2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament, presented by New York Life, was a postseason tournament held from March 1–5, 2023, at Michelob Ultra Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada.[1]

2023 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2022–23
Teams12
SiteMichelob Ultra Arena
Las Vegas, NV
ChampionsWashington State (1st title)
Winning coachKamie Ethridge (1st title)
MVPCharlisse Leger-Walker (Washington State)
Attendance25,176
TelevisionPac-12 Network, ESPN2
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Utah15–3 .83327–5  .844
No. 5 Stanford15–3 .83329–6  .829
No. 21 Colorado13–5 .72225–9  .735
No. 14 UCLA11–7 .61127–10  .730
No. 25 Arizona11–7 .61122–10  .688
USC11–7 .61121–10  .677
No. 23 Washington State †9–9 .50023–11  .676
Oregon7–11 .38920–15  .571
Washington7–11 .38919–15  .559
California4–14 .22213–17  .433
Oregon State4–14 .22213–18  .419
Arizona State1–17 .0568–20  .286
† 2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Washington State, seeded seventh out of the conference's 12 teams, won the tournament and with it the Pac-12 Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's tournament. ESPN journalist Alexa Philippou called Washington State's title run "one of the more improbable Power 5 conference tournament runs in recent memory." The championship game was the first in the tournament's history not to feature any of the top four seeds, and the Cougars were the lowest seed ever to reach the title game, much less win it. This was the first Pac-12 title for Washington State in any women's sport, and the first Pac-12 tournament championship in any sport for the Cougars since 2002.[2]

Seeds
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreak 1 Tiebreak 2
#1 Stanford 15–3 27–4 2–0 Vs. Colorado −
#2 Utah 15–3 25–3 1–1 Vs. Colorado −
#3 Colorado 13–5 22–7 − −
#4 Arizona 11–7 21–8 2–0 Vs. UCLA & USC −
#5 UCLA 11–7 22–8 2–1 Vs. Arizona & USC 2–0 Vs. USC
#6 USC 11–7 21–8 0–3 Vs. Arizona & UCLA 0–2 Vs. UCLA
#7 Washington State 9–9 19–10 − −
#8 Washington 7–11 15–13 1–1 Vs. Oregon 1–2 Vs. Stanford & Utah
#9 Oregon 7–11 16–13 1–1 Vs. Oregon 0–3 Vs. Stanford & Utah
#10 California 4–14 13–16 1–0 Vs. Oregon State −
#11 Oregon State 4–14 12–17 0–1 Vs. California −
#12 Arizona State 1–17 8–19 − −

Schedule
Session Game Time Matchup Television Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, March 1
1 1 12:00 pm #5 UCLA 81 vs. #12 Arizona State 70 OT P12N 3,292
2 2:30 pm #8 Washington 50 vs. #9 Oregon 52
2 3 6:00 pm #7 Washington State 61 vs. #10 California 49 3,329
4 8:30 pm #6 USC 48 vs. #11 Oregon State 56
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2
3 5 12:00 pm #4 Arizona 59 vs. #5 UCLA 73 P12N 4,245
6 2:30 pm #1 Stanford 76 vs. #9 Oregon 65
4 7 6:00 pm #2 Utah 58 vs. #7 Washington State 66 4,207
8 8:30 pm #3 Colorado 62 vs. #11 Oregon State 54
Semifinals – Friday, March 3
5 9 6:00 pm #5 UCLA 69 vs. #1 Stanford 65 P12N 5,071
10 8:30 pm #7 Washington State 61 vs. #3 Colorado 49
Championship Game – Sunday, March 5
6 11 2:00 pm #5 UCLA 61 vs. #7 Washington State 65 ESPN2 5,032
Game times in PT.[1] Rankings denote tournament seeds.

Bracket
First round
Wednesday, March 1
P12N 		Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 2
P12N 		Semifinals
Friday, March 3
P12N 		Championship Game
Sunday, March 5
ESPN2
            
4 #21 Arizona 59
5 #19 UCLA 73
5 #19 UCLA 81*
12 Arizona State 70
5 #19 UCLA 69
1 #6 Stanford 65
1 #6 Stanford 76
9 Oregon 65
8 Washington 50
9 Oregon 52
5 #19 UCLA 61
7 Washington State 65
2 #3 Utah 58
7 Washington State 66
7 Washington State 61
10 California 49
7 Washington State 61
3 #20 Colorado 49
3 #20 Colorado 62
11 Oregon State 54
6 USC 48
11 Oregon State 56

Note: * denotes overtime

Pac-12 All-Tournament team
  • MVP: Charlisse Leger-Walker, Washington State
  • Bella Murekatete, Washington State
  • Cameron Brink, Stanford
  • Emily Bessoir (11 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast), UCLA
  • Charisma Osborne (19 pts, 6-7 FT, 3 ast), UCLA
  • Kiki Rice (13 pts, 3 reb), UCLA

Hall of Honor

The 2023 class of the Pac-12 Hall of Honor was honored on March 3 during the 2023 Women's Tournament during a ceremony prior to the tournament semifinals. The 2023 class was the first ever all-female class inducted into the Hall of Honor in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. The class includes:[3]

  • Susie Parra (Arizona Softball)
  • Jackie Johnson-Powell (Arizona State Women's Track & Field)
  • Dr. Luella Lilly (California Athletic Director)
  • Ceal Barry (Colorado Women's Basketball Coach & Administrator)
  • Janie Takeda Reed (Oregon Softball)
  • Dr. Mary Budke (Oregon State Women's Golf)
  • Jessica Mendoza (Stanford Softball)
  • Natalie Williams (UCLA Women's Basketball & Volleyball)
  • Barbara Hallquist DeGroot (USC Women's Tennis)
  • Kim Gaucher (Utah Women's Basketball)
  • Danielle Lawrie (Washington Softball)
  • Sarah Silvernail (Washington State Women's Volleyball)

See also

References
  1. "2023 PAC-12 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT". Pac-12. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
  2. Philippou, Alexa (March 5, 2023). "'Anything's possible': Washington St. wins 1st Pac-12 tourney title". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. "Pac-12 to induct its first ever all-female class into the Conference's Hall of Honor in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Title IX". Pac-12.com.
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