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.

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.

WoodenNaismithLiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslieWade Aijha Blackwell – BaylorLexi Donarski – Iowa StateShaylee Gonzales – TexasRori Harmon – TexasAshley Joens – Iowa StateTaylor Robertson – OklahomaMadi Williams – Oklahoma Aijha Blackwell – BaylorRori Harmon – TexasAshley Joens – Iowa StateAaliyah Moore – TexasTaylor Robertson – OklahomaEmily Ryan – Iowa StateMadi Williams – Oklahoma Rori Harmon – TexasEmily Ryan – Iowa State Ja'Mee Asberry – BaylorSonya Morris – TexasTaylor Robertson – Oklahoma Aijha Blackwell – BaylorLior Garzon – Oklahoma StateShay Holle – TexasAshley Joens – Iowa StateMadi Williams – Oklahoma Aaliyah Moore – Texas Taylor Jones – Texas Rori Harmon – TexasAshley Joens – Iowa State

Preseason polls

AP Ranking Team 3Texas 8Iowa State 15Oklahoma 18Baylor USA Today CoachesRankingTeam 3Texas 9Iowa State 16Oklahoma 17Baylor

Big 12 Conference Coaches' Poll

+Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches) Place Team Points 1. Iowa State 75 4 2. Texas 74 4 3. Oklahoma 65 1 4. Baylor 62 1 5. Kansas 49 — 6. Kansas State 37 ― 7. Texas Tech 29 ― 8. West Virginia 26 ― 9. Oklahoma State 23 ― 10. TCU 10 ― Source:

Big 12 Conference Preseason All-Conference

Preseason All-Big 12 Team

NameSchool Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown (Last School) Sarah Andrews Baylor Jr. G 5'6 Irving, TX (MacArthur HS) Aijha Blackwell Baylor Sr. G 5'11 Berkeley, MO (Missouri) Lexi Donarski Iowa State Jr. G 6'0 La Crosse, WI (Aquinas HS) Rori Harmon Texas So. G 5'6 Houston, TX (Cypress Creek HS) Ashley Joens Iowa State Sr. G/F 6'1 Iowa City, IA (City HS) Holly Kersgieter Kansas Jr. G 5'11 Sand Springs, OK (Charles Page HS) Aaliyah Moore Texas So. F 6'1 Moore, OK (Moore HS) Taylor Robertson Oklahoma R-Sr. G 6'0 McPherson, KS (McPherson HS) Emily Ryan Iowa State Jr. G 5'11 Claflin, KS (Central Plains HS) Serena Sundell Kansas State So. G 6'1 Maryville, MO (Maryville HS) Madi Williams Oklahoma R-Sr. F 6'0 Fort 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

Ashley Joens - Iowa State

Preseason Newcomer of the Year

Aijha Blackwell - Baylor

Preseason Freshman of the Year

Darianna Littlepage-Buggs - Baylor

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

WoodenNaismithLiebermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslieWade Ashley Joens – Iowa StateMadi Williams – Oklahoma Rori Harmon – TexasAshley Joens – Iowa StateMadi Williams – Oklahoma Rori Harmon – Texas Gabby Gregory – Kansas State Ashley Joens – Iowa StateMadi Williams – Oklahoma – Taiyanna Jackson – Kansas Rori Harmon – TexasAshley Joens – Iowa State

Final watchlists Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

WoodenNaismithLibermanDrysdaleMillerMcClainLeslie Wade Ashley Joens – Iowa State – – Ashley Joens – Iowa StateMadi Williams – Oklahoma – –

