The 184-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 184-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 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) 2 Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) 3 Isaiah Tal-Salazar (Minnesota) 4 Matt Finesilver (Michigan) 5 Abe Assad (Iowa) 6 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 7 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 8 Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 9 Dylan Connell (Illinois) 10 Tyler Dow (Wisconsin) 11 Evan Bates (Northwestern) 12 Ben Vanadia (Purdue) 13 Clayton Fielden (Indiana) 14 Kevin Makosy (Maryland)
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 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) Kaleb Romero (Ohio State) Matt Finesilver (Michigan) 4 Isaiah Tal-Salazar (Minnesota) 5 Lenny Pinto (Nebraska) 6 Brian Soldano (Rutgers) 7 Abe Assad (Iowa) 8 Layne Malczewski (Michigan State) 9 Dylan Connell (Illinois) 10 Evan Bates (Northwestern)
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