The United States 2022–23 Summit League women's basketball season began non-conference play on November 7, 2022. The conference schedule began on December 19, 2022. This will be the sixteenth season under the Summit League name and the 41st since the conference was established under its current charter as the Association of Mid-Continent Universities in 1982.

The Summit League tournament took place from March 3–7, 2023. South Dakota State won the tournament after beating Omaha in the tournament final, and advanced to the NCAA tournament. Since the Jacks were the regular season winner as well, North Dakota State was automatically invited to participate in the 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament. North Dakota received an invitation to play in the Women's Basketball Invitational.

Pre-season

Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

WoodenNaismithLiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslieWade — ― Myah Selland – South Dakota State ― ―

Preseason polls

Summit League Coaches' Poll

+Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches) Place Team Points First place votes 1. South Dakota State 746 36 2. South Dakota 676 4 3. Oral Roberts 602 ― 4. North Dakota 522 ― 5. North Dakota State 475 ― 6. Kansas City 388 ― 7. Western Illinois 308 ― 8. Denver 227 ― 9. St. Thomas 211 ― 10. Omaha 199 ― Source:

Summit League Preseason All-Conference

Preseason All-Summit League First Team

+ Key Symbol Meaning Preseason player of the year automatically earns a spot on the first team

NameSchool Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School) Kacie Borowicz North Dakota Sr. G 5'9 Roseau, MN (Roseau HS) Heaven Hamling North Dakota State Sr. G 5'8 Grand Rapids, MN (Grand Rapids HS) Paiton Burckhard South Dakota State Sr. F 6'0 Aberdeen, SD (Aberdeen Central HS) Tirzah Moore Oral Roberts So. F 6'0 Oklahoma City, OK (Jones HS) Paige Meyer South Dakota State So. G 5'6 Albany, MN (Albany HS) Myah Selland South Dakota State R-Sr. F 6'1 Letcher, SD (Sanborn Central/Woonsocket HS)

Preseason All-Summit League Second Team

NameSchool Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School) Jade Hill St. Thomas So. G 5'7 Minneapolis, MN (South HS) Grace Larkins South Dakota So. G 5'9 Altoona, IA (Southeast Polk HS) Elizabeth Lutz Western Illinois GS. G 5'7 California, MO (California HS) Tori Nelson South Dakota State Jr. F 6'1 Mendota Heights, MN (Two Rivers HS) RaVon Nero Kansas City GS. G 5'9 Edmond, OK (Edmond Santa Fe HS)

Midseason watchlists Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

WoodenNaismithLiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslieWade Myah Selland – South Dakota State

Regular season The schedule was released in early August.

Records against other conferences 2022–23 records against non-conference foes as of March 20, 2023:

Regular season Power 7 ConferencesRecordAmerican 1–4ACC 1–0Big East 0–3Big Ten 2–3Big 12 1–4Pac-12 0–2SEC 1–3Power 7 Conferences Total 6–19Other NCAA Division 1 ConferencesRecordAmerica East 0–0 A-10 1–1ASUN 1–0Big Sky 4–9Big South 1–0Big West 0–1CAA 0–0C-USA 0–1Horizon 2–1Independent 2–0Ivy League 0–0MAAC 1–0MAC 1–3MEAC 1–0MVC 4–5Mountain West 3–5NEC 0–0OVC 4–5Patriot League 1–0SoCon 0–0Southland 0–1SWAC 0–0Sun Belt 0–1WAC 3–4WCC 2–2Other Division I Total 31–39 Division II Total 2–0 Division III Total 2–0NCAA Division I Total 37–58NAIA Total 9–0Non-Conference Total 50-58