Regular season

Records against other conferences

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 12 TCU No. 12 North Carolina Carmichael Arena ● Chapel Hill, NC ― L 48–75 0–1 Nov 14 No. 3 Texas No. 5 UConn Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT ― L 76–83 0–2 Nov 16 No. 16 Oklahoma No. 25 Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center ● Salt Lake City, UT ― L 78–124 0–3 Nov 17 No. 4 Iowa Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum ● Manhattan, KS ― W 84–83 1–3 Nov 20 No. 19 Maryland No. 17 Baylor Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX ― L 68–73 1–4 Nov 20 No. 6 Louisville No. 3 Texas † Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis L 63–71 1–5 Nov 25 No. 13 NC State West Virginia † Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancún, Mexico Cancún Challenge L 40–78 1–6 Nov 26 No. 23 Villanova No. 21 Baylor † Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase W 75–70 2–6 Nov 27 No. 8 North Carolina No. 5 Iowa State † Moda Center ● Portland, OR Phil Knight Invitational L 64–73 2–7 Nov 27 No. 22 Michigan No. 21 Baylor † Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL Gulf Coast Showcase L 75–84 2–8 Dec 7 No. 10 Iowa State No. 16 Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series L 57–70 2–9 Dec 8 Kansas No. 12 Arizona McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ ― W 77–50 3–9 Dec 18 No. 14 Iowa State No. 25 Villanova † Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase W 74–62 4–9 Dec 18 No. 20 Arizona No. 18 Baylor † American Airlines Center ● Dallas, TX Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge L 54–75 4–10 Mar 17 West Virginia No. 25 Arizona † Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD NCAA tournament (first round) L 62–75 4–11 Mar 20 Baylor No. 6 UConn Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT NCAA tournament (second round) L 58–77 4–12 Mar 20 No. 16 Oklahoma No. 14 UCLA Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA NCAA tournament (second round) L 73–82 4–13

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 + 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 12 Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.

WeekPlayer of the WeekSchool Ref.Freshman of the WeekSchool Ref. Nov. 14Gabby GregoryKansas State Bella FontleroyBaylor Nov. 21Ashley JoensIowa State Bailey MaupinTexas Tech Nov. 28Stephanie SoaresIowa State Jasmine ShaversTexas Tech Dec. 5Taylen CollinsOklahoma State Bella Fontleroy (2)Baylor Dec. 12DeYona GastonTexas Darianna Littlepage-Buggs Baylor Dec. 19Zakiyah FranklinKansas Denae Fritz Iowa State Dec. 23Madi WilliamsOklahoma Bailey Maupin (2)Texas Tech Jan. 3Rori HarmonTaiyanna JacksonTexasKansasJasmine Shavers (2)Texas Tech Jan. 9Sarah AndrewsBaylor Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (2)Baylor Jan. 16Naomie AlnatasBre’Amber ScottOklahoma StateTexas TechJasmine Shavers (3)Texas Tech Jan. 23Madi Williams (2)OklahomaDarianna Littlepage-Buggs (3)Baylor Jan. 30Ashley Joens (2)Iowa StateDarianna Littlepage-Buggs (4)Baylor Feb. 6Sarah Andrews (2)BaylorDarianna Littlepage-Buggs (5)Baylor Feb. 13Taiyanna Jackson (2)KansasDarianna Littlepage-Buggs (6)Baylor Feb. 20Ashley Joens (3)Iowa StateDenae Fritz (2)Iowa State Feb. 27Serena SundellKansas StateDarianna Littlepage-Buggs (7)Baylor Mar. 6Madisen SmithWest VirginiaDarianna Littlepage-Buggs (8)Baylor

School TotalBaylor 2 10 12Iowa State 4 2 6Texas Tech 1 5 6Kansas 3 — 3Kansas State 2 — 2Oklahoma 2 — 2Oklahoma State 2 — 2Texas 2 — 2West Virginia 1 — 1

Postseason

Big 12 Conference tournament

*denotes overtime

NCAA 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 No. 5 Seattle Regional 3 Iowa State No. 5 Greenville Regional 1 Oklahoma No. 7 Seattle Regional 3 Baylor No. 8 Greenville Regional 2 Oklahoma State No. 10 Greenville Regional 1 West Virginia 6 BidsW-L (%):TOTAL:

WNIT

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 Region 2 Texas Tech defeated UTEP 67−54 defeated SMU 61−49 3 BidsTOTAL W-L (%):

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.

Player Team Round Pick # Position School Stephanie Soares Washington Mystics 1 4 Forward Iowa State Madi Williams Seattle Storm 2 18 Forward Oklahoma Ashley Joens Dallas Wings 2 19 Shooting guard Iowa State

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