# 2022–23 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Bud Walton Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
The Razorbacks finished the season with a 24–13 overall record, 7–9 in the SEC conference. In the postseason, they were defeated by South Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, but qualified to enter the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Kansas.

## Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the season 18–14 (7–9 SEC) to finish tied for eighth in the conference. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Utah, 92–69.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas–Fort Smith | W 92–62 | | Bud Walton Arena (642) Fayetteville, AR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 70–50 | 1–0 | H.O. Clemmons Arena (3,128) Pine Bluff, AR |
| November 11, 2022* 10:30 a.m., SECN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 72–34 | 2–0 | Bud Walton Arena (7,410) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Tulsa | W 62–50 | 3–0 | Bud Walton Arena (2,511) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Kent State | W 80–59 | 4–0 | Bud Walton Arena (2,265) Fayetteville, AR |
| November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 93–49 | 5–0 | Jack Stephens Center (2,879) Little Rock, AR |
| November 24, 2022* 5:45 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Northern Arizona Paradise Jam | W 82–73 | 6–0 | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 25, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Clemson Paradise Jam | W 76–62 | 7–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,724) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| November 26, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. No. 25 Kansas State Paradise Jam | W 69–53 | 8–0 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,024) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| December 1, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Troy | W 87–70 | 9–0 | Bud Walton Arena (3,019) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Oral Roberts | W 92–58 | 10–0 | Bud Walton Arena (2,947) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 8, 2022* 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 21 | Lamar | W 63–50 | 11–0 | Bud Walton Arena (2,268) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 11, 2022* 3:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 21 | Arkansas State Rivalry | W 77–63 | 12–0 | Bud Walton Arena (3,826) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops | No. 21 | at No. 16 Creighton | W 83–75 | 13–0 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,050) Omaha, NE |
| December 20, 2022* 3:00 p.m. | No. 17 | vs. No. 16 Oregon San Diego Invitational | L 78–85 | 13–1 | Pechanga Arena (321) San Diego, CA |
| December 21, 2022* 3:00 p.m. | No. 17 | vs. South Florida San Diego Invitational | L 65–66 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 | Pechanga Arena (303) San Diego, CA |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 24 | No. 9 LSU | L 45–69 | 13–3 (0–1) | Bud Walton Arena (5,285) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 1, 2023 1:00 p.m., SECN+ | No. 24 | at Kentucky | W 71–50 | 14–3 (1–1) | Memorial Coliseum (3,284) Lexington, KY |
| January 5, 2023 7:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Florida | W 102–74 | 15–3 (2–1) | Bud Walton Arena (4,524) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | at Missouri | W 77–55 | 16–3 (3–1) | Mizzou Arena (4,260) Columbia, MO |
| January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Vanderbilt | W 84–81 | 17–3 (4–1) | Bud Walton Arena (3,693) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 3 LSU | L 76–79 | 17–4 (4–2) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,293) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at No. 1 South Carolina | L 46–92 | 17–5 (4–3) | Colonial Life Arena (13,349) Columbia, SC |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | Alabama | L 66–69 | 17–6 (4–4) | Bud Walton Arena (3,206) Fayetteville, AR |
| January 29, 2023 4:00 p.m., SECN | | Ole Miss | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (4–5) | Bud Walton Arena (6,677) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN | | at Auburn | W 54–51 | 18–7 (5–5) | Neville Arena (2,569) Auburn, AL |
| February 9, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Vanderbilt | L 70–78 | 18–8 (5–6) | Memorial Gymnasium (1,978) Nashville, TN |
| February 12, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN+ | | Missouri | W 61–33 | 19–8 (6–6) | Bud Walton Arena (4,492) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN | | Tennessee | L 67–87 | 19–9 (6–7) | Bud Walton Arena (3,243) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 19, 2023 11:00 a.m., SECN | | at Georgia | L 48–71 | 19–10 (6–8) | Stegeman Coliseum (4,109) Athens, GA |
| February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., SECN | | at Mississippi State | L 73–87 | 19–11 (6–9) | Humphrey Coliseum (4,940) Starkville, MS |
| February 26, 2023 11:00 a.m., SECN | | Texas A&M | W 78–65 | 20–11 (7–9) | Bud Walton Arena (4,408) Fayetteville, AR |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 2, 2023 11:00 am, SECN | (8) | vs. (9) Missouri Second Round | W 85–74 | 21–11 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,531) Greenville, SC |
| March 3, 2023 11:00 am, SECN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina Quarterfinals | L 66–93 | 21–12 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Louisiana Tech First Round | W 69–47 | 22–12 | Bud Walton Arena (1,460) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 20, 2023* 7:00 pm | | Stephen F. Austin Second Round | W 60–37 | 23–12 | Bud Walton Arena (3,017) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | Texas Tech Super 16 | W 71–66 | 24–12 | Bud Walton Arena (3,560) Fayetteville, AR |
| March 26, 2023* 2:00 pm | | at Kansas Great 8 | L 64–78 | 24–13 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||

## 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 | 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 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | |