Draft:2022–23 Big Ten Conference wrestling season
| 2022–23 Big Ten Conference wrestling season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Wrestling |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| 2022–23 Regular season | |
| Champions | Penn State |
| Runners-up | Iowa |
| 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships | |
| Tournament champions | Penn State |
| Tournament runners-up | Iowa |
The 2022–23 Big Ten wrestling season was the 110th Big Ten Conference collegiate wrestling season.
Previous season[edit]
Coaching changes[edit]
Preseason[edit]
Recruiting classes[edit]
Rankings[edit]
| Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
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Final | ||
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| Illinois | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
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| Iowa | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
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| Michigan | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 1 (13) | ||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | RV | ||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | FloW | ||||||||||||||||
| NWCA | 12 |
| Improvement in the rankings | ||
| Drop in the rankings | ||
| Not ranked the previous week | ||
| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Home team | Result | Away team | Site | TV |
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| November 4, 2022 | Nebraska | 16–20 | North Dakota State | -- | -- |
| November 4, 2022 | Indiana | 26–15 | SIU Edwardsville | -- | -- |
| November 5, 2022 | Bloomsburg | 3–35 | Maryland | -- | -- |
Postseason[edit]
2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships[edit]
Penn State won their seventh conference tournament title dating back to their first one in 2011.
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2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships[edit]
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Big Ten records vs other conferences[edit]
Awards and honors[edit]
Player of the week honors[edit]
| Week | Wrestler | Weight | Team |
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| Week 1 (Nov. 9) | Jesse Mendez | 141 lbs | OSU |
| Week 2 (No. 15) | Cole Mattin | 141 lbs | MICH |
| Week 3 (Nov. 22) | Austin Gomez | 149 lbs | WIS |
| Week 4 (Nov. 30) | Cobe Siebrecht | 157 lbs | IOWA |
| Week 5 (Dec. 6) | Sammy Sasso | 149 lbs | OSU |
| Week 6 (Dec. 13) | Max Dean | 197 lbs | PSU |
| Week 7 (Dec. 20) | Jacob Bullock | 285 lbs | IND |
| Week 8 (Jan. 3) | Yahya Thomas | 149 lbs | NU |
| Week 9 (Jan. 11) | Zac Bruanagel | 197 lbs | ILL |
| Spencer Lee | 125 lbs | IOWA | |
| Week 10 (Jan. 17) | Liam Cronin | 125 lbs | NEB |
| Week 11 (Jan. 24) | Spencer Lee | 125 lbs | IOWA |
| Week 12 (Jan. 31) | Jesse Mendez | 141 lbs | OSU |
| Roman Bravo-Young | 133 lbs | PSU | |
| Week 13 (Feb. 6) | Silas Allred | 197 lbs | NEB |
| Week 14 (Feb. 15) | Shayne Van Ness | 149 lbs | PSU |
| Week 15 (Feb. 21) | Spencer Lee | 125 lbs | IOWA |
Big Ten individual awards[edit]
| Award | Winner | Team |
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| Wrestler of the Year | Spencer Lee | Iowa |
| Freshman of the Year | Levi Haines | Penn State |
| Coach of the Year | Cael Sanderson | Penn State |
| Most Outstanding Wrestler of the Championships | Spencer Lee | Iowa |
All-Conference Team[edit]
| Weight | Wrestler | Team |
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| 125 lbs | Spencer Lee | Iowa |
| 133 lbs | Roman Bravo-Young | Penn State |
| 141 lbs | Real Woods | Iowa |
| 149 lbs | Sammy Sasso | Ohio State |
| 157 lbs | Levi Haines | Penn State |
| 165 lbs | Dean Hamiti | Wisconsin |
| 174 lbs | Carter Starocci | Penn State |
| 184 lbs | Aaron Brooks | Penn State |
| 197 lbs | Silas Allred | Nebraska |
| 285 lbs | Mason Parris | Michigan |