# 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles women's basketball team represented Florida Gulf Coast University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by twenty-first year head coach Karl Smesko, played their home games at the Alico Arena and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

## Schedule

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Old Dominion | W 81–62 | 1–0 | Alico Arena (2,757) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at FIU | W 92–63 | 2–0 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (431) Miami, FL |
| November 18, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Bank of Hawai'i Classic | W 65–45 | 3–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,239) Honolulu, HI |
| November 20, 2022* 4:30 p.m. | | vs. San Diego Bank of Hawai'i Classic | W 68–60 | 4–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (105) Honolulu, HI |
| November 25, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | vs. No. 2 Stanford Rainbow Wahine Showdown | L 69–93 | 4–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| November 26, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 63–50 | 5–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,340) Honolulu, HI |
| November 27, 2022* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. Grambling State Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 73–67 | 6–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 4, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ave Maria | W 88–35 | 7–1 | Alico Arena (1,207) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Palm Beach Atlantic | W 93–36 | 8–1 | Alico Arena (1,215) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Duke | L 48–71 | 8–2 | Alico Arena (2,183) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Kentucky | W 69–63 | 9–2 | Memorial Coliseum (3,267) Lexington, KY |
| December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mercer | W 91–81 | 10–2 | Hawkins Arena (672) Macon, GA |
| December 28, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | W 89–75 | 11–2 | Alico Arena (1,404) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercer | W 64–57 | 12–2 | Alico Arena (1,252) Fort Myers, FL |
| ASUN Regular Season ||||||
| January 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Liberty | W 70–53 | 13–2 (1–0) | Alico Arena (1,509) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 77–51 | 14–2 (2–0) | Alico Arena (1,497) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 7, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 86–58 | 15–2 (3–0) | Flowers Hall (504) Florence, AL |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 74–51 | 16–2 (4–0) | Alico Arena (1,463) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 86–31 | 17–2 (5–0) | Alico Arena (1,405) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Queens | W 95–56 | 18–2 (6–0) | Curry Arena (132) Charlotte, NC |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Liberty | L 78–88 $^{OT}$ | 18–3 (6–1) | Liberty Arena (1,242) Lynchburg, VA |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Kentucky | W 84–61 | 19–3 (7–1) | Alico Arena (1,629) Fort Myers, FL |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 86–44 | 20–3 (8–1) | Alico Arena (1,703) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 2, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | W 77–31 | 21–3 (9–1) | Swisher Gymnasium (100) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 106–51 | 22–3 (10–1) | UNF Arena (449) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | W 100–58 | 23–3 (11–1) | Alico Arena (1,806) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 67–57 | 24–3 (12–1) | Edmunds Center (155) DeLand, FL |
| February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 78–61 | 25–3 (13–1) | Alico Arena (1,819) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Austin Peay | W 55–42 | 26–3 (14–1) | Alico Arena (2,201) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 82–56 | 27–3 (15–1) | KSU Convocation Center (471) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 25, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 76–46 | 28–3 (16–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (745) Jacksonville, AL |
| March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 101–59 | 29–3 (17–1) | Allen Arena (508) Nashville, TN |
| ASUN Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (9) Stetson Quarterfinals | W 66–48 | 30–3 | Alico Arena (1,350) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (4) Austin Peay Semifinals | W 51–34 | 31–3 | Alico Arena (1,820) Fort Myers, FL |
| March 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | (2) Liberty Championship Game | W 84–60 | 32–3 | Alico Arena (2,694) Fort Myers, FL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 18, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | (12 G2) | vs. (5 G2) No. 23 Washington State First Round | W 74–63 | 33–3 | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| March 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | (12 G2) | at (4 G2) No. 10т Villanova Second Round | L 57–76 | 33–4 | Finneran Pavilion (4,361) Villanova, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G2=Greenville 2. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | 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 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | —* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV* | 25^ | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25т | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same. ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.