The 2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2022. The regular season ended in March 2022.
| 2022–23 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Big Ten Network, ESPN, Fox, FS1 |
| 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season | |
| Season champions | Indiana |
| Season MVP | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Iowa |
| Runners-up | Ohio State |
| Finals MVP | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches
Coaching changes prior to the season
Illinois
On March 21, 2022, Shauna Green was named the tenth head coach of Illinois.[1]
Rutgers
On May 23, 2022, Coquese Washington was named the third full time head coach of Rutgers, following the retirement of longtime head coach C. Vivian Stringer.[2]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | Big Ten Tournament titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Shauna Green | Dayton | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Teri Moren | Indiana State | 9 | 172–89 | 83–55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Lisa Bluder | Drake | 23 | 463–233 | 232–139 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Brenda Frese | Minnesota | 21 | 535–139 | 122–17* | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Michigan | Kim Barnes Arico | St. John's (Asst.) | 11 | 218–109 | 98–68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Suzy Merchant | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 311–173 | 152–102 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx (Player) | 5 | 60–57 | 28–44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Amy Williams | South Dakota | 7 | 94–82 | 50–55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Joe McKeown | George Washington | 15 | 241–198 | 102–136 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Kevin McGuff | Washington | 10 | 193–91 | 105–49 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Carolyn Kieger | Marquette | 2 | 27–56 | 12–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Katie Gearlds | Marian | 2 | 16–14 | 7–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Coquese Washington | Notre Dame (Assoc.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Marisa Moseley | Boston University | 2 | 8–21 | 5–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
- Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
- Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
- Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.
Regular season
Rankings
Regular season
The 2022–23 Big Ten Network television schedule was released on September 21, 2022.[3]
Records against other conferences
2022–23 records against non-conference opponents, as of December 22, 2022:
Post season
| Power 7 conferences | Record |
|---|---|
| American | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 7 conferences total | 0–0 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 conferences | Record |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 0–0 |
| ASUN | 0–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Horizon | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Summit League | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I total | 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I total | 0–0 |
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 7 | Northwestern | No. 20 Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena ● Eugene, OR | — | L 57–100 | 0–1 |
| Nov 8 | No. 5 Tennessee | No. 14 Ohio State | Value City Arena ● Columbus, OH | — | W 87–75 | 1–1 |
| Nov 11 | No. 1 South Carolina | No. 17 Maryland | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | — | L 56–81 | 1–2 |
| Nov 14 | No. 12 Indiana | No. 11 Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN | — | W 79–67 | 2–2 |
| Nov 15 | No. 22 Nebraska | No. 20 Creighton | D. J. Sokol Arena ● Omaha, NE | — | L 51–77 | 2–3 |
| Nov 16 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena ● Evanston, IL | — | L 58–92 | 2–4 |
| Nov 19 | No. 11 Tennessee | Rutgers † | Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | L 54–94 | 2–5 |
| Nov 20 | No. 19 Maryland | No. 17 Baylor | Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX | — | W 73–68 | 3–5 |
| Nov 21 | No. 19 Texas | Rutgers † | Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | L 44–82 | 3–6 |
| Nov 24 | Michigan State | No. 5 Iowa State † | Chiles Center ● Portland, OR | Phil Knight Invitational | L 49–80 | 3–7 |
| Nov 27 | Michigan State | No. 18 Oregon † | Veterans Memorial Coliseum ● Portland, OR | Phil Knight Invitational | L 78–86 | 3–8 |
| Nov 27 | No. 9 Iowa | No. 3 Connecticut † | Moda Center ● Portland, OR | Phil Knight Legacy | L 79–86 | 3–9 |
| Nov 27 | No. 22 Michigan | No. 21 Baylor † | Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL | Gulf Coast Showcase | W 84–75 | 4–9 |
| Nov 30 | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 18 Louisville | KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 96–77 | 5–9 |
| Dec 1 | No. 6 North Carolina | No. 5 Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 87–63 | 6–9 |
| Dec 1 | No. 20 Maryland | No. 7 Notre Dame | Joyce Center ● Notre Dame, IN | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 74–72 | 7–9 |
| Dec 1 | Nebraska | No. 9 Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 54–85 | 7–10 |
| Dec 1 | No. 12 NC State | No. 10 Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 81–94 | 7–11 |
| Dec 7 | No. 10 Iowa State | No. 16 Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA | Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 70–57 | 8–11 |
| Dec 11 | No. 6 Connecticut | No. 20 Maryland | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | — | W 85–78 | 9–11 |
| Dec 20 | No. 6 North Carolina | No. 19 Michigan † | Spectrum Center ● Charlotte, NC | Jumpman Invitational | W 76–68 | 10–11 |
| Dec 21 | No. 16 Oregon | No. 3 Ohio State † | Pechanga Arena ● San Diego, CA | San Diego Invitational | W 84–67 | 11–11 |
| Dec 21 | No. 20 Kansas | Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE | — | W 85–79 (3OT) | 12–11 |
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
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| First Place votes shown in () |
| 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 | ||
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| Illinois | AP | RV | 24 | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 25т | RV | NV | ||||||||||
| C | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | NV | |||||||||||
| Indiana | AP | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
| C | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Iowa | AP | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10т | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | |
| C | 6т | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Maryland | AP | 17 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10т | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| C | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Michigan | AP | 25 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
| C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Michigan State | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Minnesota | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nebraska | AP | 22 | 22 | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | ||||||||||
| C | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | ||||||||||||
| Northwestern | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ohio State | AP | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
| C | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Penn State | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Purdue | AP | RV | NV | RV | RV | NV | |||||||||||||||
| C | RV | NV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C |
Awards and honors
Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, Big Ten Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.
