2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season

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

2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season
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
2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Texas14–4 .77826–10  .722
No. 16 Oklahoma14–4 .77826–7  .788
No. 17 Iowa State†11–7 .61122–10  .688
Oklahoma State10–8 .55621–12  .636
West Virginia10–8 .55619–12  .613
Baylor10–8 .55620–13  .606
Kansas9–9 .50022–11  .667
Texas Tech6–12 .33320–15  .571
Kansas State5–13 .27819–16  .543
TCU1–17 .0568–23  .258
† 2023 Big 12 Tournament winner
As of March 24, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

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

Pre-season

Preseason watchlists

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

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

Preseason polls
Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season § Pre-season polls
AP
Ranking Team
3 Texas
8 Iowa State
15 Oklahoma
18 Baylor
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
3 Texas
9 Iowa State
16 Oklahoma
17 Baylor

Big 12 Conference Coaches' Poll
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place Team Points FPV
1.Iowa State754
2.Texas744
3.Oklahoma651
4.Baylor621
5.Kansas49―
6.Kansas State37―
7.Texas Tech29―
8.West Virginia26―
9.Oklahoma State23―
10.TCU10―

Source:[10]

Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Name School Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Sarah AndrewsBaylorJr.G5'6Irving, TX (MacArthur HS)
Aijha BlackwellBaylorSr.G5'11Berkeley, MO (Missouri)
Lexi DonarskiIowa StateJr.G6'0La Crosse, WI (Aquinas HS)
Rori HarmonTexasSo.G5'6Houston, TX (Cypress Creek HS)
Ashley JoensIowa StateSr.G/F6'1Iowa City, IA (City HS)
Holly KersgieterKansasJr.G5'11Sand Springs, OK (Charles Page HS)
Aaliyah MooreTexasSo.F6'1Moore, OK (Moore HS)
Taylor RobertsonOklahomaR-Sr.G6'0McPherson, KS (McPherson HS)
Emily RyanIowa StateJr.G5'11Claflin, KS (Central Plains HS)
Serena SundellKansas StateSo.G6'1Maryville, MO (Maryville HS)
Madi WilliamsOklahomaR-Sr.F6'0Fort 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

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

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

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

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

Regular season

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

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

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
Nov 12TCUNo. 12 North CarolinaCarmichael Arena ● Chapel Hill, NC―L 48–750–1
Nov 14No. 3 TexasNo. 5 UConnHarry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT―L 76–830–2
Nov 16No. 16 OklahomaNo. 25 UtahJon M. Huntsman Center ● Salt Lake City, UT―L 78–1240–3
Nov 17No. 4 IowaKansas StateBramlage Coliseum ● Manhattan, KS―W 84–831–3
Nov 20No. 19 MarylandNo. 17 BaylorFerrell Center ● Waco, TX―L 68–731–4
Nov 20No. 6 LouisvilleNo. 3 Texas †Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, BahamasBattle 4 AtlantisL 63–711–5
Nov 25No. 13 NC StateWest Virginia †Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancún, MexicoCancún ChallengeL 40–781–6
Nov 26No. 23 VillanovaNo. 21 Baylor †Hertz Arena ● Estero, FLGulf Coast ShowcaseW 75–702–6
Nov 27No. 8 North CarolinaNo. 5 Iowa State †Moda Center ● Portland, ORPhil Knight InvitationalL 64–732–7
Nov 27No. 22 MichiganNo. 21 Baylor †Hertz Arena ● Estero, FLGulf Coast ShowcaseL 75–842–8
Dec 7No. 10 Iowa StateNo. 16 IowaCarver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IAIowa Corn Cy-Hawk SeriesL 57–702–9
Dec 8KansasNo. 12 ArizonaMcKale Center ● Tucson, AZ―W 77–503–9
Dec 18No. 14 Iowa StateNo. 25 Villanova †Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CTBasketball Hall of Fame Women's ShowcaseW 74–624–9
Dec 18No. 20 ArizonaNo. 18 Baylor †American Airlines Center ● Dallas, TXPac-12 Coast-to-Coast ChallengeL 54–754–10
Mar 17West VirginiaNo. 25 Arizona †Xfinity Center ● College Park, MDNCAA tournament (first round)L 62–754–11
Mar 20BaylorNo. 6 UConnHarry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CTNCAA tournament (second round)L 58–774–12
Mar 20No. 16 OklahomaNo. 14 UCLAPauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CANCAA tournament (second round)L 73–824–13

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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Oklahoma AP 15 16 RV RV 23 24 23 20 17 19 15 14 20 16 15 13 16 14 16
C 16 16 22 23 20 20 18 18 16 16 12 12 17 13 12 11 13 12 14 17
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Awards and honors

Players of the Week

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

Post season

Big 12 Conference tournament
Main article: 2023 Big 12 Conference women's basketball tournament
First round
Thursday, March 9
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 10
ESPNU/ESPN+ 		Semifinals
Saturday, March 11
ESPN+ 		Championship game
Sunday, March 12
ESPN2
1 Texas 60
8 Texas Tech 69 9 Kansas State 42
9 Kansas State 79 1 Texas 64
4 Oklahoma State 57
4 Oklahoma State 62
5 West Virginia 61
1 Texas 51
3 Iowa State 61
2 Oklahoma 77
7 Kansas 52 10 TCU 76
10 TCU 57 2 Oklahoma 72
3 Iowa State 82
3 Iowa State 74
6 Baylor 63

*denotes overtime

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

Six team from the conference were selected to participate.

Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
No. 4 Seattle Regional 4 Texas
defeated No. 13 East Carolina 79–40
lost to No. 5 Louisville 51–73
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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
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
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]

PlayerTeamRoundPick #PositionSchool
Stephanie SoaresWashington Mystics14ForwardIowa State
Madi WilliamsSeattle Storm218ForwardOklahoma
Ashley JoensDallas Wings219Shooting guardIowa State

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