2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season will begin on November 8, 2022. The regular season will end on March 12, 2023, with the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament beginning on March 14 and ending with the championship game at NRG Stadium in Houston on April 3.
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| Preseason AP No. 1 | TBD |
| Regular season | November 8, 2022 – March 12, 2023 |
| NCAA Tournament | 2023 |
| Tournament dates | March 14 – April 3 |
| National Championship | NRG Stadium Houston, Texas |
Season headlines
- April 20, 2022
- Oscar Tshiebwe, the consensus national player of the year in 2021–22, announced he would return to Kentucky for his senior season. He became the first men's national player of the year to announce a return to college since 2008 player of the year Tyler Hansbrough at North Carolina.[1]
- Jay Wright retired as head coach at Villanova after 21 seasons, ending a tenure that saw the Wildcats make four Final Four appearances, including national titles in 2016 and 2018, and included Wright's 2021 induction to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Conference membership changes
Twenty-four schools will join new conferences, including four schools from Division II which will start transitions to Division I this season.
The 2022−23 season will be the last for at least some Division I schools in their current conferences.
Arenas
New arenas
- This is the first season for Alabama A&M at the new Alabama A&M Events Center. A&M is also expected to play their first game in the new arena in November.
- This will also be the first season for Austin Peay at the new F&M Bank Arena in downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, following 48 seasons on campus at Winfield Dunn Center. Peay is also expected to play their first game in the new arena in November.
- Georgia State will leave GSU Sports Arena and play its first season at a facility tentatively named Georgia State Convocation Center. The team is expected to play their first game there in November.
- Texas will move from the Frank Erwin Center to the Moody Center. The Longhorns are expected to play their first game there in November.
- This will be also the first season for Vermont at the new Tarrant Event Center, replacing their old arena Patrick Gym. The team is expected to play their first game there in November.
- This will also be the first season for Fairfield at the new Fairfield University Convocation Center, replacing Alumni Hall. Completion is expected in November 2022.
Arenas of new D-I teams
All four new D-I members in 2022–23 play on their respective campuses.
- Lindenwood plays at Robert F. Hyland Performance Arena.
- Southern Indiana plays at Screaming Eagles Arena.
- Stonehill plays at Merkert Gymnasium.
- Texas A&M–Commerce plays at the Texas A&M–Commerce Field House.
Arenas closing
The following D-I programs plan to open new arenas for the 2023−24 season. All will move within their current campuses otherwise indicated.
- Longwood will leave Willett Hall for the new Joan Perry Brock Center; the venue is scheduled to open in Summer 2023.[2]
- Baylor will leave the Ferrell Center for the new Foster Pavilion; the venue is scheduled to open in the fall of 2023 or early 2024.[3]
- Georgia Southern will leave the Hanner Fieldhouse for the new Jack and Ruth Ann Hill Convocation Center the venue is scheduled to open in the early fall of 2023.[4]
Seasonal outlook
The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaching Polls
Pre-season polls
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Regular season Top 10 matchups
Rankings reflect the AP Poll Top 25.
Regular season
Early season tournaments
Upsets
An upset is a victory by an underdog team. In the context of NCAA Division I men's basketball, this generally constitutes an unranked team defeating a team currently ranked in the top 25. This list will highlight those upsets of ranked teams by unranked teams as well as upsets of No. 1 teams. Rankings are from the AP poll. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponents home . court (including secondary homes).
| Winner | Score | Loser | Date | Tournament/event | Notes |
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In addition to the upsets in which a unranked team defeated a ranked team, non–Division I teams to defeat ranked Division I teams. Bold type indicates winning teams in "true road games"—i.e., those played on an opponents home court (including secondary homes).
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Conference winners and tournaments
Each of the 32 Division I athletic conferences will end its regular season with a single-elimination tournament. The team with the best regular-season record in each conference receives the number one seed in each tournament, with tiebreakers used as needed in the case of ties for the top seeding. Unless otherwise noted, the winners of these tournaments will receive automatic invitations to the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.
Coaching changes
Many teams will change coaches during the season and after it ends.
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References
- Borxello, Jeff (April 20, 2022). "Oscar Tshiebwe announces he's returning to Kentucky Wildcats for 2022-23 men's basketball season". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- "Joan Perry Brock Center Underway At Longwood University To Feature 3020 Seat Arena". Consupt.com. November 16, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- Muret, Don (January 13, 2022). "Baylors New Arena Designed As Comtemporary Fieldhouse". Venuesnow.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- Cannady, Del (February 13, 2021). "New Georgia Southern Building To Be Named After Jack Hill And Ruth Ann Hill". WTOC.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.