| School | PoW | FoW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 7 | — | 7 |
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Maryland | 3 | — | 3 |
| Wisconsin | — | 3 | 3 |
| Rutgers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Minnesota | — | 3 | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 | — | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 | — | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 | — | 1 |
All-Big Ten awards and teams
On February 28, 2023, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[23][24]
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Caitlin Clark, Iowa | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| Coach of the Year | Teri Moren, Indiana | Teri Moren, Indiana |
| Freshman of the Year | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana |
| Sixth Player of the Year | Hannah Stuelke, Iowa | Hannah Stuelke, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Grace Berger, Indiana | Grace Berger, Indiana |
| Leigha Brown, Michigan | Leigha Brown, Michigan | |
| Caitlin Clark, Iowa | Caitlin Clark, Iowa | |
| Makira Cook, Illinois | Makira Cook, Illinois | |
| Monika Czinano, Iowa | Monika Czinano, Iowa | |
| Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | |
| Emily Kiser, Michigan | Makenna Marisa, Penn State | |
| Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State | Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State | |
| Diamond Miller, Maryland | Diamond Miller, Maryland | |
| Jaz Shelley, Nebraska | Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Kendall Bostic, Illinois | Kendall Bostic, Illinois |
| Genesis Bryant, Illinois | Genesis Bryant, Illinois | |
| Abby Meyers, Maryland | Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana | |
| Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | Abby Meyers, Maryland | |
| Laila Phelia, Michigan | Emily Kiser, Michigan | |
| Alexis Markowski, Nebraska | Laila Phelia, Michigan | |
| Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | Alexis Markowski, Nebraska | |
| Taylor Thierry, Ohio State | Jaz Shelley, Nebraska | |
| Makenna Marisa, Penn State | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | |
| Jeanea Terry, Purdue | Taylor Thierry, Ohio State | |
| Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers | Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers | |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Adalia McKenzie, Illinois | Adalia McKenzie, Illinois |
| Yarden Garzon, Indiana | Yarden Garzon, Indiana | |
| Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana | Sydney Parrish, Indiana | |
| Sydney Parrish, Indiana | Sara Scalia, Indiana | |
| McKenna Warnock, Iowa | McKenna Warnock, Iowa | |
| Matilda Ekh, Michigan State | Matilda Ekh, Michigan State | |
| DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State | DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State | |
| Alanna Micheaux, Minnesota | Kamaria McDaniel, Michigan State | |
| Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska | Alanna Micheaux, Minnesota | |
| Abbey Ellis, Purdue | Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska | |
| Julie Pospíšilová, Wisconsin | Sam Haiby, Nebraska | |
| Not Selected | Sydney Wood, Northwestern | |
| Rikki Harris, Ohio State | ||
| Rebeka Mikulášiková, Ohio State | ||
| Leilani Kapinus, Penn State | ||
| Abbey Ellis, Purdue | ||
| Jeanae Terry, Purdue | ||
| Chyna Cornwell, Rutgers | ||
| Julie Pospíšilová, Wisconsin | ||
| All-Freshman Team | Mara Braun, Minnesota | Mara Braun, Minnesota |
| Yarden Garzon, Indiana | Yarden Garzon, Indiana | |
| Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | |
| Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers | Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers | |
| Serah Williams, Wisconsin | Serah Williams, Wisconsin | |
| All-Defensive Team | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana |
| Leilani Kapinus, Penn State | Leilani Kapinus, Penn State | |
| Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana | Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | |
| Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | Jeanae Terry, Purdue | |
| Taylor Thierry, Ohio State | Sydney Wood, Northwestern | |
| Sydney Wood, Northwestern | Not Selected[a] |
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