2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season
Sports season
The 2022–23 Big 12 Conference women's basketball season began non-conference play on November 7, 2022. The conference schedule began on December 31, 2022. This will be the twenty-seventh season under the Big 12 Conference name.
The Big 12 Conference tournament is scheduled for March 9–10, 2023 at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri .
Pre-season
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.[ 1]
Preseason polls
AP
Ranking
Team
3
Texas
8
Iowa State
15
Oklahoma
18
Baylor
USA Today Coaches
Ranking
Team
3
Texas
9
Iowa State
16
Oklahoma
17
Baylor
Big 12 Conference Coaches' Poll
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place
Team
Points
FPV
1.
Iowa State
75
4
2.
Texas
74
4
3.
Oklahoma
65
1
4.
Baylor
62
1
5.
Kansas
49
—
6.
Kansas State
37
―
7.
Texas Tech
29
―
8.
West Virginia
26
―
9.
Oklahoma State
23
―
10.
TCU
10
―
Source:[ 10]
Big 12 Conference Preseason All-Conference
Preseason All-Big 12 Team
Name
School
Yr.
Pos.
Ht.
Hometown (Last School)
Sarah Andrews
Baylor
Jr.
G
5'6
Irving, TX (MacArthur HS )
Aijha Blackwell
Baylor
Sr.
G
5'11
Berkeley, MO (Missouri )
Lexi Donarski
Iowa State
Jr.
G
6'0
La Crosse, WI (Aquinas HS )
Rori Harmon
Texas
So.
G
5'6
Houston, TX (Cypress Creek HS )
Ashley Joens
Iowa State
Sr.
G/F
6'1
Iowa City, IA (City HS )
Holly Kersgieter
Kansas
Jr.
G
5'11
Sand Springs, OK (Charles Page HS )
Aaliyah Moore
Texas
So.
F
6'1
Moore, OK (Moore HS )
Taylor Robertson
Oklahoma
R-Sr.
G
6'0
McPherson, KS (McPherson HS )
Emily Ryan
Iowa State
Jr.
G
5'11
Claflin, KS (Central Plains HS)
Serena Sundell
Kansas State
So.
G
6'1
Maryville, MO (Maryville HS )
Madi Williams
Oklahoma
R-Sr.
F
6'0
Fort Worth, TX (Trinity Valley School )
Unanimous selections are shown in Bold
A tie for the 10th spot resulted in 11 selections
Honorable Mentions
Ja’Mee Asberry (Baylor), Dre’Una Edwards (Baylor), Zakiyah Franklin (Kansas), Taiyanna Jackson (Kansas), Ana Llanusa (Oklahoma), Shaylee Gonzales (Texas), Taylor Jones (Texas), Sonya Morris (Texas), JJ Quinerly (West Virginia), Madisen Smith (West Virginia)
Preseason Player of the Year
Preseason Newcomer of the Year
Preseason Freshman of the Year
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs - Baylor
Source:[ 11]
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Final watchlists
Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.
Regular season
Records against other conferences
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 12
TCU
No. 12 North Carolina
Carmichael Arena ● Chapel Hill, NC
―
L 48 –75
0–1
Nov 14
No. 3 Texas
No. 5 UConn
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT
―
L 76 –83
0–2
Nov 16
No. 16 Oklahoma
No. 25 Utah
Jon M. Huntsman Center ● Salt Lake City, UT
―
L 78 –124
0–3
Nov 17
No. 4 Iowa
Kansas State
Bramlage Coliseum ● Manhattan, KS
―
W 84 –83
1–3
Nov 20
No. 19 Maryland
No. 17 Baylor
Ferrell Center ● Waco, TX
―
L 68 –73
1–4
Nov 20
No. 6 Louisville
No. 3 Texas †
Imperial Arena ● Paradise Island , Bahamas
Battle 4 Atlantis
L 63 –71
1–5
Nov 25
No. 13 NC State
West Virginia †
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya ● Cancún , Mexico
Cancún Challenge
L 40 –78
1–6
Nov 26
No. 23 Villanova
No. 21 Baylor †
Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL
Gulf Coast Showcase
W 75 –70
2–6
Nov 27
No. 8 North Carolina
No. 5 Iowa State †
Moda Center ● Portland, OR
Phil Knight Invitational
L 64 –73
2–7
Nov 27
No. 22 Michigan
No. 21 Baylor †
Hertz Arena ● Estero, FL
Gulf Coast Showcase
L 75 –84
2–8
Dec 7
No. 10 Iowa State
No. 16 Iowa
Carver–Hawkeye Arena ● Iowa City, IA
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series
L 57 –70
2–9
Dec 8
Kansas
No. 12 Arizona
McKale Center ● Tucson, AZ
―
W 77 –50
3–9
Dec 18
No. 14 Iowa State
No. 25 Villanova †
Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT
Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase
W 74 –62
4–9
Dec 18
No. 20 Arizona
No. 18 Baylor †
American Airlines Center ● Dallas, TX
Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge
L 54 –75
4–10
Mar 17
West Virginia
No. 25 Arizona †
Xfinity Center ● College Park, MD
NCAA tournament (first round)
L 62 –75
4–11
Mar 20
Baylor
No. 6 UConn
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion ● Storrs, CT
NCAA tournament (second round)
L 58 –77
4–12
Mar 20
No. 16 Oklahoma
No. 14 UCLA
Pauley Pavilion ● Los Angeles, CA
NCAA tournament (second round)
L 73 –82
4–13
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
Final
Baylor
AP
18
17
21
21
19
18
24
23
23
18
RV
NV
RV
RV
NV
C
17
17
20
22
19
18
23
22
21
17
24
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NV
Iowa State
AP
8
7
5
8
10
14
14
15
11
15
18
18
12
21
22
20
23
RV
17
C
9
8
4
8
8
12
13
14
11
15
17
15
12
19
20
19
23
25
20
25
Kansas
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
20
22
21
23
RV
NV
C
RV
RV
NV
RV
24
24
25
25
25
RV
NV
RV
Kansas State
AP
RV
RV
25
RV
24
RV
RV
NV
C
RV
RV
25
RV
RV
RV
NV
Oklahoma
AP
15
16
RV
RV
23
24
23
20
17
19
15
14
20
16
15
13
16
14
16
C
16
16
22
23
20
20
18
18
16
16
12
12
17
13
12
11
13
12
14
17
Oklahoma State
AP
RV
RV
RV
NV
C
RV
RV
NV
TCU
AP
C
Texas
AP
3
3
19
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
NV
25
RV
24
20
17
19
12
15
15
C
3
5
16
18
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
25
RV
25
23
22
20
17
16
16
19
Texas Tech
AP
C
RV
RV
RV
NV
West Virginia
AP
RV
NV
C
Awards and honors
Players of the Week
Throughout the conference regular season, Big 12 Conference offices named two players (Player and Freshman) of the week each Monday.