Post Season Power 7 ConferencesRecordAmerican 0–0ACC 0–1Big East 0–0Big Ten 0–0Big 12 0–0Pac-12 1–1SEC 0–0Power 7 Conferences Total 1–2Other 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 0–1Horizon 0–0Ivy League 0–0MAAC 0–0MAC 1–0MEAC 0–0MVC 0–0Mountain West 0–0NEC 0–0OVC 0–0Patriot League 0–0SoCon 0–0Southland 0–0SWAC 0–0Sun Belt 0–0WAC 0–1WCC 0–0Other Division I Total 1–2NCAA Division I Total 2–4

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 Omaha No. 22 Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE ― L 36–100 0–1 Nov 7 Oral Roberts No. 15 Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center ● Norman, OK ― L 94–105 0–2 Nov 7 No. 21 Creighton No. 23 South Dakota State Frost Arena ● Brookings, SD ― L 69–78 0–3 Nov 10 No. 21 Creighton South Dakota Sanford Coyote Sports Center ● Vermillion, SD ― L 51–74 0–4 Nov 21 South Dakota State No. 10 Louisville † Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis W 65–55 1–4 Nov 22 No. 16 Creighton Omaha Baxter Arena ● Omaha, NE ― L 71–93 1–5 Dec 7 Kansas City No. 24 Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum ● Manhattan, KS ― L 45–72 1–6 Dec 10 South Dakota State No. 24 Kansas State † Municipal Auditorium ● Kansas City, MO ― W 82–78 2–6 Dec 15 South Dakota State No. 1 South Carolina † Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD ― L 44–62 2–7 Mar 19 South Dakota State No. 4 Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA NCAA tournament (second round) L 60–72 2–8

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

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference schedule This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Denver Kansas City North DakotaNorth Dakota State Omaha Oral Roberts St. Thomas South Dakota South Dakota State Western Illinois vs. Denver – 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 vs. Kansas City 2–0 – 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 vs. North Dakota 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 vs. North Dakota State 1–1 0–2 1–1 – 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 vs. Omaha 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 vs. Oral Roberts 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 – 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 vs. St. Thomas 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 2–0 1–1 vs. South Dakota 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 vs. South Dakota State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 vs. Western Illinois 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 – Total 8–10 3–15 11–7 12–6 8–10 8–10 7–11 10–8 18–0 5–13 As of February 25, 2023

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifferenceDenver 1903 2036 -133Kansas City 1830 2108 -278North Dakota 2075 1923 +152North Dakota State 2023 1924 +99Omaha 1911 2026 -115Oral Roberts 2268 2397 -129St. Thomas 1780 1793 -13South Dakota 2025 1979 +46South Dakota State 2353 1821 +532Western Illinois 1975 2134 -159 Through February 25, 2023

Rankings

  Improvement in ranking Drop in rankingRVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25NVNo votes received   Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalDenver APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVCNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV Kansas City APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV North Dakota APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV North Dakota State APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV Omaha APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV Oral Roberts APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV St. Thomas APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV South Dakota APRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV South Dakota State AP23RVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRV C24RVRVRVRVRVRVRVNVNVNVNVNVNVRVRV Western Illinois APNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV CNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNVNV

Home attendance TeamArenaCapacityTotal GamesAverage AttendanceAttendance HighTotal Attendance% of CapacityDenverHamilton Gymnasium2,50013377806Nov. 11 vs. Northern Colorado4,91315.1%Kansas CitySwinney Recreation Center1,500145491,250Nov. 7 vs. Westerminster (MO)7,69236.6%North DakotaBetty Engelstad Sioux Center3,300141,1912,116Jan. 28 vs. North Dakota St16,67436.1%North Dakota StateScheels Center5,460121,0151,759Nov. 17 vs. Minnesota12,18818.6%OmahaBaxter Arena7,898144931,273Nov. 22 vs. No. 13 Creighton6,9046.2%Oral RobertsMabee Center10,154141,7092,275Feb. 25 vs. South Dakota St23,93316.8%St. ThomasSchoenecker Arena1,80014454958Dec. 31 vs. South Dakota St6,36825.3%South DakotaSanford Coyote Sports Center6,000151,7863,025Feb. 11 vs. South Dakota St26,80429.8%South Dakota StateFrost Arena6,500141,4863,136Jan. 14 vs. South Dakota20,80522.9%Western IllinoisWestern Hall5,13915486806Feb. 18 vs. St. Thomas7,2999.5% Bold - Exceed capacity As of February 25, 2023 Does not include exhibition games

Head coaches

Coaching changes

Kansas City On March 20, 2022, Jacie Hoyt left Kansas City for the Oklahoma State head coaching job. On March 30, 2022, Texas associate head coach Dionnah Jackson-Durrett was hired a new head coach.

