2022-23 Big Ten Conference Rankings

125 pounds

Three-time NCAA champion Spencer Lee closed out his final regular season for the Hawkeyes 14-0 with a 93% bonus rate. Lee wrestled his final college match in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Sunday and picked up a fall against Reece Witcraft in just 51 seconds. Liam Cronin continues to have the best season of his career and picked up another win over an All-American on Sunday with a 7-1 win in sudden victory over Brandon Courtney to maintain the #2 ranking in the Big Ten. After taking several losses over the last month, Eric Barnett got back on track with a win over two-time All-American Patrick McKee to move up to the #4 ranking at 125 pounds. Braxton Brown picked up an 8-0 major decision over Dean Peterson to move up to #8, while Gary Steen defeated Tristan Lujan to move up to #11 in one of the deepest weight classes in the Big Ten.