2023 NCAA Tournament (HOW TO WATCH + BRACKETS)

[RossWB]

Here's the TV/streaming info for the NCAA Tournament next week, per the NCAA:



Bracket: available here.

Iowa seeds:

125: #1 Spencer Lee
133: #24 Brody Teske
141: #1 Real Woods
149: #8 Max Murin
157: #14 Cobe Siebrecht
165: #6 Patrick Kennedy
174: #11 Nelson Brands
184: #12 Abe Assad
197: #14 Jacob Warner
285: #4 Tony Cassioppi

 

[RossWB]

The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament doesn't start until next week (March 16-18 in Tulsa, OK), but the field is set for the event and the brackets have been released. Brackets for all 10 weights are available here.

Iowa qualified a wrestler at all 10 weights. Two Iowa wrestlers (Spencer Lee and Real Woods) received #1 seeds at their respective weights, but only three other Iowa wrestlers received single-digit seeds (Max Murin, Patrick Kennedy, and Tony Cassioppi). The other five Iowa wrestlers heading to the NCAA Tournament (Brody Teske, Cobe Siebrecht, Nelson Brands, Abe Assad, and Jacob Warner) all received double-digit seeds. Those double-digit seeds set them up for difficult matches -- they'll need to need to produce several upsets to stay alive on the championship side of the bracket.

NCAA SEEDS

125: #1 Spencer Lee
133: #24 Brody Teske
141: #1 Real Woods
149: #8 Max Murin
157: #14 Cobe Siebrecht
165: #6 Patrick Kennedy
174: #11 Nelson Brands
184: #12 Abe Assad
197: #14 Jacob Warner
285: #4 Tony Cassioppi

All brackets plus some analysis here: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/ncaa-wrestling-tournament-brackets-released

 

[RossWB]

WHAT: 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament

WHEN:
Thursday, March 16
Session I: 11 AM CT (ESPNU)
Session II: 6 PM CT (ESPN)
Friday, March 17
Session III (Quarterfinals): 10 AM CT (ESPNU)
Session IV (Semifinals): 7 PM CT (ESPN)
Saturday, March 18
Session V (Consolation Finals): 10 AM CT (ESPNU)
Session VI (Championship Finals): 6 PM CT (ESPN)

WHERE: BOK Center (Tulsa, OK)

TV: ESPNU/ESPN (see above)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Steven Grace and Mark Ironside) | AM 800 KXIC or YouTube
MOBILE: www.espn.com/app
ONLINE: www.espn.com/watch (ESPN+ -- $)
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @Hawks_Wrestling | @IowaonBTN

The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament gets underway today, down in Tulsa, OK. Iowa, ranked #2 in the country, will be trying to win its 25th national championship, though they face relatively long odds to do so -- Penn State is a heavy favorite to repeat as national champions.

Iowa has a wrestler ranked in the Top 8 at four weights at the tournament, including two #1 seeds.

125: #1 Spencer Lee (RS SR, 16-0)
133: #23 Brody Teske (RS JR, 9-4)
141: #1 Real Woods (SR, 16-0)
149: #8 Max Murin (RS SR, 21-4)
157: #14 Cobe Siebrecht (RS JR, 13-6)
165: #6 Patrick Kennedy (RS SO, 19-3)
174: #11 Nelson Brands (RS SR, 10-6)
184: #12 Abe Assad (JR, 18-4)
197: #14 Jacob Warner (RS SR, 16-6)
285: #4 Tony Cassioppi (SR, 21-3)

Full brackets for each weight are available here.

FIRST ROUND MATCHES​

125 - #1 Spencer Lee (RS SR, 16-0) vs. #32 Tanner Jordan (SDSU) (SO 16-14) or #33 Tucker Owens (Air Force) (FR, 24-12)
133 - #23 Brody Teske (RS JR, 9-4) vs. #10 Lucas Byrd (Illinois) (JR, 28-4)
141 - #1 Real Woods (SR, 16-0) vs. #32 Kai Miller (Maryland) (FR, 16-16) or #33 Josh Mason (Bloomsburg) (SR, 23-14)
149 - #8 Max Murin (RS SR, 21-4) vs. #25 Caleb Tyus (SIU-Edwardsville) (SO, 23-7)
157 - #14 Cobe Siebrecht (RS JR, 13-6) vs. #19 Garrett Model (Wisconsin (SR, 16-9)
165 - #6 Patrick Kennedy (RS SO, 19-3) vs. #27 Will Formato (App. State) (SR, 28-8)
174 - #11 Nelson Brands (RS SR, 10-6) vs. #22 Alex Faison (NC State) (SR, 16-7)
184 - #12 Abe Assad (JR, 18-4) vs. #21 Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo (SR, 20-7)
197 - #14 Jacob Warner (RS SR, 16-6) vs. #19 Cam Caffey (Michigan State) (RS SR, 21-5)
285 - #4 Tony Cassioppi (SR, 21-3) vs. #29 Jaron Smith (Maryland) (RS SR, 13-11)

MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-2023-ncaa-wrestling-tournament

 

[RossWB]

Iowa goes 8-2 in the first round. Teske (133) and Siebrecht (157) the only guys to lose. Bonus points for Lee (125), Woods (141), and Cassioppi (285).

125: (1) Spencer Lee FALL (0:36) (33) Tucker Owens (Air Force)
133: (10) Lucas Byrd (Illinois) DEC (13-10) (23) Brody Teske
141: (1) Real Woods MAJ DEC (13-1) (32) Kai Miller (Maryland)
149: (8) Max Murin DEC (6-3) (25) Caleb Tyus (SIU-Edwardsville)
157: (19) Garrett Model (Wisconsin) DEC (10-5) (14) Cobe Siebrecht
165: (6) Patrick Kennedy DEC (7-2) (27) Will Formato (App. State)
174: (11) Nelson Brands DEC (6-3) (22) Alex Faison (NC State)
184: (12) Abe Assad DEC (6-2) (21) Giuseppe Hoose (Buffalo)
197: (14) Jacob Warner DEC (5-1) (19) Cam Caffey (Michigan State)
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi MAJ DEC (10-0) (29) Jaron Smith (Maryland)

 

[RossWB]

TEAM SCORE after Round 1

1) 16.0 -- Penn State
2) 12.5 -- NC State
3) 12.0 -- Iowa
4) 10.0 -- UNI
4) 10.0 -- Ohio State
6) 9.0 -- Minnesota
6) 9.0 -- Missouri
6) 9.0 -- Wisconsin
9) 8.5 --- Wisconsin

 

[RossWB]

ROUND 2 summary

125: (1) Spencer Lee TECH FALL (16-0, 2:30) (16) Jack Medley (Michigan)
141; (1) Real Woods DEC (7-5) (17) Dylan D'Emilio (Ohio State)
149: (8) Max Murin DEC (3-1) (9) Jared Abas (Stanford)
165: (11) Cameron Amine (Michigan) DEC (3-1) (6) Patrick Kennedy
174: (11) Nelson Brands DEC (3-1) (6) Ethan Smith (Ohio State)
184: (5) Marcus Coleman (Iowa State) DEC (2-1 OT) (12) Abe Assad
197: (3) Rocky Elam (Missouri) DEC (6-2) (14) Jacob Warner
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi MAJ DEC (9-0) (13) Tyrell Gordon (UNI)

CONSOS

133: (23) Brody Teske DEC (11-5) (26) Connor Brown (Missouri)
157: (14) Cobe Siebrecht MAJ DEC (10-2) (30) Jared Hill (Oklahoma)

TEAM SCORES after 2nd round

1. 26.0 -- Penn State (7 QF, 1 cons)
2. 21.5 -- Iowa (5 QF, 5 cons)
3. 17.5 -- Missouri (6 QF, 3 cons)
4. 16.5 -- Minnesota (3 QF, 4 cons)
4. 16.5 -- NC State (2 QF, 6 cons)
7. 15.5 -- Cornell (3 QF, 4 cons)
7. 15.5 -- Nerbaska (5 QF, 2 cons)

 

[RossWB]

SESSION III matches

QUARTERFINALS

125: (1) Spencer Lee vs (9) Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)
141: (1) Real Woods vs (8) Allan Hart (Missouri)
149: (1) Max Murin vs (1) Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell)
174: (11) Nelson Brands vs (3) Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech)
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi vs (5) Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)

These five guys all need to win just one more match to secure All-America status.

CONSOLATION ROUNDS

133: (23) Brody Teske vs (9) Micky Phillippi (Pitt)
157: (14) Cobe Siebrecht vs (13) Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern)
165: (6) Patrick Kennedy vs (28) Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)
184: (12) Abe Assad vs (11) Gavin Kane (UNC)
197: (14) Jacob Warner vs (20) Evan Bockman (Utah Valley)

These guys need to win THREE matches tomorrow (two in the early session, one Friday night) to secure All-America status.

