# 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships – 197 lbs

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 | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match | 1st-Place Match |
| 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Michial Foy (MINN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Michial Foy (MINN) | 4 | 9 | Michial Foy (MINN) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Braxton Amos (WIS) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Braxton Amos (WIS) | 2 | | | | 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Jacob Warner (IOWA) | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Jacob Warner (IOWA) | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | Jacob Warner (IOWA) | 1 | | | | |
| 12 | Andrew Davison (NU) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Andrew Davison (NU) | 2 | 5 | Jacob Warner (IOWA) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Cameron Caffey (MSU) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Brendin Yatooma (MICH) | 1 | 4 | Cameron Caffey (MSU) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cameron Caffey (MSU) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Cameron Caffey (MSU) | 4 | | | | | | | | 1 | Max Dean (PSU) | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 6 |
| 3 | Zac Braunagel (ILL) | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 6 |
| 14 | Hayden Filipovich (PUR) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Hayden Filipovich (PUR) | 3 | 3 | Zac Braunagel (ILL) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Jaxon Smith (MD) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Billy Janzer (RUT) | 3 | 6 | Jaxon Smith (MD) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jaxon Smith (MD) | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Jaxon Smith (MD) | 8 | | | | 3 | Zac Braunagel (ILL) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 4 | | | | |
| 10 | Nick Willham (IND) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Nick Willham (IND) | 3 | 7 | Gavin Hoffman (OSU) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | BYE | | 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Silas Allred (NEB) | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Consolation bracket

| Consolation Round 1 | Consolation Round 1 | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Quarterfinals | Consolation Semifinals | Consolation Semifinals | Consolation Semifinals |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | 7th-Place Match | 7th-Place Match | 7th-Place Match | 5th-Place Match | 5th-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 |
| | 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) |