU	WCC	Big 12
Campbell	Big South	CAA
Charlotte	C-USA	American
Cincinnati	American	Big 12
Florida Atlantic	C-USA	American
Hartford	Independent	CCC (D-III)
Houston	American	Big 12
Jacksonville State	ASUN	C-USA
Le Moyne	NE-10 (D-II)	NEC
Liberty	ASUN	C-USA
New Mexico State	WAC	C-USA
North Texas	C-USA	American
Rice	C-USA	American
St. Francis Brooklyn	NEC	None (dropped athletics)
Sam Houston	WAC	C-USA
UAB	C-USA	American
UCF	American	Big 12
UTSA	C-USA	American
Western Illinois	Summit	OVC

Arenas

New arenas

• Alabama A&M opened the new Alabama A&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

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&M–Commerce plays at the Texas A&M–Commerce Field House.

Arenas closing

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

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching polls

Pre-season polls

AP Ranking Team 1 South Carolina (30) 2 Stanford 3 Texas 4 Iowa 5 Tennessee 6 UConn 7 Louisville 8 Iowa State 9 Notre Dame 10 NC State 11 Indiana 12 North Carolina 13 Virginia Tech 14 Ohio State 15 Oklahoma 16 LSU 17 Maryland 18 Baylor 19 Arizona 20 Oregon 21 Creighton 22 Nebraska 23 South Dakota State 24 Princeton 25 Michigan

USA Today Coaches Ranking Team 1 South Carolina (30) 2 Stanford (1) 3 Texas 4 Tennessee 5 Louisville 6 UConn т Iowa т 8 NC State 9 Iowa State 10 Notre Dame 11 Indiana 12 North Carolina 13 Virginia Tech 14 LSU 15 Ohio State 16 Oklahoma 17 Baylor 18 Maryland 19 Arizona 20 Oregon 21 Creighton 22 Nebraska 23 Michigan 24 South Dakota State 25 Princeton

Final polls

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

Rankings reflect the AP poll Top 25.

Regular season

• 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, 76–71^OT (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

Regular season

Early-season tournaments

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, Mexico)	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, USVI)	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

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

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. 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

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

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

Tournament upsets

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 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.	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

	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

Women's National Invitation Tournament

Main article: 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament

	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

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.

	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

2022–23 America East Conference women's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 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
2022–23 Big East women's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 † 2023 Big West tournament winner * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period As of March 20, 2023	2022–23 CAA women's basketball standings v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 † 2023 NEC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period As of March 17, 2023	2022–23 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings v t e 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 † 2023 OVC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period As of March 5, 2023	2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings v t e 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 Rankings from AP poll
2022–23 Patriot League women's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Boston University 17 – 1   .944 24 – 9   .727 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 † 2023 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period As of March 18, 2023	2022–23 Summit League women's basketball standings v t e 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 † 2023 Summit League Tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III As of March 19, 2023
2022–23 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT James Madison † 13 – 5   .722 27 – 8   .771 Texas State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706 Southern Miss 13 – 5   .722 21 – 10   .677 Georgia Southern 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677 Old Dominion 12 – 6   .667 22 – 13   .629 Troy 12 – 6   .667 17 – 13   .567 Louisiana 10 – 8   .556 22 – 21   .512 Marshall 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548 Coastal Carolina 9 – 9   .500 14 – 17   .452 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	2022–23 WAC women's basketball standings v t e 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 † 2023 WAC tournament winner * Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II As of March 18, 2023	2022–23 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings v t e 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

All-America teams

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 ten-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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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): Sharon Goodman, Iowa^[102]
• Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award: Angelique Francis, Little Rock^[103]

