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.

Head coaches

Coaching changes prior to the season

Illinois On March 21, 2022, Shauna Green was named the tenth head coach of Illinois.

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.

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 ChampionshipsIllinois Dayton 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0Indiana Teri Moren Indiana State 9 172–89 83–55 0 0 4 0 0Iowa Lisa Bluder Drake 23 463–233 232–139 2 3 16 0 0Maryland Brenda Frese Minnesota 21 535–139 122–17* 6 5 18 3 1Michigan Kim Barnes Arico St. John's (Asst.) 11 218–109 98–68 0 0 5 0 0Michigan State Suzy Merchant Eastern Michigan 16 311–173 152–102 2 0 10 0 0Minnesota Lindsay Whalen Minnesota Lynx (Player) 5 60–57 28–44 0 0 0 0 0Nebraska Amy Williams South Dakota 7 94–82 50–55 0 0 2 0 0Northwestern Joe McKeown George Washington 15 241–198 102–136 0 0 2 0 0Ohio State Kevin McGuff Washington 10 193–91 105–49 3 1 5 0 0Penn State Carolyn Kieger Marquette 2 27–56 12–43 0 0 0 0 0Purdue Katie Gearlds Marian 2 16–14 7–11 0 0 0 0 0Rutgers Coquese Washington Notre Dame (Assoc.) 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 0Wisconsin 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.

Records against other conferences 2022–23 records against non-conference opponents, as of December 22, 2022:

Regular season Power 7 conferencesRecordAmerican 3–0ACC 10–11Big East 3–6Big 12 6–4Pac-12 2–2SEC 6–4Power 7 conferences total 30–27Other NCAA Division 1 conferencesRecordAmerica East 6–0A-10 3–1ASUN 3–0Big Sky 0–0Big South 1–0Big West 0–0CAA 3–2C-USA 2–0Horizon 9–1Independent 1–0Ivy League 5–1MAAC 4–0MAC 6–1MEAC 4–0MVC 12–2Mountain West 4–0NEC 2–0OVC 3–0Patriot League 1–0SoCon 1–0Southland 5–0SWAC 4–0Summit League 3–2Sun Belt 2–0WAC 1–0WCC 0–0Other Division I total 85–10NCAA Division I total 115–37

Post season Power 7 conferencesRecordAmerican 0–0ACC 0–0Big East 0–0Big 12 0–0Pac-12 0–0SEC 0–0Power 7 conferences total 0–0Other NCAA Division 1 conferencesRecordAmerica East 0–0 A-10 0–0ASUN 0–0Big Sky 0–0Big South 0–0Big West 0–0CAA 0–0C-USA 0–0Horizon 0–0Ivy League 0–0MAAC 0–0MAC 0–0MEAC 0–0MVC 0–0Mountain West 0–0NEC 0–0OVC 0–0Patriot League 0–0SoCon 0–0Southland 0–0SWAC 0–0Summit League 0–0Sun Belt 0–0WAC 0–0WCC 0–0Other 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 + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week     First Place votes shown in ()

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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.

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchool Ref.Freshman of the WeekSchool Ref. Nov. 14Monika CzinanoIowa Mara BraunMinnesota Nov. 21Diamond MillerMarylandMallory HeyerSerah WilliamsMinnesotaWisconsin Nov. 28Mackenzie HolmesIndianaYarden Garzon Indiana Dec. 5Caitlin ClarkIowaMara Braun (2)Minnesota Dec. 12Caitlin Clark (2)IowaCotie McMahon Ohio State Dec. 19Alexis MarkowskiNebraskaCotie McMahon (2)Kaylene SmikleOhio StateRutgers Dec. 26Genesis BryantLeigha BrownIllinoisMichiganCotie McMahon (3) Ohio State Jan. 2Genesis Bryant (2)Mackenzie Holmes (2)IllinoisIndianaCotie McMahon (4) Ohio State Jan. 9Taylor MikesellOhio StateKaylene Smikle (2)Rutgers Jan. 16Caitlin Clark (3)Iowa Yarden Garzon (2)Indiana Jan. 23Shyanne SellersMaryland Kaylene Smikle (3)Rutgers Jan. 30Mackenzie Holmes (3)Caitlin Clark (4)IndianaIowa Yarden Garzon (3)Indiana Feb. 6Caitlin Clark (5)Iowa Serah Williams (2)Wisconsin Feb. 13Diamond Miller (2)MarylandCotie McMahon (5) Ohio State Feb. 20Mackenzie Holmes (4)IndianaCotie McMahon (6) Ohio State Feb. 27Caitlin Clark (6)Iowa Serah Williams (3)Wisconsin

School TotalIowa 7 — 7Indiana 4 3 7Ohio State 1 6 7Maryland 3 — 3Wisconsin — 3 3Rutgers — 3 3Minnesota — 3 3Illinois 2 — 2Michigan 1 — 1Nebraska 1 — 1

All-Big Ten awards and teams On February 28, 2023, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.

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

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