# 2022–23 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season

The 2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball season began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2022. The regular season ended in March 2022.

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes prior to the season
#### Illinois

On March 21, 2022, Shauna Green was named the tenth head coach of Illinois.

#### Rutgers

On May 23, 2022, Coquese Washington was named the third full time head coach of Rutgers, following the retirement of longtime head coach C. Vivian Stringer.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big Ten record | Big Ten titles | Big Ten Tournament titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Illinois | Shauna Green | Dayton | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana | Teri Moren | Indiana State | 9 | 172–89 | 83–55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | Lisa Bluder | Drake | 23 | 463–233 | 232–139 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Maryland | Brenda Frese | Minnesota | 21 | 535–139 | 122–17* | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 |
| Michigan | Kim Barnes Arico | St. John's (Asst.) | 11 | 218–109 | 98–68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan State | Suzy Merchant | Eastern Michigan | 16 | 311–173 | 152–102 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Minnesota | Lindsay Whalen | Minnesota Lynx (Player) | 5 | 60–57 | 28–44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nebraska | Amy Williams | South Dakota | 7 | 94–82 | 50–55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Northwestern | Joe McKeown | George Washington | 15 | 241–198 | 102–136 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State | Kevin McGuff | Washington | 10 | 193–91 | 105–49 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Penn State | Carolyn Kieger | Marquette | 2 | 27–56 | 12–43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Purdue | Katie Gearlds | Marian | 2 | 16–14 | 7–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutgers | Coquese Washington | Notre Dame (Assoc.) | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin | Marisa Moseley | Boston University | 2 | 8–21 | 5–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* All records, appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only.
* Year at school includes 2022–23 season.
* Overall and Big Ten records are from time at current school and are through the beginning of the season.
* Frese's ACC conference record excluded since Maryland began Big Ten Conference play in 2014–15.

## Regular season

The 2022–23 Big Ten Network television schedule was released on September 21, 2022.

### Records against other conferences

2022–23 records against non-conference opponents, as of December 22, 2022:
| Power 7 conferences | Record |
| American | 3–0 |
| ACC | 10–11 |
| Big East | 3–6 |
| Big 12 | 6–4 |
| Pac-12 | 2–2 |
| SEC | 6–4 |
| Power 7 conferences total | 30–27 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 conferences | Record |
| America East | 6–0 |
| A-10 | 3–1 |
| ASUN | 3–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 1–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 3–2 |
| C-USA | 2–0 |
| Horizon | 9–1 |
| Independent | 1–0 |
| Ivy League | 5–1 |
| MAAC | 4–0 |
| MAC | 6–1 |
| MEAC | 4–0 |
| MVC | 12–2 |
| Mountain West | 4–0 |
| NEC | 2–0 |
| OVC | 3–0 |
| Patriot League | 1–0 |
| SoCon | 1–0 |
| Southland | 5–0 |
| SWAC | 4–0 |
| Summit League | 3–2 |
| Sun Belt | 2–0 |
| WAC | 1–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I total | 85–10 |
| NCAA Division I total | 115–37 |
| Power 7 conferences | Record |
| American | 0–0 |
| ACC | 0–0 |
| Big East | 0–0 |
| Big 12 | 0–0 |
| Pac-12 | 0–0 |
| SEC | 0–0 |
| Power 7 conferences total | 0–0 |
| Other NCAA Division 1 conferences | Record |
| America East | 0–0 |
| A-10 | 0–0 |
| ASUN | 0–0 |
| Big Sky | 0–0 |
| Big South | 0–0 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| CAA | 0–0 |
| C-USA | 0–0 |
| Horizon | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–0 |
| MAAC | 0–0 |
| MAC | 0–0 |
| MEAC | 0–0 |
| MVC | 0–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| NEC | 0–0 |
| OVC | 0–0 |
| Patriot League | 0–0 |
| SoCon | 0–0 |
| Southland | 0–0 |
| SWAC | 0–0 |
| Summit League | 0–0 |
| Sun Belt | 0–0 |
| WAC | 0–0 |
| WCC | 0–0 |
| Other Division I total | 0–0 |
| NCAA Division I total | 0–0 |

### Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
| Nov 7 | Northwestern | No. 20 Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena ● Eugene, OR | — | L 57–100 | 0–1 |
| Nov 8 | No. 5 Tennessee | No. 14 Ohio State | Value City Arena ● Columbus, OH | — | W 87–75 | 1–1 |
| Nov 11 | No. 1 South Carolina | No. 17 Maryland | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | — | L 56–81 | 1–2 |
| Nov 14 | No. 12 Indiana | No. 11 Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN | — | W 79–67 | 2–2 |
| Nov 15 | No. 22 Nebraska | No. 20 Creighton | D. J. Sokol Arena ● Omaha, NE | — | L 51–77 | 2–3 |
| Nov 16 | No. 9 Notre Dame | Northwestern | Welsh–Ryan Arena ● Evanston, IL | — | L 58–92 | 2–4 |
| Nov 19 | No. 11 Tennessee | Rutgers † | Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | L 54–94 | 2–5 |
| Nov 20 | No. 19 Maryland | No. 17 Baylor | Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX | — | W 73–68 | 3–5 |
| Nov 21 | No. 19 Texas | Rutgers † | Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island, Bahamas | Battle 4 Atlantis | L 44–82 | 3–6 |
| Nov 24 | Michigan State | No. 5 Iowa State † | Chiles Center ● Portland, OR | Phil Knight Invitational | L 49–80 | 3–7 |
| Nov 27 | Michigan State | No. 18 Oregon † | Veterans Memorial Coliseum ● Portland, OR | Phil Knight Invitational | L 78–86 | 3–8 |
| Nov 27 | No. 9 Iowa | No. 3 Connecticut † | Moda Center ● Portland, OR | Phil Knight Legacy | L 79–86 | 3–9 |
| Nov 27 | No. 22 Michigan | No. 21 Baylor † | Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL | Gulf Coast Showcase | W 84–75 | 4–9 |
| Nov 30 | No. 4 Ohio State | No. 18 Louisville | KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 96–77 | 5–9 |
| Dec 1 | No. 6 North Carolina | No. 5 Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall ● Bloomington, IN | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 87–63 | 6–9 |
| Dec 1 | No. 20 Maryland | No. 7 Notre Dame | Joyce Center ● Notre Dame, IN | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | W 74–72 | 7–9 |
| Dec 1 | Nebraska | No. 9 Virginia Tech | Cassell Coliseum ● Blacksburg, VA | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 54–85 | 7–10 |
| Dec 1 | No. 12 NC State | No. 10 Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA | ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 81–94 | 7–11 |
| Dec 7 | No. 10 Iowa State | No. 16 Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA | Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series | W 70–57 | 8–11 |
| Dec 11 | No. 6 Connecticut | No. 20 Maryland | Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD | — | W 85–78 | 9–11 |
| Dec 20 | No. 6 North Carolina | No. 19 Michigan † | Spectrum Center ● Charlotte, NC | Jumpman Invitational | W 76–68 | 10–11 |
| Dec 21 | No. 16 Oregon | No. 3 Ohio State † | Pechanga Arena ● San Diego, CA | San Diego Invitational | W 84–67 | 11–11 |
| Dec 21 | No. 20 Kansas | Nebraska | Pinnacle Bank Arena ● Lincoln, NE | — | W 85–79 $^{(3OT)}$ | 12–11 |
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site

### Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
* First Place votes shown in
| | | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 |
| Illinois | AP | | | | | | | | | RV | 24 | 21 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | 25т | RV | NV | |
| Illinois | C | | | | | | | | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | NV | | |
| Indiana | AP | 11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Indiana | C | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Iowa | AP | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10т | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Iowa | C | 6т | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Maryland | AP | 17 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10т | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Maryland | C | 18 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Michigan | AP | 25 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Michigan | C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Michigan State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | AP | 22 | 22 | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska | C | 22 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio State | AP | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
| Ohio State | C | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Penn State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | AP | | | | | RV | NV | | | | | | | RV | RV | NV | | | | |
| Purdue | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | NV | RV | | | | |
| Rutgers | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards and honors
### Players of the Week

Throughout the conference regular season, Big Ten Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the Week | School | Freshman of the Week | School |
| Nov. 14 | Monika Czinano | Iowa | Mara Braun | Minnesota |
| Nov. 21 | Diamond Miller | Maryland | Mallory Heyer Serah Williams | Minnesota Wisconsin |
| Nov. 28 | Mackenzie Holmes | Indiana | Yarden Garzon | Indiana |
| Dec. 5 | Caitlin Clark | Iowa | Mara Braun (2) | Minnesota |
| Dec. 12 | Caitlin Clark (2) | Iowa | Cotie McMahon | Ohio State |
| Dec. 19 | Alexis Markowski | Nebraska | Cotie McMahon (2) Kaylene Smikle | Ohio State Rutgers |
| Dec. 26 | Genesis Bryant Leigha Brown | Illinois Michigan | Cotie McMahon (3) | Ohio State |
| Jan. 2 | Genesis Bryant (2) Mackenzie Holmes (2) | Illinois Indiana | Cotie McMahon (4) | Ohio State |
| Jan. 9 | Taylor Mikesell | Ohio State | Kaylene Smikle (2) | Rutgers |
| Jan. 16 | Caitlin Clark (3) | Iowa | Yarden Garzon (2) | Indiana |
| Jan. 23 | Shyanne Sellers | Maryland | Kaylene Smikle (3) | Rutgers |
| Jan. 30 | Mackenzie Holmes (3) Caitlin Clark (4) | Indiana Iowa | Yarden Garzon (3) | Indiana |
| Feb. 6 | Caitlin Clark (5) | Iowa | Serah Williams (2) | Wisconsin |
| Feb. 13 | Diamond Miller (2) | Maryland | Cotie McMahon (5) | Ohio State |
| Feb. 20 | Mackenzie Holmes (4) | Indiana | Cotie McMahon (6) | Ohio State |
| Feb. 27 | Caitlin Clark (6) | Iowa | Serah Williams (3) | Wisconsin |
| School | PoW | FoW | Total |
| Iowa | 7 | — | 7 |
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Maryland | 3 | — | 3 |
| Wisconsin | — | 3 | 3 |
| Rutgers | — | 3 | 3 |
| Minnesota | — | 3 | 3 |
| Illinois | 2 | — | 2 |
| Michigan | 1 | — | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 | — | 1 |

