| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Woods Western Illinois1st | DEC 9-5 | Gary Ernst MICH2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Charlie Getty PSU3rd | DEC 4-3 | Tim Karpoff YALE4th |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST5th | PIN 5:19 | Tom Hazell OKST6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Charlie Getty PSU | DEC 3-0 | Tom Hazell OKST |
| Tim Karpoff YALE | DEC 7-6 | Larry Bielenberg ORST |
| Semifinal | ||
| Gary Ernst MICH | DEC 6-6 | Tom Hazell OKST |
| Jim Woods Western Illinois | DEC 4-3 | Tim Karpoff YALE |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Charlie Getty PSU | DEC 6-1 | Jim Feucht Miami University (Ohio) |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | MAJ DEC 13-3 | Palmer Klaas ILL |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Charlie Getty PSU | DEC 3-1 | Joel Puleo DUKE |
| Palmer Klaas ILL | DEC 12-6 | Don Mayorga HOF |
| Jim Feucht Miami University (Ohio) | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Milt Seals New Mexico |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | DEC 6-3 | Greg Gibson UO |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Tim Karpoff YALE | DEC 1-1 | Milt Seals New Mexico |
| Jim Woods Western Illinois | PIN 2:38 | Charlie Getty PSU |
| Gary Ernst MICH | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Don Mayorga HOF |
| Tom Hazell OKST | DEC 6-4 | Greg Gibson UO |
| Consi 8 #1 | ||
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | DEC 6-0 | Jim Waschek IOWA |
| Palmer Klaas ILL | DEC 8-2 | Don Jackson San Jose State |
| Jim Feucht Miami University (Ohio) | DEC 4-3 | Bill Van Worth CSUB |
| Joel Puleo DUKE | DEC 5-4 | Gary Peterson BYU |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Tim Karpoff YALE | DEC 3-1 | Bill Van Worth CSUB |
| Milt Seals New Mexico | DEC 7-1 | Chuck Coryea CLAR |
| Charlie Getty PSU | PIN 1:46 | John Jacquot Bowling Green |
| Jim Woods Western Illinois | PIN 0:46 | Gary Peterson BYU |
| Don Mayorga HOF | PIN 6:44 | Dave Graves Washington |
| Gary Ernst MICH | DEC 9-2 | Palmer Klaas ILL |
| Tom Hazell OKST | DEC 9-6 | Jim Waschek IOWA |
| Greg Gibson UO | DEC 8-6 | Bill Kalkbrenner OKLA |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Bill Van Worth CSUB | PIN 7:58 | Chuck Ehrhart Cleveland State University |
| Tim Karpoff YALE | PIN 3:00 | Jim Feucht Miami University (Ohio) |
| Chuck Coryea CLAR | PIN 3:06 | Karl Schueneman ISU |
| Jim Woods Western Illinois | PIN 3:55 | Joel Puleo DUKE |
| Jim Waschek IOWA | PIN 5:38 | Joe Bertolone John Carroll |
| Bill Kalkbrenner OKLA | PIN 0:41 | Don Bonner Drake |
| Dave Graves Washington | DEC 4-4 | George Barkanic LEH |
| Palmer Klaas ILL | PIN 1:59 | Dennis Fenton Massachusetts |
| Gary Ernst MICH | PIN 3:49 | Don Jackson San Jose State |
| Milt Seals New Mexico | DEC 11-5 | Kurt Chandler PRIN |
| Charlie Getty PSU | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Jim Kish UNCO |
| John Jacquot Bowling Green | DEC 4-0 | Patt Ball WSU |
| Gary Peterson BYU | DEC 12-8 | Mike Fanning University of Notre Dame |
| Greg Gibson UO | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Larry Avery MSU |
| Tom Hazell OKST | DEC 6-1 | Larry Bielenberg ORST |
| Don Mayorga HOF | DEC 8-2 | Wayne Woofter Kansas State |
| Pigtail | ||
| Mike Fanning University of Notre Dame | PIN 6:13 | Don Wilson Montana State University |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | PIN 3:25 | Bob Walker Alabama |
| Jim Kish UNCO | DEC 5-0 | Willie Bryant East Carolina |
| Karl Schueneman ISU | DEC 2-0 | Bob Poweski KENT |