 

[RossWB]

Day one of the 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament went mostly as expected for #2 Iowa, at least according to the seeds. Iowa went 8-2 in Round One; the higher-seeded wrestler won 9 of those 10 matches, with the only upset being (14) Cobe Siebrecht's loss to (19) Garrett Model (Wisconsin). In the second round, Iowa wrestlers went 5-3, with the higher-seeded wrestler going 6-2 in those bouts. Iowa benefited from one upset (at 174, where (11) Nelson Brands edged Ohio State's (6) Ethan Smith, 3-1) and was the victim of the other upset (at 165, where (6) Patrick Kennedy lost 3-2 to Michigan's (11) Cameron Amine).

All told, Iowa went 15-5 on Thursday, putting five wrestlers into the quarterfinals and the other five staying alive in the consolation bracket. Those results were good enough to put Iowa in second place in the team race behind #1 Penn State, the heavy pre-tournament favorite.

TEAM STANDINGS after Thursday

RANK	TEAM	POINTS	QF	CONS
1	Penn State	26.0	7	1
2	Iowa	21.5	5	5
3	Missouri	17.5	6	3
4	Minnesota	16.5	3	4
4	NC State	16.5	2	6
7	Cornell	15.5	3	4
7	Nebraska	15.5	5	2

Iowa remains within range of Penn State in the team race for now, but the quarterfinal round will provide opportunities for separation. That round is the first big point round, since winners in the quarterfinals assure themselves of no worse than a sixth-place finish. Iowa has five quarterfinalists, but will only be favored in three of those matches. Penn State has seven semifinalists and will be favored in six of those matches.

MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/iowa-puts-5-in-quarterfinals-at-ncaa-wrestling-tournament

 

[praguehawk]

Can you repost the table with viewing options that was in the first post? It was very good and isn't showing anymore.

 

[RossWB]

SESSION III RECAP

QUARTERFINALS

125: (1) Spencer Lee MAJ DEC (14-4) (8) Anthony Noto (Lock Haven)
141: (1) Real Woods MAJ DEC (9-0) (8) Allan Hart (Missouri)
149: (1) Yianni Diakomihalis (Cornell) DEC (8-7) (8) Max Murin
174: (3) Mekhi Lewis (Virginia Tech) DEC (2-0) (11) Nelson Brands
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi DEC (3-1 SV) (5) Cohlton Schultz (Arizona State)


CONSO ROUNDS

133: (9) Micky Phillippi (Pitt) DEC (10-6) (23) Brody Teske
157: (13) Trevor Chumbley (Northwestern) FALL (6:43) (14) Cobe Siebrecht
165: (6) Patrick Kennedy DEC (6-3) (28) Andrew Sparks (Minnesota)
184: (11) Gavin Kane (North Carolina) DEC (4-3) (12) Abe Asasd
197: (14) Jacob Warner FALL (1:59) (20) Evan Bockman (Utah Valley)

165: (4) Julian Ramirez (Cornell) DEC (5-2) (6) Patrick Kennedy
197: (14) Jacob Warner DEC (9-3) (6) Isaac Trumble (NC State)

The NCAA Tournament is over for Teske, Siebrecht, Assad, and Kennedy.

TEAM STANDINGS after quarterfinals:

1) 78.0 -- Penn State
2) 48.0 -- Iowa
3) 45.5 -- Cornell
4) 44.0 -- Nebraska
5) 39.0 -- Michigan

The team race is effectively over. Penn State went 7/7 in the quarterfinals.

 

[RossWB]

On tap tonight:

SEMIFINALS

125: (1) Spencer Lee vs (4) Matt Ramos (Purdue)
141: (1) Real Woods vs (4) Brock Hardy (Nebraska)
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi vs (1) Mason Parris (Michigan)

CONSO ROUNDS

149: (8) Max Murin vs (22) Chance Lamer (Michigan)
174: (11) Nelson Brands vs (9) Edmond Ruth (Illinois)
197: (14) Jacob Warner vs (8) Silas Allred (Nebraska)

 

[RossWB]

Can you repost the table with viewing options that was in the first post? It was very good and isn't showing anymore.

Sure. This one?

