| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Finals | ||
| Wade Schalles CLAR1st | DEC 9-2 | Mike R. Jones ORST2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Bob Tscholl OHIO5th | FORFEIT | Hajime Shinjo Washington6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Allyn Cooke POLY | FORFEIT | Hajime Shinjo Washington |
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | DEC 4-3 | Bob Tscholl OHIO |
| Semifinal | ||
| Wade Schalles CLAR | PIN 0:38 | Rod Kilgore OKLA |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | PIN 3:02 | Hajime Shinjo Washington |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Bob Tscholl OHIO | DEC 4-2 | Alan Albright OKST |
| Allyn Cooke POLY | DEC 3-3 | John Showalter ISU |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Allyn Cooke POLY | DEC 2-2 | Russ Paulsen Utah State |
| Bob Tscholl OHIO | DEC 4-3 | Mitch Mendrygal MICH |
| John Showalter ISU | DEC 7-0 | Jan Sanderson IOWA |
| Alan Albright OKST | DEC 5-3 | Mark Hansen BYU |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Wade Schalles CLAR | PIN 2:13 | Jan Sanderson IOWA |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | DEC 7-5 | Mitch Mendrygal MICH |
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | DEC 6-2 | Allyn Cooke POLY |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | DEC 6-3 | Alan Albright OKST |
| Consi 8 #1 | ||
| Russ Paulsen Utah State | FORFEIT | Marlin Grahn Portland State University |
| John Showalter ISU | DEC 5-1 | Ivar Moi Indiana State |
| Mark Hansen BYU | DEC 8-8 | Dan Chandler MINN |
| Bob Tscholl OHIO | FORFEIT | Tim Kerr San Jose State |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | DEC 8-6 | Marlin Grahn Portland State University |
| Wade Schalles CLAR | PIN 7:29 | John Showalter ISU |
| Jan Sanderson IOWA | MAJ DEC 10-1 | George Landis Alabama |
| Alan Albright OKST | DEC 9-2 | Jody Smith Utah |
| Allyn Cooke POLY | DEC 8-2 | Pat Christenson WIS |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | MAJ DEC 13-3 | Mark Hansen BYU |
| Mitch Mendrygal MICH | DEC 5-0 | Dave Chandler BSU |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | DEC 2-1 | Bob Tscholl OHIO |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Marlin Grahn Portland State University | PIN 6:21 | Tom Derrickson UVA |
| Wade Schalles CLAR | PIN 1:32 | Ivar Moi Indiana State |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | PIN 1:59 | Dan Chandler MINN |
| Mitch Mendrygal MICH | PIN 7:48 | John Chatman PITT |
| George Landis Alabama | DEC 10-7 | Rick Santee HOF |
| Jody Smith Utah | DEC 4-3 | Jerry Nowakowski BUFF |
| Dave Chandler BSU | DEC 5-2 | Bert Dalton UNCO |
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | DEC 9-6 | Russ Paulsen Utah State |
| Mark Hansen BYU | MAJ DEC 11-1 | Jim Miller BRWN |
| Bob Tscholl OHIO | DEC 5-0 | Bruce Hall East Carolina |
| Allyn Cooke POLY | DEC 6-2 | Dennis Jossi UO |
| Jan Sanderson IOWA | DEC 5-4 | Pat Capone Marquette University |
| Alan Albright OKST | MAJ DEC 12-1 | John Matthews CMU |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | MAJ DEC 16-5 | Tim Kerr San Jose State |
| Pat Christenson WIS | TF 25-8 | John Allen CUSE |
| John Showalter ISU | DEC 5-1 | Emmett Stanton STAN |
| Pigtail | ||
| Ivar Moi Indiana State | PIN 7:05 | Chris Koll PSU |
| Dan Chandler MINN | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Bob Hartman NAVY |