# 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins were led by head coach Brenda Frese in her 22nd season, and played their home games at the Xfinity Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Terrapins finished the 2022–23 season with a 28–7 record, including 15–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Elite Eight, before being eliminated by South Carolina.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 22, 2023* 3:30 p.m., B1G+ | No. 14 | California (PA) | W 103–37 | — | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| October 29, 2023* 12:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 14 | East Carolina | W 76–66 | — | Xfinity Center College Park, MD |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | No. 14 | Harvard | W 98–75 | 1–0 | Xfinity Center (4,891) College Park, MD |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ABC | No. 14 | at No. 6 South Carolina | L 76–114 | 1–1 | Colonial Life Arena (16,007) Columbia, SC |
| November 16, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 20 | at No. 8 UConn | L 48–80 | 1–2 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT |
| November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 20 | Syracuse | W 83–81 | 2–2 | Xfinity Center (7,090) College Park, MD |
| November 23, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. No. 23 Washington State Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | L 67–87 | 2–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (150) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 24, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops | | vs. Green Bay Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 68–59 | 3–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (111) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 25, 2023* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops | | vs. UMass Cancún Challenge Mayan Division | W 92–63 | 4–3 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (107) Cancún, Mexico |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Niagara | W 114–44 | 5–3 | Xfinity Center (5,064) College Park, MD |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | George Mason | W 86–77 | 6–3 | Xfinity Center (5,901) College Park, MD |
| December 10, 2023 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Northwestern | W 71–58 | 7–3 (1–0) | Xfinity Center (5,127) College Park, MD |
| December 12, 2023* 11:00 a.m., B1G+ | | Towson | W 99–51 | 8–3 | Xfinity Center (14,994) College Park, MD |
| December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | James Madison | W 78–55 | 9–3 | Xfinity Center (5,032) College Park, MD |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at Nebraska | L 81–87 | 9–4 (1–1) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (8,795) Lincoln, NE |
| January 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Minnesota | W 72–64 | 10–4 (2–1) | Williams Arena (2,362) Minneapolis, MN |
| January 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Michigan State | L 69–74 | 10–5 (2–2) | Breslin Student Events Center (2,886) East Lansing, MI |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Purdue Rescheduled from January 6 | W 88–66 | 11–5 (3–2) | Xfinity Center (7,231) College Park, MD |
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 18 Ohio State | L 76–84 | 11–6 (3–3) | Xfinity Center (5,112) College Park, MD |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Illinois | W 90–82 | 12–6 (4–3) | Xfinity Center (6,409) College Park, MD |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Michigan | L 77–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (4–4) | Crisler Center (2,586) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State | L 76–112 | 12–8 (4–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,532) University Park, PA |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 10 Indiana | L 73–87 | 12–9 (4–6) | Xfinity Center (7,137) College Park, MD |
| February 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX | | No. 3 Iowa | L 85–93 | 12–10 (4–7) | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN | | at Rutgers | W 67–59 | 13–10 (5–7) | Jersey Mike's Arena (1,328) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 11, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Illinois | W 69–53 | 14–10 (6–7) | State Farm Center (3,185) Champaign, IL |
| February 18, 2024 1:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Penn State | W 77–62 | 15–10 (7–7) | Xfinity Center (9,443) College Park, MD |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | Rutgers | W 81–62 | 16–10 (8–7) | Xfinity Center (5,192) College Park, MD |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 2 Ohio State | L 66–79 | 16–11 (8–8) | Value City Arena (10,790) Columbus, OH |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 79–63 | 17–11 (9–8) | Xfinity Center (6,608) College Park, MD |
| March 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., Peacock | | at No. 14 Indiana | L 54–71 | 17–12 (9–9) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,402) Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| March 7, 2024 12:30 p.m., BTN | (8) | vs. (9) Illinois Second round | W 75–65 | 18–12 | Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 8, 2024 12:30 p.m., BTN | (8) | vs. (1) No. 4 Ohio State Quarterfinals | W 82–61 | 19–12 | Target Center (18,481) Minneapolis, MN |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN | (8) | vs. (5) Nebraska Semifinals | L 68–78 | 19–13 | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (10 P4) | vs. (7 P4) Iowa State First round | L 86–93 | 19–14 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: ||||||

## 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 | 14 | 20 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | 11 | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |