2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team

2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–21 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachTangela Smith
Assistant coaches
  • Maggie Lyon
  • Brittany Johnson
Home arenaWelsh–Ryan Arena
2022–23 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Indiana162 .889284  .875
No. 3 Iowa153 .833317  .816
No. 7 Maryland153 .833287  .800
No. 12 Ohio State126 .667288  .778
No. 18 Michigan117 .6112310  .697
Illinois117 .6112210  .688
Purdue98 .5291911  .633
Nebraska810 .4441815  .545
Michigan State710 .4121614  .533
Wisconsin612 .3331120  .355
Rutgers513 .2781220  .375
Minnesota414 .2221119  .367
Penn State414 .2221417  .452
Northwestern216 .111921  .300
2023 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 2, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Northwestern Wildcats women's basketball team represented Northwestern University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by 15th-year head coach Joe McKeown, the team played their games at the Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The Wildcats finished the season 9–21, 2–16 in Big Ten play, to finish in 14th (last) place. As the #14 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they were defeated by #11 seed Rutgers in the first round.