2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season

2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
WNBA Draft
Top draft pickStephanie Soares, Iowa State
Picked byDallas Wings, 4th overall
2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
Regular season championsOklahoma & Texas
Season MVPAshley Joens
Big 12 Conference tournament
ChampionsIowa State
  Runners-upTexas
Tournament MVPAshley Joens
Big 12 Conference women's basketball seasons
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2023–24 →
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

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.

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

Pre-season

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Preseason watchlists

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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

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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

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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

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

Preseason All-Big 12 Team

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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
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
  • Aijha Blackwell - Baylor
Preseason Freshman of the Year
  • Darianna Littlepage-Buggs - Baylor

Source:[11]

Midseason watchlists

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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

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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

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Records against other conferences

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Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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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

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See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Iowa State AP 8 7 5 8 10 14 14 15 11 15 18 18 12 21 22 20 23 RV 17
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Awards and honors

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Players of the Week

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

Post season

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Big 12 Conference tournament

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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

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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
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No. 5 Seattle Regional 3 Iowa State
lost to No. 12 Toledo 73–80
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No. 5 Greenville Regional 1 Oklahoma
defeated No. 12 Portland 85–63
lost to No. 4 UCLA 73–82
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No. 7 Seattle Regional 3 Baylor
defeated No. 10 Alabama 78–74
lost to No. 2 UConn 58–77
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No. 8 Greenville Regional 2 Oklahoma State
lost to No. 9 Miami (FL) 61–62
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No. 10 Greenville Regional 1 West Virginia
lost to No. 7 Arizona 62–75
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6 Bids W-L (%): 3–3 (.500) 0–3 (.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 3–6 (.333)

WNIT

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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
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Region 2 Texas Tech defeated UTEP 67−54 defeated SMU 61−49
lost to Arkansas 66−71
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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

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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

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