2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team explained

Mode:	Women's basketball
Year:	2022–23
Prev Year:	2021–22
Next Year:	2023–24
Team:	Michigan Wolverines
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	23
Aprank:	18
Record:	23–10
Conf Record:	11–7
Hc Year:	11th
Asst Coach3:	Harry Rafferty
Champion:	Gulf Coast Showcase champions
Tourney Result:	Second round

The 2022–23 Michigan Wolverines women's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolverines were by head coach Kim Barnes Arico in her eleventh year, and played their home games at the Crisler Center. This season marked the program's 41st season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2021–22 season with a 25–7 record, including 13–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They also reached No. 4 in the AP Poll, their highest rank ever, and were ranked the No. 3 seed in the 2022 NCAA tournament, their highest seed ever. The Wolverines advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time in program history.^{[1] [2]}

Offseason

On April 5, 2022, former assistant coach Carrie Moore was named the head coach for Harvard, following the retirement of longtime head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith.^[3]

Schedule and results

|-! colspan="9" style="background:#00274C; color:#FFCB05;"| Exhibition|-! colspan="9" style="background:#00274C; color:#FFCB05;"| Regular season|-! colspan="9" style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| Big Ten Women's Tournament|-! colspan="9" style="background:#242961; color:#F7BE05;"| NCAA Women's Tournament

Rankings

See main article: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings.

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

Poll	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
AP	25	23	22	17	14	19	19	14	14	17	14	13	18	12	12	12	17	18	18
Coaches	23	23	23	20	16	21	21	19	19	20	16	17	19	14	13	17	18	18	18	23

Notes and References

1. Web site: Michigan Earns First NCAA Elite Eight Appearance with Win Over South Dakota . . MGoBlue.com . Sarah . VanMetre . March 26, 2022 . September 10, 2022.
2. Web site: Michigan's Historic NCAA Run Ends in Elite Eight After Tight Battle with Louisville . . MGoBlue.com . Sarah . VanMetre . March 28, 2022 . September 10, 2022.
3. News: UM basketball assistant, Country Day alum named head women's coach at Harvard . Tony . Paul . . April 5, 2022 . September 10, 2022.