The 197-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 197-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 Max Dean (Penn State) 2 Silas Allred (Nebraska) 3 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 4 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) 6 Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 7 Gavin Hoffman (Ohio State) 8 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) 9 Michial Foy (Minnesota) 10 Nick Willham (Indiana) 11 Billy Janzer (Rutgers) 12 Andrew Davison (Northwestern) 13 Brendin Yatooma (Michigan) 14 Hayden Filipovich (Purdue)
Results Legend F — Won by fall MF — Won by medical forfeit
Championship bracket
Consolation bracket
9th-place bracket
Final standings Note: Top-9 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
Rank Wrestler Silas Allred (Nebraska) Max Dean (Penn State) Jaxon Smith (Maryland) 4 Zac Braunagel (Illinois) 5 Jacob Warner (Iowa) 6 Cameron Caffey (Michigan State) 7 Braxton Amos (Wisconsin) 8 Michial Foy (Minnesota) 9 Andrew Davison (Northwestern) 10 Nick Willham (Indiana)
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