Week
Player of the Week
School
Ref.
Freshman of the Week
School
Ref.
Nov. 14
Gabby Gregory
Kansas State
[ 26]
Bella Fontleroy
Baylor
[ 26]
Nov. 21
Ashley Joens
Iowa State
[ 27]
Bailey Maupin
Texas Tech
[ 27]
Nov. 28
Stephanie Soares
Iowa State
[ 28]
Jasmine Shavers
Texas Tech
[ 28]
Dec. 5
Taylen Collins
Oklahoma State
[ 29]
Bella Fontleroy (2)
Baylor
[ 29]
Dec. 12
DeYona Gaston
Texas
[ 30]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs
Baylor
[ 30]
Dec. 19
Zakiyah Franklin
Kansas
[ 31]
Denae Fritz
Iowa State
[ 31]
Dec. 23
Madi Williams
Oklahoma
[ 32]
Bailey Maupin (2)
Texas Tech
[ 32]
Jan. 3
Rori Harmon Taiyanna Jackson
Texas Kansas
[ 33]
Jasmine Shavers (2)
Texas Tech
[ 33]
Jan. 9
Sarah Andrews
Baylor
[ 34]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (2)
Baylor
[ 34]
Jan. 16
Naomie Alnatas Bre’Amber Scott
Oklahoma State Texas Tech
[ 35]
Jasmine Shavers (3)
Texas Tech
[ 35]
Jan. 23
Madi Williams (2)
Oklahoma
[ 36]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (3)
Baylor
[ 36]
Jan. 30
Ashley Joens (2)
Iowa State
[ 37]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (4)
Baylor
[ 37]
Feb. 6
Sarah Andrews (2)
Baylor
[ 38]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (5)
Baylor
[ 38]
Feb. 13
Taiyanna Jackson (2)
Kansas
[ 39]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (6)
Baylor
[ 39]
Feb. 20
Ashley Joens (3)
Iowa State
[ 40]
Denae Fritz (2)
Iowa State
[ 40]
Feb. 27
Serena Sundell
Kansas State
[ 41]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (7)
Baylor
[ 41]
Mar. 6
Madisen Smith
West Virginia
[ 42]
Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (8)
Baylor
[ 42]
School
PoW
FoW
Total
Baylor
2
10
12
Iowa State
4
2
6
Texas Tech
1
5
6
Kansas
3
—
3
Kansas State
2
—
2
Oklahoma
2
—
2
Oklahoma State
2
—
2
Texas
2
—
2
West Virginia
1
—
1
Post season
Big 12 Conference tournament
First round Thursday, March 9 ESPN+
Quarterfinals Friday, March 10 ESPNU/ESPN+
Semifinals Saturday, March 11 ESPN+
Championship game Sunday, March 12 ESPN2
1
Texas
60
8
Texas Tech
69
9
Kansas State
42
9
Kansas State
79
1
Texas
64
4
Oklahoma State
57
4
Oklahoma State
62
5
West Virginia
61
1
Texas
51
3
Iowa State
61
2
Oklahoma
77
7
Kansas
52
10
TCU
76
10
TCU
57
2
Oklahoma
72
3
Iowa State
82
3
Iowa State
74
6
Baylor
63
*denotes overtime
NCAA tournament
Six team from the conference were selected to participate.
Seed
Region
School
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship
No. 4
Seattle Regional 4
Texas
—
—
—
—
No. 5
Seattle Regional 3
Iowa State
—
—
—
—
—
No. 5
Greenville Regional 1
Oklahoma
—
—
—
—
No. 7
Seattle Regional 3
Baylor
lost to No. 2
UConn 58–77
—
—
—
—
No. 8
Greenville Regional 2
Oklahoma State
—
—
—
—
—
No. 10
Greenville Regional 1
West Virginia
—
—
—
—
—
6 Bids
W-L (%):
3–3 (.500)
0–3 (.000)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 3–6 (.333)
WNIT
Three teams from the conference were selected to participate: Kansas, Kansas State & Texas Tech.
WNBA draft
The Big 12 Conference had three players selected in the WNBA Draft. Stephanie Soares from Iowa State was the highest pick, selected by Washington Mystics on the 1st round 4th overall pick.[ 43]
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