Coaching changes

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.[104] Illinois assistant coach Gensler was hired by the Zips on March 29.[105]
Bowling Green	Robyn Fralick		Fred Chmiel	Fralick departed Bowling Green on March 31, 2023, after five seasons for the Michigan State job.[106] Fred Chmiel, who won 2 national titles on Dawn Staley's staff at South Carolina, was hired by the Falcons on April 8.[107]
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.[108] UMass assistant Kokoski, a former Bryant player and assistant coach under Burke, was hired by the Bulldogs on April 14.[109]
Central Arkansas	Sandra Rushing		Tony Kemper	Rushing announced her resignation from Central Arkansas after eleven 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.[110] Former Sugar Bear assistant coach and current Marshall head coach Kemper was hired on March 10.[111]
Central Connecticut	Kerri Reaves		Way Veney	Reaves announced her resignation from Central Connecticut on March 10, 2023, after three seasons.[112] Temple associate head coach Veney was hired by the Blue Devils on April 28.[113]
Central Michigan	Heather Oesterle		Kristin Haynie	CMU parted ways with Oesterle on April 6, 2023, after four seasons.[114] Recently hired Minnesota Lynx assistant coach and former Chippewa assistant coach Haynie was hired on April 20.[115]
Cincinnati	Michelle Clark-Heard		Katrina Merriweather	Cincinnati announced on March 7, 2023, that they had parted ways with Clark-Heard after five seasons.[116] Memphis head coach and former Bearcat player and captain Merriweather was hired as her replacement on March 25.[117]
Dartmouth	Adrienne Shibles		Linda Cimino	After two seasons at Dartmouth, Shibles stepped down from her head coaching position on April 17, 2023.[118] Cimino, who was head coach at St. Francis Brooklyn for the past five seasons before the school eliminated their entire athletic program this spring, was hired by the Big Green on May 23.[119]
East Tennessee State	Simon Harris		Brenda Mock Brown	ETSU fired Harris on August 1, 2022 (effective August 15) after one season following alleged Title IX violations against him by former players.[120] Former UNC Asheville head coach Brenda Mock Brown was hired by the Buccaneers on August 8.[121]
Fairleigh Dickinson	Angelika Szumilo		Stephanie Gaitley	Szumilo left FDU on April 17, 2023, after four seasons for the Iona job.[122] Stephanie Gaitley, head coach at 5 previous schools (most recently Fordham), was hired by the Knights on April 21.[123]
Florida A&M	Shalon Pillow		Bridgette Gordon	Pillow announced her resignation from FAMU on July 6, 2023 (effective August 1) after two seasons.[124] On July 28, the Rattlers hired Bridgette Gordon, who had been hired as assistant coach by New Mexico State a month prior.[125]
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.[126] Longtime Paladin assistant Curtis was promoted to the position the following day.[127]
Gardner–Webb	Alex Simmons		Scott Merritt	Simmons left Gardner-Webb on April 6, 2023, after five seasons to take the Memphis head coaching job.[128] Wisconsin associate head coach Merritt was hired by the Runnin' Bulldogs on April 22.[129]
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 six seasons, in which the Hoyas went 66–108 overall capped off by four straight losing seasons.[130] Georgia Tech associate head coach Butts was hired on April 11.[131] Unfortunately, Butts never got to coach a game for Georgetown as she died on October 24, 2023, following a two-year battle with breast cancer.[132]
Grambling State	Freddie Murray		Courtney Simmons	Grambling State parted ways with Murray on March 20, 2023, after seven seasons and a 93–115 record.[133] Troy assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Simmons was hired by the Tigers on April 6.[134]
Idaho	Jon Newlee		Carrie Eighmey	Idaho and Newlee mutually agreed to part ways on April 6, 2023, after 15 seasons.[135] D-II Nebraska–Kearney head coach Eighmey was hired by the Vandals on April 28.[136]
Iona	Billi Chambers		Angelika Szumilo	Chambers departed Iona on April 5, 2023, after ten seasons for the Xavier head coaching job.[137] Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Szumilo was hired by the Gaels on April 17.[122]
Jacksonville	Darnell Haney		Special Jennings	Jacksonville announced a mutual parting of ways with Haney on March 15, 2023, after five seasons.[138] On April 10, the Dolphins hired Jennings from Montverde Academy as his replacement.[139]
Lindenwood	Katie Falco		Amy Eagan	Lindenwood parted ways with Falco on March 17, 2023, after five seasons.[140] The Lions hired Eagan, head coach at D-II Drury the past 3 years, on March 28.[141]
Long Beach State	Jeff Cammon		Amy Wright	Cammon left Long Beach State on March 29, 2023, after five seasons for Saint Mary's.[142] Oklahoma assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Wright was hired by the Beach on April 17.[143]
Louisiana–Monroe	Brooks Donald-Williams		Missy Bilderback	Donald-Williams announced her resignation on March 7, 2023, after four seasons at ULM.[144] The Warhawks went to the NJCAA for their next coach, hiring Jones County JC head coach Missy Bilderback on March 29.[145]
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.[146]
Marshall	Tony Kemper		Kim Caldwell	Kemper left Marshall on March 10, 2023, after six seasons for the head coaching job at Central Arkansas.[111] Caldwell, head coach at D-II Glenville State for the past seven seasons, was hired by the Thundering Herd on March 27.[147]
Memphis	Katrina Merriweather		Alex Simmons	Merriweather left Memphis on March 25, 2023, after two seasons for the head coaching job at her alma mater Cincinnati.[117] On April 6, the Tigers hired Gardner-Webb head coach Simmons as her replacement.[128]
