| 165 pounds at the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Site | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Competitors | 14 |
| Medalists | |
 | Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) |
 | Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) |
 | Carson Kharchla (Ohio State) |
| ← 20222024 → | |
The 165-pound competition at the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan, took place from March 4–5, 2023 at the Crisler Center.
The competition consisted of a triple-elimination tournament to determine the top ten wrestlers of the Big Ten's 165-pound weight class. The top eight wrestlers would qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Preliminary seeds
The Big Ten announced the preliminary seeds on February 27, 2023.
| Seed | Wrestler |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) |
| 2 | Cameron Amine (Michigan) |
| 3 | Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) |
| 4 | Alex Facundo (Penn State) |
| 5 | Carson Kharchia (Ohio State) |
| 6 | Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) |
| 7 | Caleb Fish (Michigan State) |
| 8 | Dan Braunagel (Illinois) |
| 9 | Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) |
| 10 | Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) |
| 11 | Nick South (Indiana) |
| 12 | Robert Kanniard (Rutgers) |
| 13 | Stoney Buell (Purdue) |
| 14 | John Best (Maryland) |
Results
- Legend
- F — Won by fall
- MF — Won by medical forfeit
Championship bracket
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 1st-Place Match | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Andrew Sparks (MINN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Andrew Sparks (MINN) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Dan Braunagel (ILL) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson Kharchia (OSU) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson Kharchia (OSU) | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Robert Kanniard (RUT) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Carson Kharchia (OSU) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Facundo (PSU) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Stoney Buell (PUR) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Alex Facundo (PSU) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | John Best (MD) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maxx Mayfield (NU) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Nick South (IND) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maxx Mayfield (NU) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Caleb Fish (MSU) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Bubba Wilson (NEB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Caleb Fish (MSU) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | ||||||||||||||||||
Consolation bracket
| Consolation Round 1 | Consolation Round 2 | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Semifinals | 3rd-Place Match | |||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th-Place Match | 5th-Place Match | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9th-place bracket
Final standings
Note: Top-8 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
| Rank | Wrestler |
|---|---|
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Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) |
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Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) |
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Carson Kharchia (Ohio State) |
| 4 | Cameron Amine (Michigan) |
| 5 | Maxx Mayfield (Northwestern) |
| 6 | Bubba Wilson (Nebraska) |
| 7 | Alex Facundo (Penn State) |
| 8 | Dan Braunagel (Illinois) |
| 9 | Andrew Sparks (Minnesota) |
| 10 | Caleb Fish (Michigan State) |
References
- "2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships". Big Ten Conference. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- Scovel, Shannon (3 March 2023). "2023 Big Ten wrestling championships: Brackets, preview, how to watch". ncaa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- "NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee releases qualifying tournament allocations for 2023 championships". ncaa.com. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- "Big Ten Wrestling Pre-Seeds Announced". Big Ten Conference. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.