 

[UndercoverHawk]

All 3 Rd12 matches we have already beaten this year. Let’s get it

 

[RossWB]

SESSION IV summary

SEMIFINALS

125: (4) Matt Ramos (Purdue) FALL (6:59) (1) Spencer Lee
141: (1) Real Woods MAJ DEC (11-1) (4) Brock Hardy (Indiana)
285: (1) Mason Parris (Michigan) TECH FALL (16-1) (4) Tony Cassioppi

CONSOLATION ROUNDS

149: (8) Max Murin DEC (3-2) (22) Chance Lamer (Michigan)
174: (11) Nelson Brands DEC (4-1) (9) Edmond Ruth (Illinois)
197: (14) Jacob Warner DEC (1-0) (8) Silas Allred (Nebraska)

149: (8) Max Murin DEC (3-1 SV) (10) Michael Blockhus (Minnesota)
174: (11) Nelson Brands DEC (6-1) (7) Peyton Mocco (Missouri)
197: (14) Jacob Warner DEC (4-2) (10) Jacob Cardenas (Cornell)

 

[RossWB]

TEAM SCORE

1) 116.5 -- Penn State
2) 77 -- Iowa
3) 64 -- Cornell
4) 62 -- Ohio State
5) 55 -- Misouri

 

[RossWB]

SATURDAY

CONSOLATION ROUNDS

125: (1) Spencer Lee vs (10) Brandon Courtney (Arizona State)
149: (8) Max Murin vs (3) Kyle Parco (Arizona State)
174: (11) Nelson Brands vs (4) Chris Foca (Cornell)
197: (14) Jacob Warner vs (3) Rocky Elam (Missouri)
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi vs (10) Zach Elam (Missouri)

CHAMPIONSHIP

141: (1) Real Woods vs (2) Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado)

 

[RossWB]

Friday at the NCAA Wrestling Tournament is critical for two reasons. It's moving day in terms of the team title race -- most of the team points are awarded during the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds that take place on Friday morning and evening. And for individuals, Friday is about positioning yourself for a shot at championship glory on Saturday night. You have to navigate the quarterfinal round and the semifinal round in order to book a spot in that Saturday night championship match.

Iowa put three wrestlers into the Friday night semifinals: Spencer Lee at 125 lbs, Real Woods at 141 lbs, and Tony Cassioppi at 285 lbs. Unfortunately, only Woods was able to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament finals on Saturday night. In the upset of the year -- and one of the biggest NCAA Tournament upsets ever -- Spencer Lee was shocked in the semifinal by the 4-seed, Purdue's Matt Ramos.

MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/real-woods-makes-ncaa-final-spencer-lee-stunned

 

[RossWB]

CONSO SEMIS

125: (1) Spencer Lee medically forfeits
149: (3) Kyle Parco (Arizona State) DEC (4-3) (8) Max Murin
174: (4) Chris Foca (Cornell) DEC (7-2) (11) Nelson Brands
197: (3) Rocky Elam (Missouri) DEC (3-1) (14) Jacob Warner
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi DEC (4-0) Zach Elam (Missouri)

 

[RossWB]

CONSO FINALS

5th place matches:

125: (1) Spencer Lee medically forfeits
149: (4) Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) MAJ DEC (12-3) (8) Max Murin
174: (11) Nelson Brands DEC (4-2 SV) (5) Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State)
197: (14) Jacob Warner DEC (7-3) (4) Ethan Laird (Rider)

3rd place:

285: (2) Wyatt Hendrickson (Air Force) FALL (4:16) (4) Tony Cassioppi

 

[RossWB]

All that's left is Real Woods going for an NCAA title at 141 lbs tonight.

Finals start at 6 PM CT on ESPN.

 

[RossWB]

141: (2) Andrew Alirez (Northern Colorado) DEC (6-4) (1) Real Woods

That's a wrap on this year's NCAA Tournament for Iowa.

Hawks finish 2nd to Penn State in the team race.

1) 137.5 -- Penn State
2) 82.5 -- Iowa
3) 72.5 -- Cornell
4) 70.5 -- Ohio State
5) 64.5 -- Missouri

Iowa finishes:

125: (1) Spencer Lee -- 6th
133: (23) Brody Teske -- off podium
141: (1) Real Woods -- 2nd
149: (8) Max Murin -- 6th
157: (14) Cobe Siebrecht -- off podium
165: (6) Patrick Kennedy -- off podium
174: (11) Nelson Brands -- 5th
184: (12) Abe Assad -- off podium
197: (14) Jacob Warner -- 5th
285: (4) Tony Cassioppi -- 4th

 

[RossWB]

The 2023 NCAA Wrestling Tournament is over and, unfortunately, it did not end on a high note for Iowa wrestling. The Hawkeyes placed one wrestler in Saturday night's final session, #1 Real Woods at 141 lbs. Woods was facing #2 Andrew Alirez of Northern Colorado in the night's only matchup of unbeaten wrestlers. Unfortunately, Woods was not able to become an NCAA champion, suffering a narrow 6-4 defeat in the final.

MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/real-woods-loses-in-ncaa-final