Miami (OH)	DeUnna Hendrix		Glenn Box	Hendrix resigned from Miami on April 26, 2023, after four seasons, later revealing that an investigation into an inappropriate relationship that Hendrix had with a player led to her resignation.[148][149] Indiana associate head coach Box was hired by the Redhawks on May 8.[150]
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.[151] She led the Spartans to a 327–186 record during her tenure along with 10 trips to the NCAA tournament.[152] Bowling Green head coach Fralick was hired as her replacement on March 31.[106]
Minnesota	Lindsay Whalen		Dawn Plitzuweit	Whalen announced that she was stepping down as head coach of Minnesota on March 2, 2023, after five seasons, but will remain with the school as special assistant to the AD through April 2025.[153] 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.[154]
New Orleans	Keeshawn Davenport		Trelanne Powell	Davenport announced her resignation from her alma mater on March 16, 2023, after 12 seasons.[155] Trelanne Powell, head coach at D-II Tuskegee University, was hired by the Privateers on April 11.[156]
Nicholls	DoBee Plaisance		Justin Payne	Plaisance announced her resignation from Nicholls, effective April 30, on March 9, 2023, after 15 seasons.[157] D-II Georgia Southwestern head coach and former Nicholls men's basketball player Payne was hired by the Colonels on March 31.[158]
Northeastern	Bridgette Mitchell		Priscilla Edwards	Mitchell left Northeastern on April 7, 2023, after two seasons for the Fordham head coaching job.[159] Clemson assistant coach Edwards was hired by the Huskies on April 20.[160]
North Florida	Darrick Gibbs		Erika Lambert	North Florida fired Gibbs on March 2, 2023, after 8 seasons.[161] Abilene Christian associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Lambert was hired by the Ospreys on April 6.[162]
North Texas	Jalie Mitchell		Jason Burton	Mitchell announced her departure from North Texas on March 20, 2023, after 8 seasons.[163] Texas A&M–Commerce head coach Burton was hired by the Mean Green on March 27.[164]
Pepperdine	Kristen Dowling	Brian Rosario	Tim Hays	Dowling announced her resignation from Pepperdine on February 27, 2023, after four seasons. Waves assistant coach Rosario was named interim head coach of the team for the WCC tournament.[165] After the season ended, the school hired Colorado assistant Hays on April 4.[166] However, Hays would not coach a game for Pepperdine as he announced his resignation on August 14 for family reasons.[167]
Pittsburgh	Lance White		Tory Verdi	Pitt parted ways with White on March 3, 2023, after a 42–99 record in five seasons.[168] The Panthers hired UMass head coach Verdi as his replacement on April 7.[169]
Providence	Jim Crowley		Erin Batth	Crowley and Providence mutually agreed to part ways on March 7, 2023, after seven seasons.[170] On March 20, the Friars named Michigan assistant coach Batth as his replacement.[171]
Sacramento State	Mark Campbell		Aaron Kallhoff	Campbell left Sac State on March 21, 2023, after two seasons for the TCU head coaching job.[172] BYU assistant Kallhoff was hired by the Hornets on April 17.[173]
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.[174] After the season, the school brought back former head coach Crowley, having served in that role from 2000 to 2016 before leaving for Providence.[175]
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.[176] After the season ended, Long Beach State head coach Jeff Cammon was hired on March 29.[142]
Seattle	Suzy Barcomb		Skyler Young	Seattle announced on March 20, 2023, that Barcomb will not return next season, ending her 7-year tenure.[177] The Redhawks hired Portland assistant Young on April 19.[178]
South Alabama	Terry Fowler		Yolisha Jackson	Fowler was relieved of his head coaching duties on March 1, 2023, after ten seasons at South Alabama.[179] South Florida assistant coach Jackson was hired by the Jaguars on March 24.[180]
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.[181] Ladyjacks associate head coach Bishop was promoted to the position on April 14.[182]
Tarleton	Misty Wilson		Bill Brock	Tarleton parted ways with Wilson on March 2, 2023, after nine seasons.[183] 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.[184]
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.[185] Sacramento State head coach Campbell was hired by the Horned Frogs on March 21.[172]
Texas A&M–Commerce	Jason Burton		Valerie King	Burton departed Texas A&M–Commerce after nine seasons on March 27, 2023, for the North Texas head coaching job.[164] New Mexico associate head coach King was named the new head coach of the Lions on April 19.[186]
UMass	Tory Verdi		Mike Leflar	Verdi left UMass on April 7, 2023, after six seasons for the Pitt head coaching position.[169] The Minutewomen promoted associate head coach Leflar to the position 3 days later.[187]
UTEP	Kevin Baker		Keitha Adams	Baker announced his resignation on April 5, 2023, after six seasons at UTEP.[188] Keitha Adams, head coach of the Miners from 2001 to 2017 before leaving for Wichita State, was re-hired on April 11.[189]
Weber State	Velaida Harris		Jenteal Jackson	Harris stepped down from her position on March 10, 2023, after five seasons at Weber State.[190] D2 Westminster College (UT) head coach Jackson was hired by the Wildcats on April 12.[191]
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.[154] Stephen F. Austin head coach Kellogg was hired on April 3.[181]
Wichita State	Keitha Adams		Terry Nooner	Adams left Wichita State on April 11, 2023, after six seasons to return to UTEP.[189] The Shockers stayed in state for their next hire, naming Kansas associate head coach Nooner as her replacement on April 17.[192]
Xavier	Melanie Moore		Billi Chambers	Moore and Xavier mutually agreed to part ways on March 6, 2023, after four seasons and a 24–81 record.[193] Iona head coach Chambers was hired by the Musketeers on April 5.[137]

See also

• 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

Notes