The 285-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 285-pound weight class. The top nine wrestlers qualified for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Mason Parris of Michigan won the tournament with a takedown in overtime for a 5–3 decision win in the finals over Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State.
Preliminary seeds The Big Ten announced the preliminary seeds on February 27, 2023.
Seed Wrestler 1 Mason Parris (Michigan) 2 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) 3 Tony Cassioppi (Iowa) 4 Lucas Davison (Northwestern) 5 Trent Hillger (Wisconsin) 6 Boone McDermott (Rutgers) 7 Tate Orndoff (Ohio State) 8 Jacob Bullock (Indiana) 9 Jaron Smith (Maryland) 10 Hayden Copass (Purdue) 11 Garrett Joles (Minnesota) 12 Ryan Vasbinder (Michigan State) 13 Matt Wroblewski (Illinois) 14 Austin Emerson (Nebraska)
Results Legend F — Won by fall MF — Won by medical forfeit
Championship bracket
Consolation bracket
9th-place bracket
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