# 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – 184 lbs

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

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match |
| 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | 18 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Brian Soldano (RUT) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Dylan Connell (ILL) | 2 | 8 | Brian Soldano (RUT) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brian Soldano (RUT) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Brian Soldano (RUT) | 4 | | | | 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Abe Assad (IOWA) | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Ben Vanadia (PUR) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Ben Vanadia (PUR) | 1 | 5 | Abe Assad (IOWA) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 3$^F$ | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Clayton Fielden (IND) | 0 | 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 3$^F$ | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Matt Finesilver (MICH) | 12 | | | | | | | | 1 | Aaron Brooks (PSU) | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 2 |
| 3 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (MINN) | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 2 |
| 14 | Kevin Makosy (MD) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Kevin Makosy (MD) | 0 | 3 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (MINN) | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Layne Malczewski (MSU) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Evan Bates (NU) | 0 | 6 | Layne Malczewski (MSU) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Layne Malczewski (MSU) | 8$^F$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Layne Malczewski (MSU) | 8$^F$ | | | | 3 | Isaiah Tal-Salazar (MINN) | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 3 | | | | |
| 7 | Lenny Pinto (NEB) | 4$^F$ | | | | | | | 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 3 | | | | |
| 10 | Tyler Dow (WIS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Tyler Dow (WIS) | 1 | 7 | Lenny Pinto (NEB) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Kaleb Romero (OSU) | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | 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) |