2022–23 Atlantic Coast Conference women's basketball season

The 2022–23 Atlantic Coast Conference 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. Conference play started in November 2022 and concluded on February 26, 2023. After the regular season, the 2023 ACC women's basketball tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC for the 23rd time in 24 years.

Notre Dame was the regular season champions with a 15–3 conference record. Virginia Tech won the ACC Tournament title over Louisville 75–67. The ACC had eight teams selected for the NCAA tournament, with Virginia Tech being the best performing, reaching the Final Four. The conference's overall record was 14–8 in the tournament. Three ACC teams participated in the WNIT. Two teams reached the Super 16 and their overall record was 5–3 in the tournament.

Head coaches

Coaching changes On March 21, 2022, Sue Semrau announced her retirement after 24 seasons as head coach at Florida State. She was succeeded by Seminoles associate head coach Brooke Wyckoff, who served as the interim head coach for the team during the 2020–21 season during Semrau's leave of absence. On March 26, 2022, Felisha Legette-Jack was announced as the head coach at Syracuse. She took over from interim head coach Von Read. On March 3, 2022 Virginia fired head coach Tina Thompson after four years as head coach and a 30–63 overall record. On March 21, 2022, Virginia announced that Amaka Agugua-Hamilton would be the new head coach of the program. On May 11, 2022 Wake Forest fired head coach Jen Hoover after ten seasons. Megan Gebbia was announced as the new head coach on May 26, 2022."Middletown High alum Megan Gebbia named Wake Forest women's basketball coach," The Frederick (MD) News-Post, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Record at school ACC record ACC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsBoston College Joanna Bernabei-McNamee Albany 5 62–52 26–39 0 0 0 0Clemson Amanda Butler Florida 5 50–71 20–49 0 1 0 0Duke Kara Lawson Boston Celtics (Assistant) 3 20–14 7–11 0 0 0 0Florida State Brooke Wyckoff Florida State (Assistant) 2 10–9 9–7 0 1 0 0Georgia Tech Nell Fortner Auburn 4 58–31 33–21 0 2 0 0Louisville Jeff Walz Maryland (Assistant) 16 401–109 180–54 1 7 4 0Miami Katie Meier Charlotte 18 324–211 136–132 1 9 0 0NC State Wes Moore Chattanooga 10 222–68 107–40 3 6 0 0North Carolina Courtney Banghart Princeton 4 54–32 28–25 0 2 0 0Notre Dame Niele Ivey Memphis Grizzlies (Assistant) 3 34–20 21–12 0 1 0 0Pittsburgh Lance White Florida State (Assistant) 5 32–79 8–59 0 0 0 0Syracuse Felisha Legette-Jack Buffalo 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Virginia Amaka Agugua-Hamilton Missouri State 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0Virginia Tech Kenny Brooks James Madison 7 124–69 48–52 0 2 0 0Wake Forest Megan Gebbia American 1 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0 Notes: Year at school includes 2022–23 season. Overall and ACC records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2021–22 season. NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only. NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Preseason

Preseason watch lists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. LiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslieNaismith Chrislyn Carr – LouisvilleHaley Cavinder – MiamiDeja Kelly – North CarolinaOlivia Miles – Notre DameDyaisha Fair – Syracuse Celeste Taylor – DukeCameron Swartz – Georgia TechHailey Van Lith – LouisvilleJakia Brown-Turner – NC StateAshley Owusu – Virginia Tech Elizabeth Balogun – DukeMorgan Jones – LouisvilleMimi Collins – NC StateAlyssa Ustby – North CarolinaTaylor Soule – Virginia Tech Olivia Cochran – LouisvilleMaddy Westbeld – Notre DameSam Brunelle – Virginia Kennedy Brown – DukeJosie Williams – LouisvilleLauren Ebo – Notre DameElizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech Morgan Jones – LouisvilleHailey Van Lith – LouisvilleDeja Kelly – North CarolinaAlyssa Ustby – North CarolinaJakia Brown-Turner – NC StateDiamond Johnson– NC StateOlivia Miles – Notre DameElizabeth Kitley – Virginia TechAshley Owusu – Virginia Tech

ACC Women's Basketball Tip-off The Preseason Media Poll and Preseason All-ACC teams were released after a tipoff event held at the Westin in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 11, 2022.

