| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | ||
| Carl Adams | ||
| MAJ DEC 18-5 |
| Mike R. Jones ORST2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Bruce Trammel OHIO3rd | DEC 5-1 | John Finch POLY4th |
| Larry Laush OKLA5th | TF 17-2 | Hajime Shinjo Washington6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Bruce Trammel OHIO | DEC 7-4 | Larry Laush OKLA |
| John Finch POLY | DEC 2-1 | Hajime Shinjo Washington |
| Semifinal | ||
| Carl Adams ISU | DEC 3-2 | Hajime Shinjo Washington |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | DEC 9-7 | Bruce Trammel OHIO |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Larry Laush OKLA | PIN 5:03 | George Paulus KENT |
| John Finch POLY | DEC 6-2 | Clyde Frantz PSU |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| George Paulus KENT | DEC 3-1 | John Sattler NAVY |
| John Finch POLY | DEC 3-2 | Rich Bacastow LEH |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Carl Adams ISU | PIN 4:55 | Clyde Frantz PSU |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | DEC 5-1 | Rick Radman MSU |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | DEC 8-4 | Larry Laush OKLA |
| Bruce Trammel OHIO | DEC 8-4 | Wade Schalles CLAR |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Bruce Trammel OHIO | PIN 1:22 | Charles Baurer New Hampshire |
| Wade Schalles CLAR | PIN 4:15 | Dennis Buford Western Michigan |
| Larry Laush OKLA | PIN 7:21 | Tony DeMeno West Chester |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | PIN 6:15 | George Paulus KENT |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | PIN 4:59 | Mark Faller HARV |
| Clyde Frantz PSU | PIN 0:38 | Gerald Strauman Western Illinois |
| Rick Radman MSU | DEC 9-2 | George Myers MD |
| Carl Adams ISU | DEC 5-2 | John Finch POLY |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Bruce Trammel OHIO | DEC 3-3 | Tom Graddy OKST |
| Dennis Buford Western Michigan | PIN 3:15 | Tom Meier NEB |
| Larry Laush OKLA | PIN 5:23 | Tom Quinn MICH |
| Wade Schalles CLAR | DEC 8-2 | Steve Sanchez Portland State University |
| George Myers MD | DEC 5-4 | Clint Young UNI |
| John Finch POLY | DEC 4-2 | Gary Hill WYO |
| Gerald Strauman Western Illinois | DEC 13-6 | Kevin Fennell California-Berkeley |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | DEC 11-8 | Steve Dildine Alabama |
| Carl Adams ISU | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Rich Bacastow LEH |
| George Paulus KENT | MAJ DEC 14-4 | Curt Bourg MIZZ |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | MAJ DEC 11-1 | John Sattler NAVY |
| Rick Radman MSU | DEC 10-3 | Charles Shepherd Utah |