2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season

The 2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season will begin with practices in October followed by the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season which will start in November 2022. Conference play will begin in December 2022. This will be the eleventh season under the Pac–12 Conference name and the 37th since the conference first sponsored women's sports, including basketball, in the 1986–87 school year.

2022–23 Pac–12 women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, Pac-12 Network
Regular season
Pac-12 Tournament
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arizona0–0 –0–0  –
Arizona State0–0 –0–0  –
California0–0 –0–0  –
Colorado0–0 –0–0  –
Oregon0–0 –0–0  –
Oregon State0–0 –0–0  –
Stanford0–0 –0–0  –
UCLA0–0 –0–0  –
USC0–0 –0–0  –
Utah0–0 –0–0  –
Washington0–0 –0–0  –
Washington State0–0 –0–0  –
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Pac-12 Tournament will take place in March 2023 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, Nevada.

Pre-season

Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team ESPN Signees
Arizona―
Arizona State―
California―
Colorado-
Oregon―
Oregon State―
Stanford-
UCLA-
USC―
Utah―
Washington-
Washington State-

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Preseason polls
Main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season § Pre-season polls

Pac-12 Media days

The Pac-12 will conduct its 2022 Pac-12 media days at the Pac-12 Studio, in San Francisco, California, on October, 2022 (Pac-12 Network).

The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

  • Pac-12 Commissioner – George Kliavkoff
  • Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer(MBB) – Jamie Zaninovich
  • Arizona –
  • Arizona State –
  • California –
  • Colorado –
  • Oregon –
  • Oregon State –
  • Stanford –
  • UCLA –
  • USC –
  • Utah –
  • Washington –
  • Washington State –
Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Coaches)
Place Team Points First place votes
1.Arizona--
2.Arizona State--
3California--
4.Colorado--
5.Oregon--
6.Oregon State--
7.Stanford
8.UCLA--
9.USC--
T10.Utah--
11.Washington--
12.Washington State--

Source:

Women's Basketball Preseason Poll (Media)
Place Team Points First place votes
1.Arizona--
2.Arizona State--
3California--
4.Colorado--
5.Oregon--
6.Oregon State--
7.Stanford
8.UCLA--
9.USC--
10.Utah--
11.Washington--
12.Washington State--

Source:

Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Honorable Mention

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Wooden Naismith Liberman Drysdale Miller McClain Leslie Wade

Regular season

The Schedule will be released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, and the Pac-12 Network.

Early season tournaments
Team Tournament Finish
Arizona
Arizona State
California
Colorado
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State

Records against other conferences

2022–23 records against non-conference foes as of (November 27, 2021):

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

† denotes game was played on neutral site

Conference schedule

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Arizona Arizona State California Colorado Oregon Oregon State Stanford UCLA USC Utah Washington Washington State
vs. Arizona –0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Arizona State 0–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. California 0–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Colorado 0–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon 0–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Oregon State 0–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Stanford 0–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. UCLA 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. USC 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Utah 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Washington 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Washington State 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0

Points scored
Team For Against Difference
Arizona 0 0 0
Arizona State 0 0 0
California 0 0 0
Colorado 0 0 0
Oregon 0 0 0
Oregon State 0 0 0
Stanford 0 0 0
UCLA 0 0 0
USC 0 0 0
Utah 0 0 0
Washington 0 0 0
Washington State 0 0 0

Through January 23, 2022[1]

Rankings
    Improvement in ranking
  Drop in ranking
RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV No votes received
TeamPollPreWk
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
Arizona AP
C
Arizona State AP
C
California AP
C
Colorado AP
C
Oregon AP
C
Oregon State AP
C
Stanford AP
C
UCLA AP
C
USC AP
C
Utah AP
C
Washington AP
C
Washington State AP
C

Head coaches

Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Pac-12 records are from time at current school.

Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Record at school Pac-12 record Pac-12 titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Arizona Adia Barnes Washington (assistant) 7th 110–74
(.598)		 49–56
(.467)		 0 2 1 0
Arizona State Natasha Adair Delaware 1st 0–0
(–)		 0–0
(–)		 0 0 0 0
California Charmin Smith New York Liberty (assistant) 4th 24–47
(.338)		 6–37
(.140)		 0 0 0 0
Colorado JR Payne Santa Clara 7th 92–83
(.526)		 38–66
(.365)		 0 1 0 0
Oregon Kelly Graves Gonzaga 9th 191–73
(.723)		 93–49
(.655)		 3 5 1 0
Oregon State Scott Rueck George Fox 13th 256–126
(.665)		 127–79
(.617)		 3 7 1 0
Stanford Tara VanDerveer Ohio State 37th 1,005–208
(.829)		 548–91 (.858) 25 33 13 3
UCLA Cori Close Florida State (AHC) 12th 231–122
(.673)		 123–71
(.634)		 0 6 0 0
USC Lindsay Gottlieb Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) 2nd 12–16
(.429)		 5–12
(.294)		 0 8 0 0
Utah Lynne Roberts Pacific 8th 112–99
(.531)		 48–76
(.387)		 0 1 0 0
Washington Tina Langley Rice 2nd 7–16
(.304)		 2–12
(.143)		 0 0 0 0
Washington State Kamie Ethridge Northern Colorado 5th 51–64
(.443)		 28–44
(.389)		 0 2 0 0

Notes:

  • Pac-12 records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
  • NCAA Tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
  • NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools

Post season

Pac-12 Tournament

The conference tournament will be played in March 2023 at the Michelob Ultra Arena in Paradise, NV. The top four teams will have a bye on the first day. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.

2023 Pac-12 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

NCAA Tournament
Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

Teams from the conference that will be selected to participate:

Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four Championship
― ―
–
― ― – – – –
Bids W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)

Women's National Invitation Tournament

Members from the conference that will be selected to participate:

Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
− − − − −
Bid W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost

Awards and honors

Players of the Week

Throughout the regular season, the Pac-12 offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.[2]

Week Player of the Week School Freshman of the Week School Ref.
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Totals per School
School Total
Arizona 0
Arizona State 0
California 0
Colorado 0
Oregon 0
Oregon State 0
Stanford 0
UCLA 0
USC 0
Utah 0
Washington 0
Washington State 0

All-District

The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:

District VIII

All-District Team

District IX

Player of the Year

All-District Team

Conference awards

The Pac-12 presents two separate sets of major awards—one voted on by conference coaches and the other by media.

Individual awards

Coaches

2023 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Freshman of the Year
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
Sixth Player of the Year

Media

2023 Pac-12 Women's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Freshman of the Year
Most Improved Player of the Year
Sixth Player of the Year

All-Pac-12
First Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
  • ‡ Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ††† three-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • †† two-time All-Pac-12 First Team honoree
  • † two-time All-Pac-12 honoree
Second Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht. Hometown (Last School)
Honorable Mention

All-Freshman Team
Name School Pos. Ht.

† Pac-12 Player of the Year ‡ Pac-12 Freshman of the Year

Honorable Mention

All-Defensive Team
Name School Pos. Yr. Ht.
  • † Pac-12 Player of the Year
  • ‡Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Defensive Team honoree
Honorable Mention

Scholar Athlete of the Year

The Pac-12 moved to seasonal Academic Honor Rolls, discontinuing sport-by-sport teams, starting in 2019-20

Name School Pos. Ht. GPA Major
  • ‡ indicates player was Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • †† two-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree
  • ††† three-time Pac-12 All-Academic honoree

2023 WNBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
− − −

Home game attendance
Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona McKale Center 14,644 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Arizona State Desert Financial Arena 14,100 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
California Haas Pavilion 11,858 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Colorado Coors Events Center 11,064 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oregon Matthew Knight Arena 12,364 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Oregon State Gill Coliseum 9,604 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Stanford Maples Pavilion 7,233 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
UCLA Pauley Pavilion 13,800 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
USC Galen Center 10,258 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center 15,000 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Washington Alaska Airlines Arena 10,000 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Washington State Beasley Coliseum 11,671 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Total 11,800 – – –

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

See also

References
  1. "Sortable Team Stats". Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". Pac-12.com. November 15, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
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