March 3, 2017
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Big Ten Conference released Friday the final brackets for the 2017 Big Ten Wrestling Championships from March 4-5 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
2017 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS BRACKETS 
All seven seeded Scarlet Knights maintained their pre-seed positions for the two-day tournament, which will determine which 77 wrestlers who punch their automatic qualifying tickets to the NCAA Championships from March 16-18 in St. Louis.
To read the full tournament preview, click here.
Top-seeded Anthony Ashnault, a two-time All-American, looks to defend his 141-pound Big Ten title from a year ago. 184-pounder Nicholas Gravina will look to earn his second consecutive automatic NCAA Championships bid after finishing fourth last year in Iowa City.
Scott DelVecchio (133) and Ken Theobold (149) will compete in their first Big Ten Championships since the 2015 season after redshirting 2015-16. Brandon Paetzell (125), John Van Brill (157), Dylan Painton (165), Jordan Pagano (174), Matthew Correnti (197) and Razohnn Gross (HWT) will all make their Big Ten Championships debuts this weekend.
The opening matchups for all 10 Scarlet Knights is listed below.
| Wrestler - Weight (Record) | Opponent (School) | Result |
| Brandon Paetzell - 125 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | No. 4 Ethan Lizak (Minnesota) | TBD |
| No. 9 Scott DelVecchio - 133 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | No. 8 Luke Welch (Purdue) | TBD |
| No. 1 Anthony Ashnault - 141 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | Bye | Bye |
| Championship Quarterfinals | No. 8 Cole Martin (Wisconsin)/No. 9 Sal Profaci (Michigan) | TBD |
| No. 5 Ken Theobold - 149 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | Zac Hall (Michigan) | TBD |
| No. 7 John Van Brill - 157 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | No. 10 Alex Griffin (Purdue) | TBD |
| Dylan Painton - 165 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | No. 8 Drew Hughes (Michigan State) | TBD |
| No. 6 Jordan Pagano - 174 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | No. 11 Ryan Christensen (Wisconsin) | TBD |
| No. 7 Nicholas Gravina - 184 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | No. 10 Bobby Stevenson (Minnesota) | TBD |
| Matthew Correnti - 197 Pounds |
| Championship First Round | No. 5 Ricky Robertson (Wisconsin) | TBD |
| No. 8 Razohnn Gross - HWT |
| Championship First Round | Steven Holloway (Iowa) | TBD |
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