| 197 pounds at the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Site | Crisler Center Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Competitors | 14 |
| Medalists | |
 | Silas Allred (Nebraska) |
 | Max Dean (Penn State) |
 | Jaxon Smith (Maryland) |
| ← 20222024 → | |
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
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 1st-Place Match | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | ||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michial Foy (MINN) | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Michial Foy (MINN) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Braxton Amos (WIS) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jacob Warner (IOWA) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jacob Warner (IOWA) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Andrew Davison (NU) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jacob Warner (IOWA) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cameron Caffey (MSU) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Brendin Yatooma (MICH) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cameron Caffey (MSU) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zac Braunagel (ILL) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Hayden Filipovich (PUR) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zac Braunagel (ILL) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jaxon Smith (MD) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Billy Janzer (RUT) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Jaxon Smith (MD) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Zac Braunagel (ILL) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Nick Willham (IND) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | ||||||||||||||||||
Consolation bracket
| Consolation Round 1 | Consolation Round 2 | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Semifinals | 3rd-Place Match | |||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYE | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th-Place Match | 5th-Place Match | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9th-place bracket
Final standings
Note: Top-9 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.
| Rank | Wrestler |
|---|---|
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Silas Allred (Nebraska) |
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Max Dean (Penn State) |
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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) |
References
- "2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships". Big Ten Conference. 11 November 2022. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- Scovel, Shannon (3 March 2023). "2023 Big Ten wrestling championships: Brackets, preview, how to watch". ncaa.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- "NCAA Division I Wrestling Committee releases qualifying tournament allocations for 2023 championships". ncaa.com. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- "Big Ten Wrestling Pre-Seeds Announced". Big Ten Conference. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2024.