At the media day, both the head coaches and the Blue Ribbon Panel predicted that Louisville would be league champion. In prior seasons, the league released a poll of head coaches and a Blue Ribbon Panel poll, but this year those polls were combined. The votes from the league's head coaches counted twice in the combined poll.

ACC Preseason poll

Louisville – 1,068 (31) Virginia Tech – 984 (17) NC State – 963 (8) Notre Dame – 942 (4) North Carolina – 895 Miami – 674 Duke – 627 Georgia Tech – 623 Florida State – 553 Syracuse – 379 Virginia – 303 Clemson – 275 Boston College – 271 Wake Forest – 256 Pittsburgh – 187

First-place votes shown in parentheses.

Preseason All-ACC Team

Position Player Class School C Elizabeth Kitley (49) Senior Virginia Tech G Hailey Van Lith (7) Junior Louisville Morgan Jones (1) Graduate Student Olivia Miles (3) Sophomore Notre Dame Deja Kelly Junior North Carolina Diamond Johnson Junior NC State Jewel Spear Junior Wake Forest Ashley Owusu Senior Virginia Tech Taylor Soule Graduate Student Virginia Tech F Jakia Brown-Turner Senior NC State

ACC Preseason Player of the Year shown in Bold. First-place votes shown in parentheses.

Newcomer Watchlist Position Player School G Ashley Owusu Virginia Tech Saniya Rivers NC State Dyaisha Fair Syracuse Ta'Niya Latson Florida State Haley Cavinder Miami Ruby Whitehorn Clemson

Regular season

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

Regular season Power 7 ConferencesRecordAmerican 5–1Big East 3–5Big Ten 11–10Big 12 4–2Pac-12 4–0SEC 9–6Power 7 Conferences Total 36–24Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecordAmerica East 6–0 A-10 10–0ASUN 9–0Big Sky 1–0Big South 14–0Big West 0–0CAA 10–0C-USA 4–1Horizon 1–0Ivy League 2–2MAAC 3–0MAC 6–1MEAC 6–0MVC 3–0Mountain West 1–0NEC 4–0OVC 1–0Patriot League 9–0SoCon 5–0Southland 0–0SWAC 3–0Summit League 0–1Sun Belt 5–0WAC 0–1WCC 0–1Other Division I Total 103–7NCAA Division I Total 139–31

Post Season Power 7 ConferencesRecordAmerican 0–0Big East 0–0Big Ten 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 13 No. 14 Ohio State Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA — L 64–82 0–1 Nov 17 No. 1 South Carolina Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum • Clemson, MD Rivalry L 31–85 0–2 Nov 20 No. 10 NC State No. 5 UConn XL Center • Hartford, CT ― L 69–91 0–3 Nov 20 No. 3 Texas No. 6 Louisville † Imperial Arena • Paradise Island, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis W 71–63 1–3 Nov 24 No. 18 Oregon No. 8 North Carolina † Chiles Center • Portland, OR Phil Knight Invitational W 85–79 2–3 Nov 24 No. 25 Kansas State Clemson † Sports and Fitness Center • Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam L 38–77 2–4 Nov 25 Duke No. 3 UConn † Moda Center • Portland, OR Phil Knight Legacy L 50–78 2–5 Nov 27 Pittsburgh No. 14 Maryland † Suncoast Credit Union Arena • Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers Tip-Off L 63–87 2–6 Nov 27 No. 8 North Carolina No. 5 Iowa State † Moda Center • Portland, OR Phil Knight Invitational W 73–64 3–6 Nov 30 No. 4 Ohio State No. 18 Louisville KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 77–96 3–7 Dec 1 No. 6 North Carolina No. 5 Indiana Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 63–87 3–8 Dec 1 No. 20 Maryland No. 7 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 72–74 3–9 Dec 1 No. 12 NC State No. 10 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge W 94–81 4–9 Dec 1 No. 17 Michigan Miami (FL) Watsco Center • Coral Gables, FL ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge L 64–76 4–10 Dec 4 No. 3 UConn No. 7 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN ― W 74–60 5–10 Dec 18 Florida State No. 9 UConn † Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase L 77–85 5–11 Dec 20 No. 6 North Carolina No. 19 Michigan † Spectrum Center • Charlotte, NC Jumpman Invitational L 68–76 5–12

Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

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Note: The Coaches Poll releases a final poll after the NCAA tournament, but the AP Poll does not release a poll at this time.

Conference Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team played 18 conference games, and at least 1 against each opponent.