The 149-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 149-pound weight class. The top nine 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 Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) 2 Austin Gomez (Wisconsin) 3 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 4 Max Murin (Iowa) 5 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 6 Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) 7 Graham Rooks (Indiana) 8 Ethen Miller (Maryland) 9 Chance Lamer (Michigan) 10 Tony White (Rutgers) 11 Dayne Morton (Nebraska) 12 Jake Harrier (Illinois) 13 Peyton Omania (Michigan State) 14 Jaden Reynolds (Purdue)
Results Legend F — Won by fall MF — Won by medical forfeit
Championship bracket
Consolation bracket
9th-place bracket
Final standings Note: Top-9 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Rank Wrestler Sammy Sasso (Ohio State) Michael Blockhus (Minnesota) Max Murin (Iowa) 4 Shayne Van Ness (Penn State) 5 Graham Rooks (Indiana) 6 Yahya Thomas (Northwestern) 7 Chance Lamer (Michigan) 8 Ethen Miller (Maryland) 9 Tony White (Rutgers) 10 Jake Harrier (Illinois)
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