2022–23 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
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 will end in March, 2023.
| 2022–23 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season | |
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| 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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 2, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coaches
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 |
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| 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
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:
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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 |
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| 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
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| 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 | ||
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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 | ||||||||||||
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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 | ||
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| Purdue | AP | RV | NV | RV | RV | NV | |||||||||||||||
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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.
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All-Big Ten awards and teams
On February 28, 2023, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.[23][24]
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
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| 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[lower-alpha 1] |
- The coaches' All-Defensive Team had 6 members due to a tie in voting.
References
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- "Coquese Washington Named Rutgers Head Women's Basketball Coach". scarletknights.com. May 23, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- "Big Ten Network Announces 2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". btn.com. September 21, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
- "Czinano Earns B1G Player of the Week Honors". hawkeyesports.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
- "Braun Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week". gophersports.com. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
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- "Williams Earns Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week Honors". uwbadgers.com. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
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- "Iowa and Ohio State Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- "Nebraska, Ohio State and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
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- "Ohio State and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- "Indiana and Iowa Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 17, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- "Maryland and Rutgers Earn Big Ten Weekly Women's Basketball Awards". bigten.org. January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
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