### All-Big Ten awards and teams

On February 28, 2023, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.
| Honor | Coaches | Media |
| Player of the Year | Caitlin Clark, Iowa | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| Coach of the Year | Teri Moren, Indiana | Teri Moren, Indiana |
| Freshman of the Year | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana |
| Sixth Player of the Year | Hannah Stuelke, Iowa | Hannah Stuelke, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Grace Berger, Indiana | Grace Berger, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Leigha Brown, Michigan | Leigha Brown, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Caitlin Clark, Iowa | Caitlin Clark, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Makira Cook, Illinois | Makira Cook, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Monika Czinano, Iowa | Monika Czinano, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Emily Kiser, Michigan | Makenna Marisa, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State | Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Diamond Miller, Maryland | Diamond Miller, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten First Team | Jaz Shelley, Nebraska | Shyanne Sellers, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Kendall Bostic, Illinois | Kendall Bostic, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Genesis Bryant, Illinois | Genesis Bryant, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Abby Meyers, Maryland | Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | Abby Meyers, Maryland |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Laila Phelia, Michigan | Emily Kiser, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Alexis Markowski, Nebraska | Laila Phelia, Michigan |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | Alexis Markowski, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Taylor Thierry, Ohio State | Jaz Shelley, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Makenna Marisa, Penn State | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Jeanea Terry, Purdue | Taylor Thierry, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Second Team | Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers | Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Adalia McKenzie, Illinois | Adalia McKenzie, Illinois |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Yarden Garzon, Indiana | Yarden Garzon, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana | Sydney Parrish, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Sydney Parrish, Indiana | Sara Scalia, Indiana |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | McKenna Warnock, Iowa | McKenna Warnock, Iowa |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Matilda Ekh, Michigan State | Matilda Ekh, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State | DeeDee Hagemann, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Alanna Micheaux, Minnesota | Kamaria McDaniel, Michigan State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska | Alanna Micheaux, Minnesota |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Abbey Ellis, Purdue | Isabelle Bourne, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Julie Pospíšilová, Wisconsin | Sam Haiby, Nebraska |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Sydney Wood, Northwestern |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Rikki Harris, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Rebeka Mikulášiková, Ohio State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Leilani Kapinus, Penn State |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Abbey Ellis, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Jeanae Terry, Purdue |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Chyna Cornwell, Rutgers |
| All-Big Ten Honorable Mention | Not Selected | Julie Pospíšilová, Wisconsin |
| All-Freshman Team | Mara Braun, Minnesota | Mara Braun, Minnesota |
| All-Freshman Team | Yarden Garzon, Indiana | Yarden Garzon, Indiana |
| All-Freshman Team | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State | Cotie McMahon, Ohio State |
| All-Freshman Team | Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers | Kaylene Smikle, Rutgers |
| All-Freshman Team | Serah Williams, Wisconsin | Serah Williams, Wisconsin |
| All-Defensive Team | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana | Mackenzie Holmes, Indiana |
| All-Defensive Team | Leilani Kapinus, Penn State | Leilani Kapinus, Penn State |
| All-Defensive Team | Chloe Moore-McNeil, Indiana | Shyanne Sellers, Maryland |
| All-Defensive Team | Shyanne Sellers, Maryland | Jeanae Terry, Purdue |
| All-Defensive Team | Taylor Thierry, Ohio State | Sydney Wood, Northwestern |
| All-Defensive Team | Sydney Wood, Northwestern | Not Selected |
* ↑ The coaches' All-Defensive Team had 6 members due to a tie in voting.