# 2022–23 Columbia Lions women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Columbia Lions women's basketball team represented Columbia University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lions, led by seventh-year head coach Megan Griffith, played their home games at Levien Gymnasium in Manhattan, New York as members of the Ivy League. They finished the Ivy League season 12–2, winning a share of the title for the first time in program history. Columbia was the No. 2 seed at the 2023 Ivy League women's basketball tournament, but they fell to Harvard in the semifinals. After being the first team left out of the NCAA tournament field, the Lions accepted an auto-bid to the 2023 WNIT. They were the first Ivy League team to reach the semifinals or finals of the WNIT. Columbia lost to Kansas in the WNIT championship game.

## Previous season

They finished the previous season 25–7, 12–2 in Ivy League play. They lost to Princeton in the 2022 Ivy League women's basketball tournament finals.

## Roster

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## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Memphis | W 77–69 | 1–0 | Elma Roane Fieldhouse (611) Memphis, TN |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 64–56 | 2–0 | Bob Carpenter Center (956) Newark, DE |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Vanderbilt | L 63–74 | 2–1 | Levien Gymnasium (913) Manhattan, NY |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Big East Digital Network | | at Seton Hall | W 83–76 | 3–1 | Walsh Gymnasium (675) South Orange, NJ |
| November 20, 2022* 12:00 p.m., Big 12 Now/ESPN+ | | at No. 7/8 Iowa State | L 76–99 | 3–2 | Hilton Coliseum (9,451) Ames, IA |
| November 25, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 95–57 | 4–2 | Watsco Center (124) Coral Gables, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Miami (FL) Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 78–71 | 5–2 | Watsco Center (1,658) Coral Gables, FL |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | W 103–54 | 6–2 | Levien Gymnasium (393) Manhattan, NY |
| December 3, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 91–43 | 7–2 | Levien Gymnasium (464) Manhattan, NY |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SNY | | at Stony Brook | W 84–68 | 8–2 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (777) Stony Brook, NY |
| December 10, 2022* 12:00 p.m., NESN | | at Massachusetts | W 83–74 | 9–2 | Mullins Center (984) Amherst, MA |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | | at LIU | W 90–47 | 10–2 | Steinberg Wellness Center (120) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 28, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 81–59 | 11–2 | Levien Gymnasium (572) Manhattan, NY |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Yale | W 97–53 | 12–2 (1–0) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (335) New Haven, CT |
| January 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Princeton | W 58–55 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 (2–0) | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,113) Princeton, NJ |
| January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Penn | L 67–71 | 13–3 (2–1) | The Palestra (678) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 14, 2023 12:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | Harvard | W 82–56 | 14–3 (3–1) | Levien Gymnasium (1,127) Manhattan, NY |
| January 16, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 91–64 | 15–3 (4–1) | Newman Arena (579) Ithaca, NY |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | W 94–74 | 16–3 (5–1) | Levien Gymnasium (1,167) Manhattan, NY |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dartmouth Pride Game | W 79–50 | 17–3 (6–1) | Levien Gymnasium (1,335) Manhattan, NY |
| February 3, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn Alumnae Weekend | W 72–50 | 18–3 (7–1) | Levien Gymnasium (2,111) Manhattan, NY |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | Princeton Alumnae Weekend | L 56–74 | 18–4 (7–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,653) Manhattan, NY |
| February 11, 2023 12:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN+ | | Yale Play4Kay Game | W 74–46 | 19–4 (8–2) | Levien Gymnasium (1,485) Manhattan, NY |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 75–70 | 20–4 (9–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,056) Cambridge, MA |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Dartmouth | W 80–37 | 21–4 (10–2) | Leede Arena (806) Hanover, NH |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Brown | W 83–55 | 22–4 (11–2) | Pizzitola Sports Center (427) Providence, RI |
| March 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cornell Senior Day | W 69–64 $^{OT}$ | 23–4 (12–2) | Levien Gymnasium (2,602) Manhattan, NY |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Harvard Semifinals | L 65–72 $^{OT}$ | 23–5 | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,238) Princeton, NJ |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | FDU First round | W 69–53 | 24–5 | Levien Gymnasium (593) Manhattan, NY |
| March 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN3 | | Fordham Second round | W 78–73 | 25–5 | Levien Gymnasium (975) Manhattan, NY |
| March 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SNY/ESPN3 | | Syracuse Super 16 | W 88–82 | 26–5 | Levien Gymnasium (1,537) Manhattan, NY |
| March 26, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Harvard Great 8 | W 77–71 | 27–5 | Levien Gymnasium (1,689) Manhattan, NY |
| March 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green Fab 4 | W 77–70 | 28–5 | Stroh Center (4,155) Bowling Green, OH |
| April 1, 2023* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN | | at Kansas Championship | L 59–66 | 28–6 | Allen Fieldhouse (11,701) Lawrence, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | — | — |
| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received votes |
| (NR) | Not ranked and did not receive votes |
Source:
The Coaches Poll did not release a poll for the week of November 7.