2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team

2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Kristy Curry (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Kelly Curry; Janese Constantine; Roman Tubner;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team represented University of Alabama in the 2022–23 college basketball season. Led by tenth year head coach Kristy Curry, the team played their games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference.^[1]^[2]

2022–23 SEC women's basketball standings
v t e	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

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on October 18, 2022.^[3]

Predicted finish	Team
Media poll
1	South Carolina
2	Tennessee
3	LSU
4	Arkansas
5	Ole Miss
6	Florida
7	Kentucky
8	Mississippi State
9	Georgia
10	Alabama
11	Texas A&M
12	Missouri
13	Auburn
14	Vanderbilt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m., SECN+		Alabama A&M	W 98–51	1–0	Coleman Coliseum (10,472) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane	W 72–61	2–0	Devlin Fieldhouse (494) New Orleans, LA
November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	L 59–67	2–1	Yuengling Center (2,224) Tampa, FL
November 21, 2022* 1:30 p.m.		vs. No. 17 Utah Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship	L 86–93	2–2	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2022* 10:00 a.m.		vs. Wake Forest Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship	W 61–58	3–2	Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas
November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Gardner–Webb	W 89–60	4–2	Coleman Coliseum (1,898) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 30, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Mercer	W 88–52	5–2	Hawkins Arena (989) Macon, GA
December 3, 2022* 12:00 p.m., SECN+		Chattanooga	W 61–52	6–2	Coleman Coliseum (1,849) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Miss	W 56–47	7–2	Reed Green Coliseum (1,037) Hattiesburg, MS
December 15, 2022* 6:00 p.m., SECN		Little Rock	W 69–44	8–2	Coleman Coliseum (1,807) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Norfolk State	W 92–30	9–2	Coleman Coliseum (1,843) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Southeastern Louisiana	W 55–45	10–2	Coleman Coliseum (1,888) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 22, 2022* 12:00 p.m., SECN+		North Florida	W 89–25	11–2	Coleman Coliseum (1,885) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Georgia	W 56–53	12–2 (1–0)	Coleman Coliseum (2,234) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 1, 2023 11:00 a.m., SECN		at Tennessee	L 76–89	12–3 (1–1)	Thompson–Boling Arena (8,214) Knoxville, TN
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Missouri	L 65–66	12–4 (1–2)	Coleman Coliseum (1,800) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 8, 2023 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Auburn	W 88–57	13–4 (2–2)	Neville Arena (3,078) Auburn, AL
January 15, 2023 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Ole Miss	W 63–58	14–4 (3–2)	SJB Pavilion (3,630) Oxford, MS
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Texas A&M	W 61–46	15–4 (4–2)	Coleman Coliseum (2,201) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN		No. 4 LSU	L 51–89	15–5 (4–3)	Coleman Coliseum (2,586) Tuscaloosa, AL
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN		at Arkansas	W 69–66	16–5 (5–3)	Bud Walton Arena (3,206) Fayetteville, AR
January 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 1 South Carolina	L 52–65	16–6 (5–4)	Coleman Coliseum (4,255) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 5, 2023 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	W 76–69	17–6 (6–4)	Mizzou Arena (3,698) Columbia, MO
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+		at Kentucky	W 72–65	18–6 (7–4)	Memorial Coliseum (3,277) Lexington, KY
February 12, 2023 4:00 p.m., SECN		Auburn	W 69–46	19–6 (8–4)	Coleman Coliseum (2,735) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., SECN+		Vanderbilt	W 88–70	20–6 (9–4)	Coleman Coliseum (1,884) Tuscaloosa, AL
February 19, 2023 4:30 p.m., SECN+		at Mississippi State	L 45–60	20–7 (9–5)	Humphrey Coliseum (6,011) Starkville, MS
February 23, 2023 5:00 p.m., SECN+		at Florida	L 77–81	20–8 (9–6)	O'Connell Center (1,433) Gainesville, FL
February 26, 2023 2:00 p.m., SECN+		Ole Miss	L 55–57	20–9 (9–7)	Coleman Coliseum (2,707) Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC Tournament
March 2, 2023 7:30 p.m., SECN	(6)	vs. (14) Kentucky Second Round	L 58–71	20–10	Bon Secours Wellness Arena (7,691) Greenville, SC
NCAA tournament
March 18, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	(10 S3)	vs. (7 S3) Baylor First Round	L 74–78	20–11	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,043) Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—				Not released
Coaches	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV

References

^ Donaldson, Maxwell (April 18, 2022). "An early look at the Alabama women's basketball 2022-23 roster, including 5 newcomers". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ Casagrande, Michael (October 18, 2022). "Deep Alabama women's basketball team unconcerned with being picked 10th in SEC". The Birmingham News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.
^ "Gamecocks WBB picked to win SEC in 2022-23". 247 sports. October 18, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

[1] Donaldson, Maxwell (April 18, 2022). "An early look at the Alabama women's basketball 2022-23 roster, including 5 newcomers". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[2] Casagrande, Michael (October 18, 2022). "Deep Alabama women's basketball team unconcerned with being picked 10th in SEC". The Birmingham News. Retrieved November 15, 2022.

[3] "Gamecocks WBB picked to win SEC in 2022-23". 247 sports. October 18, 2022. Retrieved February 8, 2023.

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