# 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – 165 lbs

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 | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match |
| 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Andrew Sparks (MINN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Andrew Sparks (MINN) | 2 | 9 | Andrew Sparks (MINN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dan Braunagel (ILL) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dan Braunagel (ILL) | 0 | | | | 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | 14 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Carson Kharchia (OSU) | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | Carson Kharchia (OSU) | 20 | | | | | | | 5 | Carson Kharchia (OSU) | 2 | | | | |
| 12 | Robert Kanniard (RUT) | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Robert Kanniard (RUT) | 5 | 5 | Carson Kharchia (OSU) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Alex Facundo (PSU) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Stoney Buell (PUR) | 2 | 4 | Alex Facundo (PSU) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alex Facundo (PSU) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Alex Facundo (PSU) | 7 | | | | | | | | 1 | Dean Hamiti (WIS) | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 6 |
| 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 6 |
| 14 | John Best (MD) | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | John Best (MD) | 8 | 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Maxx Mayfield (NU) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nick South (IND) | 4 | 6 | Maxx Mayfield (NU) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maxx Mayfield (NU) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Maxx Mayfield (NU) | 6 | | | | 3 | Patrick Kennedy (IOWA) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | 2 | | | | |
| 7 | Caleb Fish (MSU) | 6$^F$ | | | | | | | 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | 2 | | | | |
| 10 | Bubba Wilson (NEB) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Bubba Wilson (NEB) | 4 | 7 | Caleb Fish (MSU) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cameron Amine (MICH) | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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-8 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
| Rank | Wrestler |
| | Dean Hamiti (Wisconsin) |
| | Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) |
| | 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) |