Oral Roberts On March 30, 2022 Misti Cussen and Oral Roberts parted ways after 10 seasons. On April 21 Golden Eagles appointed new head coach Kelsi Musick, who led the Division II member Southwestern Oklahoma State team the past 13 seasons.

South Dakota On March 31, 2022 Dawn Plitzuweit left South Dakota after 6 seasons for the West Virginia head coaching job. Drake assistant coach Kayla Karius, who was an assistant for the Coyotes from 2016 to 2018, was hired on April 10, 2022.

Coaches Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and Summit League records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Overall record Summit record Summit titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Sweet Sixteen NCAA ChampionshipsDenver Doshia Woods Tulane (recruiting coordinator) 3rd 17–36 () 10–22 () 0 0 0 0Kansas City Dionnah Jackson-Durrett Texas (Associate head coach) 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0 0North Dakota Mallory Bernhard North Dakota (assistant) 3rd 17–34 () 11–22 () 0 0 0 0North Dakota State Jory Collins Kansas (assistant) 4th 37–46 () 23-27 () 0 0 0 0Omaha Carrie Banks Ohio State (assistant) 3rd 14–32 () 7–22 () 0 0 0 0Oral Roberts Kelsi Musick Southwestern Oklahoma State 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0 0St. Thomas Ruth Sinn Apple Valley HS 18th 363–109 () 4–14 () 0 0 0 0South Dakota Kayla Karius Drake (assistant) 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0 0 0 0South Dakota State Aaron Johnston South Dakota State (assistant) 23rd 542–179 () 210–34 () 10 11 1 0Western Illinois JD Gravina Quincy 12th 170–161 () 88–85 () 0 1 0 0 Notes: St. Thomas joined the Summit League in the summer of 2021. Overall and Summit League records, conference titles, etc. 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.

Awards and honors

Players of the Week Throughout the conference regular season, the Summit League offices named one or two players of the week each Monday.

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchool Ref. Nov. 14Hannah CooperOral Roberts Nov. 21Kacie BorowiczNorth Dakota Nov. 28Heaven HamlingNorth Dakota State Dec 5Kacie Borowicz (2)North Dakota (2) Dec 12Hannah Cooper (2)Oral Roberts (2) Dec 19Hannah Cooper (3)Oral Roberts (3) Dec 27Grace LarkinsSouth Dakota Jan. 3Heaven Hamling (2)North Dakota State (2) Jan 9Myah SellandSouth Dakota State Jan 16Anna DeetsWestern Illinois Jan 23Tirzah MooreOral Roberts (4) Jan. 30Hannah Cooper (4)Oral Roberts (5) Feb. 6Grace CaveOmaha Feb. 13Jo LangbehnSt. Thomas Feb. 20Heaven Hamling (3)North Dakota State (3) Feb. 27Myah Selland (2)South Dakota State (2)

Summit League Awards The All-Summit League teams and the player of the year awards were announced on March 2, 2023 ahead of the start of the Summit League tournament. 2023 Summit League Women's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s) Player of the Year Myah Selland – South Dakota State Coach of the Year Aaron Johnston – South Dakota State Defensive Player of the Year Makayla Minett – Denver Freshman of the Year Elle Evans – North Dakota State Sixth Player of the Year Kallie Theisen – South Dakota State Newcomer of the Year E'Lease Stafford – Kansas City