The 2022–23 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Cardinal were led by thirty-seventh year head coach

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, and they played their home games at

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as members of the

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. The team's win over

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marked the end of losing streak to Mid Major New England teams, the streak began back in 1998 when they lost to

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to become the only number 1 seed to be upset and in 1999 when they lost to

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in the first round.

Offseason

Due to

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, the NCAA ruled in October 2020 that the 2020–21 season would not count against the eligibility of any basketball player, thus giving all players the option to return in 2021–22. Additionally, any players who have declared for the

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—including seniors, who must opt into this year's draft—have the option to return if they make a timely withdrawal from the draft and end any pre-draft relationships with agents. Thus, separate lists will initially be maintained for confirmed and potential departures.

Team departures

Outgoing Transfers

Acquisitions

Recruiting

=Recruiting class of 2023

2022 WNBA draft

Preseason

Preseason rankings

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Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

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Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Roster

Schedule

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Game summaries

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Vanguard (exhibition)

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Cal Poly

No. 1 South Carolina

vs Florida Gulf Coast

vs Grambling State

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Santa Clara

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Creighton

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Oregon State

Oregon

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at Arizona State

USC

UCLA

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Awards and honors

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Midseason awards watchlists

''Sources:''

Final awards watchlists

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National awards

''Sources:''

Rankings

Notes

References

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Offseason

Team departures

Outgoing Transfers

Acquisitions

Recruiting

=Recruiting class of 2023

2022 WNBA draft

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

Award watch lists

Roster

Schedule

Game summaries

Vanguard (exhibition)

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Cal Poly

No. 1 South Carolina

vs Florida Gulf Coast

vs Grambling State

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Santa Clara

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Creighton

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Oregon State

Oregon

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at Arizona

at Arizona State

USC

UCLA

at Colorado

at Utah

Awards and honors

Midseason awards watchlists

Final awards watchlists

National awards

Rankings

See also

Notes

References

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