The 2022–23 Mid-American Conference women's basketball season is the season for Mid-American Conference women's basketball teams. It began with practices in October 2022, followed by the start of the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2023 and concluded in March 2023. The 2023 MAC tournament was held at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio for the 23rd consecutive season.
Toledo won the regular season championship with a 16–2 record and defeated second seeded Bowling Green in the MAC tournament final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament. Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP of both the regular season and the tournament.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Buffalo
On March 26, 2022, Felisha Legette-Jack, who had been the head coach at Buffalo since 2012, was hired as the head coach of her alma mater Syracuse. In 10 years Legette-Jack compiled a 201–114 at Buffalo with three MAC tournament titles, four NCAA tournament appearances, and three NCAA tournament wins. On April 6 Buffalo announced USC Upstate head coach Becky Burke as their new head coach.
Coaches
Notes: Appearances, titles, etc. are from time with current school only. Years at school includes 2022–23 season. MAC records are from time at current school only. All statistics and records are through the beginning of the season.
Preseason
The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 27, 2022. Defending 2021–22 regular season champion Toledo was named the favorite.
Preseason women's basketball coaches poll
MAC Tournament champions: Toledo (9), Ball State (3)
MAC Preseason All-Conference
Regular season
The schedule was released in late August.
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
Rankings
All-MAC Awards
Mid-American women's basketball weekly awards
Postseason
Mid–American Tournament
Toledo defeated Bowling Green in the final to earn the conference's automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA tournament. Quinesha Lockett of Toledo was the MVP.
NCAA tournament
Toledo was placed as the twelfth seed in the Seattle Region 3 of the 2023 NCAA tournament where they defeated Iowa State in the first round. They lost to Tennessee in the second round.
Women's National Invitation Tournament
Bowling Green, Ball State, and Kent State accepted bids to the WNIT. Kent State was knocked out in the first round. Ball State lost in the second round. Bowling Green won four games before losing in the semi-finals.
Women's National Invitation Tournament
Northern Illinois accepted a to the WBI where they lost to Georgia Southern in the first round.
Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Tricia Cullop, Toledo
Player of the Year: Quinesha Lockett, Senior, Guard, Toledo
Freshman of the Year: Sydney Harris, Guard/Forward, Central Michigan
Defensive Player of the Year: Nyla Hampton, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Sixth Player of the Year: Janae Poisson, Graduate Student, Guard, Northern Illinois