# 2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines were by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her eleventh year, and played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 41st season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season with a 25–7 record, including 13–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They also reached No. 4 in the AP Poll, their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 3 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament, their highest seed ever. The Wolverines advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.

## Offseason

On April 5, 2022, former assistant coach Carrie Moore was named the head coach for Harvard, following the retirement of longtime head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 | Daemen | W 87–32 | – | Crisler Center (850) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 25 | Delaware State | W 83–30 | 1–0 | Crisler Center (1,865) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 25 | Saint Francis | W 91–36 | 2–0 | Crisler Center (2,930) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 23 | Western Michigan | W 99–67 | 3–0 | Crisler Center (2,031) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | No. 23 | at Fairfield | W 69–53 | 4–0 | Total Mortgage Arena (1,026) Bridgeport, CT |
| November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 22 | vs. Air Force Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | W 68–48 | 5–0 | Hertz Arena (356) Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 22 | vs. South Florida Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 63–58 | 6–0 | Hertz Arena (297) Estero, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops | No. 22 | vs. No. 21 Baylor Gulf Coast Showcase final | W 84–75 | 7–0 | Hertz Arena (313) Estero, FL |
| December 1, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 17 | at Miami (FL) ACC–Big Ten Challenge | W 76–64 | 8–0 | Watsco Center (1,830) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 4, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 17 | Northwestern | W 77–66 | 9–0 (1–0) | Crisler Center (2,835) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 14 | Toledo | L 68–71 | 9–1 | Crisler Center (2,798) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 17, 2022* 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 19 | Appalachian State | W 77–49 | 10–1 | Crisler Center (2,853) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 19 | vs. No. 6 North Carolina Jumpman Invitational | W 76–68 | 11–1 | Spectrum Center (8,745) Charlotte, NC |
| December 28, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 14 | at Nebraska | W 76–59 | 12–1 (2–0) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,150) Lincoln, NE |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., BTN | No. 14 | at No. 3 Ohio State Rivalry | L 57–66 | 12–2 (2–1) | Value City Arena (4,038) Columbus, OH |
| January 3, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 14 | Penn State | W 82–72 | 13–2 (3–1) | Crisler Center (3,237) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., FOX | No. 14 | No. 16 Iowa | L 85–94 | 13–3 (3–2) | Crisler Center (10,731) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 10, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 17 | at Purdue | W 80–59 | 14–3 (4–2) | Mackey Arena (3,473) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 17 | Michigan State Rivalry | W 70–55 | 15–3 (5–2) | Crisler Center (10,534) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 19, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN | No. 14 | at Rutgers | W 81–58 | 16–3 (6–2) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,105) Piscataway, NJ |
| January 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., BTN | No. 13 | No. 6 Indiana | L 83–92 | 16–4 (6–3) | Crisler Center (2,987) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 26, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 13 | at No. 10 Maryland | L 64–72 | 16–5 (6–4) | Xfinity Center (5,602) College Park, MD |
| January 29, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 13 | at Minnesota | W 77–41 | 17–5 (7–4) | Williams Arena (4,545) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 2, 2023 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 18 | Illinois | W 74–57 | 18–5 (8–4) | Crisler Center (2,676) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 5, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 18 | at Michigan State Rivalry | W 77–67 | 19–5 (9–4) | Breslin Center (9,220) East Lansing, MI |
| February 12, 2023 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 12 | Nebraska | W 80–75 | 20–5 (10–4) | Crisler Center (4,313) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 16, 2023 8:30 p.m., BTN | No. 12 | at No. 2 Indiana | L 52–68 | 20–6 (10–5) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (7,446) Bloomington, IN |
| February 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1 | No. 12 | No. 16 Ohio State Rivalry | L 61–74 | 20–7 (10–6) | Crisler Center (5,832) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | No. 12 | Rutgers | W 71–53 | 21–7 (11–6) | Crisler Center (2,402) Ann Arbor, MI |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., BTN/BTN+ | No. 12 | at Wisconsin | L 70–78 | 21–8 (11–7) | Kohl Center (4,933) Madison, WI |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN | (5) No. 17 | vs. (13) Penn State Second round | W 63–61 | 22–8 | Target Center (4,908) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 3, 2023 3:00 p.m., BTN | (5) No. 17 | vs. (4) No. 14 Ohio State Quarterfinals/Rivalry | L 79–81 | 22–9 | Target Center (5,544) Minneapolis, MN |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 17, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | (6 G2) No. 18 | vs. (11 G2) No. 22 UNLV First round | W 71–59 | 23–9 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 19, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN | (6 G2) No. 18 | at (3 G2) No. 9 LSU Second round | L 42–66 | 23–10 | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (10,108) Baton Rouge, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. :
| Poll | 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 |
| AP | 25 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Coaches | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 |