| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | ||
| Ben Peterson | ||
| DEC 11-6 |
| Vince Paolano CUSE2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Bill Bragg Colorado College3rd | PIN 2:58 | Dave Ciolek MSU4th |
| Ritchie Starr HARV5th | FORFEIT | Tom Hutchinson LEH6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Bill Bragg Colorado College | MAJ DEC 11-0 | Ritchie Starr HARV |
| Dave Ciolek MSU | FORFEIT | Tom Hutchinson LEH |
| Semifinal | ||
| Ben Peterson ISU | PIN 6:14 | Tom Hutchinson LEH |
| Vince Paolano CUSE | DEC 6-4 | Bill Bragg Colorado College |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Dave Ciolek MSU | DEC 5-3 | Mike Fiorini Illinois State |
| Ritchie Starr HARV | DEC 7-5 | Mike Brundage OKLA |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Mike Fiorini Illinois State | MAJ DEC 10-1 | Ted Madden PRIN |
| Mike Brundage OKLA | DEC 9-4 | Randy Omvig UNI |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Ben Peterson ISU | PIN 4:49 | Dave Ciolek MSU |
| Vince Paolano CUSE | DEC 7-4 | Ritchie Starr HARV |
| Bill Bragg Colorado College | DEC 8-1 | Gary Maiolfi POLY |
| Tom Hutchinson LEH | DEC 6-5 | Dennis Alf WYO |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Dave Ciolek MSU | PIN 3:40 | George Zguris Massachusetts |
| Bill Bragg Colorado College | PIN 3:00 | Paul Zander IOWA |
| Ben Peterson ISU | MAJ DEC 15-1 | Ted Madden PRIN |
| Ritchie Starr HARV | DEC 3-2 | Jim Metzler PUR |
| Dennis Alf WYO | DEC 4-3 | Tom Gay East Carolina |
| Tom Hutchinson LEH | DEC 12-6 | John Byrd MIZZ |
| Vince Paolano CUSE | DEC 9-4 | Mike Brundage OKLA |
| Gary Maiolfi POLY | DEC 4-0 | Steve Newman Western Michigan |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dave Ciolek MSU | PIN 6:07 | Bryan Hage Minnesota State |
| Ritchie Starr HARV | PIN 0:39 | Ron Tacha Kansas State |
| Paul Zander IOWA | PIN 9:26 | Greg Strobel ORST |
| George Zguris Massachusetts | DEC 7-4 | Kirk Thorburn California-Berkeley |
| Ben Peterson ISU | DEC 5-1 | Mike Fiorini Illinois State |
| Ted Madden PRIN | DEC 6-3 | Rich Hinebaugh AF |
| John Byrd MIZZ | DEC 13-13 | Dennis Scott Cal State-Chico |
| Tom Gay East Carolina | DEC 6-2 | Roy Baker TEMPLE |
| Steve Newman Western Michigan | DEC 3-2 | John Hohman NYU |
| Gary Maiolfi POLY | DEC 3-0 | Mike Dorr Colorado State University |
| Mike Brundage OKLA | DEC 8-2 | Kevin Michaels UVA |
| Tom Hutchinson LEH | MAJ DEC 13-5 | Bill Allen Washington |
| Dennis Alf WYO | DEC 5-3 | Bob Swanson UCLA |
| Vince Paolano CUSE | DEC 6-1 | Randy Omvig UNI |
| Jim Metzler PUR | DEC 9-4 | Ben Dew Weber State |