# 2022–23 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by ninth-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference.

## Previous season

They finished the season 20–13, 9–9 in Big 12 play and finished sixth in the conference. As the sixth seed in the Big 12 Tournament, they were defeated by the third seed Texas in the Quarterfinals. The Wildcats earned an at-large big to the NCAA Tournament in the Bridgeport Regional as a nine seed with a matchup against eight seed Washington State. The Wildcats beat the Cougars 50–40. Next up, the Wildcats second round matchup was against number one seed NC State and were defeated by the Wolfpack 57–89.

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 31, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Fort Hays State | W 74–63 | – | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| November 4, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Newman | W 104–47 | – | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 83–43 | 1–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,501) Manhattan, KS |
| November 11, 2022* 3:30 pm, BTN | | vs. Wisconsin Brew City Battle | W 77–63 | 2–0 | American Family Field Milwaukee, WI |
| November 17, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 4 Iowa | W 84–83 | 3–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (5,215) Manhattan, KS |
| November 18, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UTRGV | W 70–45 | 4–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,598) Manhattan, KS |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 91–82 | 5–0 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,477) Manhattan, KS |
| November 24, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | vs. Clemson Paradise Jam | W 76–38 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,024) St. Thomas USVI |
| November 25, 2022* 4:45 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | vs. Northern Arizona Paradise Jame | W 93–80 | 7–0 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas USVI |
| November 26, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. 25 | vs. Arkansas Paradise Jam | L 53–69 | 7–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,024) St. Thomas USVI |
| December 4, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Houston | W 73–59 | 8–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,612) Manhattan, KS |
| December 7, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | No. 24 | Kansas City | W 72–45 | 9–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,593) Manhattan, KS |
| December 10, 2022* 1:00 pm | No. 24 | vs. South Dakota State | L 78–82 | 9–2 | Municipal Auditorium (673) Kansas City, MO |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 69–57 | 10–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,506) Manhattan, KS |
| December 21, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | Morgan State | W 77–46 | 11–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,337) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 41–87 | 11–3 (0–1) | Moody Center (5,126) Austin, TX |
| January 4, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Oklahoma State | W 86–72 | 12–3 (1–1) | Bramlage Coliseum (2,602) Manhattan, KS |
| January 7, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | West Virginia | L 70–77 | 12–4 (1–2) | Bramlage Coliseum (5,022) Manhattan, KS |
| January 11, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 15 Iowa State | L 56–67 | 12–5 (1–3) | Hilton Coliseum (9,263) Ames, IA |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Texas Tech | L 65–85 | 12–6 (1–4) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,881) Manhattan, KS |
| January 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Baylor | L 48–69 | 12–7 (1–5) | Ferrell Center (4,011) Waco, TX |
| January 21, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | TCU | W 64–48 | 13–7 (2–5) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,114) Manhattan, KS |
| January 25, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 74–82 | 13–8 (2–6) | Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,081) Stillwater, OK |
| January 29, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Kansas Sunflower Showdown | L 72–85 | 13–9 (2–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (3,282) Lawrence, KS |
| February 1, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 12 Iowa State | W 78–77 | 14–9 (3–7) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,132) Manhattan, KS |
| February 5, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Texas Tech | L 68–78 | 14–10 (3–8) | United Supermarkets Arena (3,971) Lubbock, TX |
| February 12, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 16 Oklahoma | L 68–85 | 14–11 (3–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (4,138) Manhattan, KS |
| February 15, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Baylor | W 87–68 | 15–11 (4–9) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,046) Manhattan, KS |
| February 18, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at TCU | L 62–75 | 15–12 (4–10) | Schollmaier Arena (1,756) Fort Worth, TX |
| February 22, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Kansas | W 63–45 | 16–12 (5–10) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,918) Manhattan, KS |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at West Virginia | L 58–67 | 16–13 (5–11) | WVU Coliseum (2,425) Morgantown, WV |
| March 1, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 16 Oklahoma | L 86–90 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 (5–12) | Lloyd Noble Center (3,251) Norman, OK |
| March 4, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 23 Texas | L 52–80 | 16–15 (5–13) | Bramlage Coliseum (3,877) Manhattan, KS |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Texas Tech First Round | W 79–69 | 17–15 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO |
| March 10, 2023 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | (9) | vs. (1) No. 15 Texas Quarterfinals | L 42–60 | 17–16 | Municipal Auditorium (5,238) Kansas City, MO |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wichita State First Round | W 90–56 | 18–16 | Bramlage Coliseum (1,977) Manhattan, KS |
| March 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Wyoming Second Round | W 71–55 | 19–16 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,350) Manhattan, KS |
| March 24, 2023* 9:00 p.m. | | at Washington Super 16 | L 48–55 | 19–17 | Alaska Airlines Arena (3,245) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | | | | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |