2022–23 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team

2022–23 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball
WNIT, Great 8
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record24–13 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Schaefer
  • Lacey Goldwire
  • Pauline Love
Home arenaBud Walton Arena
Seasons
2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 South Carolina† 16 – 0   1.000 36 – 1   .973
No. 9 LSU 15 – 1   .938 34 – 2   .944
No. 24 Tennessee 13 – 3   .813 25 – 12   .676
Ole Miss 11 – 5   .688 25 – 9   .735
Mississippi State 9 – 7   .563 22 – 11   .667
Georgia 9 – 7   .563 22 – 12   .647
Alabama 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Arkansas 7 – 9   .438 24 – 13   .649
Missouri 6 – 10   .375 18 – 14   .563
Florida 5 – 11   .313 19 – 14   .576
Auburn 5 – 11   .313 16 – 15   .516
Vanderbilt 3 – 13   .188 12 – 19   .387
Kentucky 2 – 14   .125 12 – 19   .387
Texas A&M 2 – 14   .125 9 – 20   .310
† 2023 SEC tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Arkansas Razorbacks women's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Razorbacks, led by sixth-year head coach Mike Neighbors, played their home games at Bud Walton Arena and competed as members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).[1][2]

The Razorbacks finished the season with a 24–13 overall record, 7–9 in the SEC conference. In the postseason, they were defeated by South Carolina in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament, but qualified to enter the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Kansas.

Previous season

The Razorbacks finished the season 18–14 (7–9 SEC) to finish tied for eighth in the conference. They lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Utah, 92–69.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		Arkansas–Fort Smith W 92–62 
Bud Walton Arena (642)
Fayetteville, AR
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:00 p.m. 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 70–50  1–0
 H.O. Clemmons Arena (3,128)
Pine Bluff, AR
November 11, 2022*
10:30 a.m., SECN+ 		Central Arkansas W 72–34  2–0
 Bud Walton Arena (7,410)
Fayetteville, AR
November 14, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Tulsa W 62–50  3–0
 Bud Walton Arena (2,511)
Fayetteville, AR
November 17, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Kent State W 80–59  4–0
 Bud Walton Arena (2,265)
Fayetteville, AR
November 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 93–49  5–0
 Jack Stephens Center (2,879)
Little Rock, AR
November 24, 2022*
5:45 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. Northern Arizona
Paradise Jam 		W 82–73  6–0
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. Clemson
Paradise Jam 		W 76–62  7–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (1,724)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 26, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3 		vs. No. 25 Kansas State
Paradise Jam 		W 69–53  8–0
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,024)
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 1, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Troy W 87–70  9–0
 Bud Walton Arena (3,019)
Fayetteville, AR
December 4, 2022*
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Oral Roberts W 92–58  10–0
 Bud Walton Arena (2,947)
Fayetteville, AR
December 8, 2022*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 21 Lamar W 63–50  11–0
 Bud Walton Arena (2,268)
Fayetteville, AR
December 11, 2022*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 21 Arkansas State
Rivalry 		W 77–63  12–0
 Bud Walton Arena (3,826)
Fayetteville, AR
December 17, 2022*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		No. 21 at No. 16 Creighton W 83–75  13–0
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,050)
Omaha, NE
December 20, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		No. 17 vs. No. 16 Oregon
San Diego Invitational 		L 78–85  13–1
 Pechanga Arena (321)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2022*
3:00 p.m. 		No. 17 vs. South Florida
San Diego Invitational 		L 65–66 OT 13–2
 Pechanga Arena (303)
San Diego, CA
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 24 No. 9 LSU L 45–69  13–3
(0–1) 		Bud Walton Arena (5,285)
Fayetteville, AR
January 1, 2023
1:00 p.m., SECN+ 		No. 24 at Kentucky W 71–50  14–3
(1–1) 		Memorial Coliseum (3,284)
Lexington, KY
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Florida W 102–74  15–3
(2–1) 		Bud Walton Arena (4,524)
Fayetteville, AR
January 8, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Missouri W 77–55  16–3
(3–1) 		Mizzou Arena (4,260)
Columbia, MO
January 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Vanderbilt W 84–81  17–3
(4–1) 		Bud Walton Arena (3,693)
Fayetteville, AR
January 19, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at No. 3 LSU L 76–79  17–4
(4–2) 		Pete Maravich Assembly Center (7,293)
Baton Rouge, LA
January 22, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at No. 1 South Carolina L 46–92  17–5
(4–3) 		Colonial Life Arena (13,349)
Columbia, SC
January 26, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN 		Alabama L 66–69  17–6
(4–4) 		Bud Walton Arena (3,206)
Fayetteville, AR
January 29, 2023
4:00 p.m., SECN 		Ole Miss L 73–76 OT 17–7
(4–5) 		Bud Walton Arena (6,677)
Fayetteville, AR
February 5, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN 		at Auburn W 54–51  18–7
(5–5) 		Neville Arena (2,569)
Auburn, AL
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at Vanderbilt L 70–78  18–8
(5–6) 		Memorial Gymnasium (1,978)
Nashville, TN
February 12, 2023
2:00 p.m., SECN+ 		Missouri W 61–33  19–8
(6–6) 		Bud Walton Arena (4,492)
Fayetteville, AR
February 16, 2023
6:00 p.m., SECN 		Tennessee L 67–87  19–9
(6–7) 		Bud Walton Arena (3,243)
Fayetteville, AR
February 19, 2023
11:00 a.m., SECN 		at Georgia L 48–71  19–10
(6–8) 		Stegeman Coliseum (4,109)
Athens, GA
February 23, 2023
8:00 p.m., SECN 		at Mississippi State L 73–87  19–11
(6–9) 		Humphrey Coliseum (4,940)
Starkville, MS
February 26, 2023
11:00 a.m., SECN 		Texas A&M W 78–65  20–11
(7–9) 		Bud Walton Arena (4,408)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2023
11:00 am, SECN 		(8) vs. (9) Missouri
Second Round 		W 85–74  21–11
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena (5,531)
Greenville, SC
March 3, 2023
11:00 am, SECN 		(8) vs. (1) No. 1 South Carolina
Quarterfinals 		L 66–93  21–12
 Bon Secours Wellness Arena 
Greenville, SC
WNIT
March 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Louisiana Tech
First Round 		W 69–47  22–12
 Bud Walton Arena (1,460)
Fayetteville, AR
March 20, 2023*
7:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin
Second Round 		W 60–37  23–12
 Bud Walton Arena (3,017)
Fayetteville, AR
March 24, 2023*
7:00 pm, SECN+ 		Texas Tech
Super 16 		W 71–66  24–12
 Bud Walton Arena (3,560)
Fayetteville, AR
March 26, 2023*
2:00 pm 		at Kansas
Great 8 		L 64–78  24–13
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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See also

References

  1. ^ Long, Christina (July 27, 2022). "Arkansas women's basketball announces non-conference opponents on 2022-23 schedule". Fort Smith Times Record. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  2. ^ Arkansas Razorbacks (October 18, 2022). "Arkansas women's basketball picked to finish 4th in 2023 SEC preseason poll". KAIT. Retrieved November 10, 2022.