# 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – 149 lbs

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

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match |
| 1 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 1 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Chance Lamer (MICH) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Chance Lamer (MICH) | 5 | 9 | Chance Lamer (MICH) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ethen Miller (MD) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ethen Miller (MD) | 3 | | | | 1 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Max Murin (IOWA) | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Shayne Van Ness (PSU) | 16 | | | | | | | 4 | Max Murin (IOWA) | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Jake Harrier (ILL) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Jake Harrier (ILL) | 4 | 5 | Shayne Van Ness (PSU) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Max Murin (IOWA) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Peyton Omania (MSU) | | 4 | Max Murin (IOWA) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Max Murin (IOWA) | MF | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Max Murin (IOWA) | MF | | | | | | | | 1 | Sammy Sasso (OSU) | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Michael Blockhus (MINN) | 5 |
| 3 | Yahya Thomas (NU) | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Michael Blockhus (MINN) | 5 |
| 14 | Jaden Reynolds (PUR) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Jaden Reynolds (PUR) | 2 | 3 | Yahya Thomas (NU) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Michael Blockhus (MINN) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Dayne Morton (NEB) | 0 | 6 | Michael Blockhus (MINN) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Michael Blockhus (MINN) | 7$^F$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Michael Blockhus (MINN) | 7$^F$ | | | | 6 | Michael Blockhus (MINN) | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Graham Rooks (IND) | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Graham Rooks (IND) | 4 | | | | | | | 7 | Graham Rooks (IND) | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Tony White (RUT) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tony White (RUT) | 1 | 7 | Graham Rooks (IND) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Austin Gomez (WIS) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 2 | Austin Gomez (WIS) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Austin Gomez (WIS) | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Consolation bracket

| Consolation Round 1 | Consolation Round 1 | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Semifinals | Consolation Semifinals | Consolation Semifinals |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | 7th-Place Match | 7th-Place Match | 7th-Place Match | 5th-Place Match | 5th-Place Match | 5th-Place Match |

### 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) |