2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team

2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–10 (14–6 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Nicci Hays Fort
  • Whitney Moia
  • Kelli Greenway
Home arenaKnapp Center
2022–23 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois State 17 3   .850 24 9   .727
Belmont 17 3   .850 23 12   .657
Northern Iowa 16 4   .800 23 10   .697
Missouri State 14 6   .700 20 12   .625
Drake 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
UIC 9 11   .450 19 17   .528
Southern Illinois 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Murray State 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Evansville 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Indiana State 6 14   .300 11 19   .367
Valparaiso 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Bradley 1 19   .050 4 28   .125
2023 MVC tournament winner
As of March 19, 2023

The 2022–23 Drake Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Drake University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Allison Pohlman, played their home games at Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

The Bulldogs finished the season 22–10, 14–6 in MVC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated Missouri State in the quarterfinals, upset top-seeded Illinois State in the semifinals and Belmont to win the MVC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received the #12 seed in the Seattle Regional 4, where they lost to #5 region seed Louisville in the first round.