| Finals |
| Bruce Baumgartner Indiana State1st | DEC 4-2 | Steve Williams OKLA2nd |
| Medal Round |
| Lou Banach IOWA3rd | DEC 11-10 | Wayne Cole ISU4th |
| Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio)5th | DEC 7-3 | Mark Rigatuso University of Nebraska Omaha6th |
| Gary Albright NEB7th | PIN 3:10 | Tab Thacker NCST8th |
| Consi Semi |
| Wayne Cole ISU | DEC 5-5 | Mark Rigatuso University of Nebraska Omaha |
| Lou Banach IOWA | DEC 6-2 | Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio) |
| Semifinal |
| Bruce Baumgartner Indiana State | PIN 2:21 | Mark Rigatuso University of Nebraska Omaha |
| Steve Williams OKLA | DEC 7-4 | Lou Banach IOWA |
| Consi 4 |
| Wayne Cole ISU | DEC 2-2 | Tab Thacker NCST |
| Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio) | DEC 7-4 | Gary Albright NEB |
| Consi 8 #2 |
| Gary Albright NEB | PIN 3:39 | Mitch Shelton OKST |
| Tab Thacker NCST | PIN 3:43 | Eric Neily OSU |
| Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio) | DEC 5-1 | John Kriebs UNI |
| Wayne Cole ISU | MAJ DEC 10-2 | Jim Phills HARV |
| Quarterfinal |
| Lou Banach IOWA | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Eric Neily OSU |
| Steve Williams OKLA | DEC 8-3 | Jim Phills HARV |
| Bruce Baumgartner Indiana State | DEC 7-1 | Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio) |
| Mark Rigatuso University of Nebraska Omaha | DEC 4-2 | Gary Albright NEB |
| Consi 8 #1 |
| Mitch Shelton OKST | PIN 2:46 | Tom Sheridan Boston College |
| Tab Thacker NCST | PIN 1:55 | George Fears NAVY |
| Wayne Cole ISU | DEC 10-5 | Dan Cook UO |
| John Kriebs UNI | DEC 5-0 | Arnie Bagley Idaho State |
| Consi 16 #2 |
| Arnie Bagley Idaho State | DEC 8-5 | Mike Severn ASU |
| Round of 16 |
| Gary Albright NEB | PIN 4:57 | Steve Sefter PSU |
| Lou Banach IOWA | PIN 2:08 | Tab Thacker NCST |
| Jim Phills HARV | PIN 0:42 | Chris Bielenberg ORST |
| Bruce Baumgartner Indiana State | MAJ DEC 10-2 | John Kriebs UNI |
| Eric Neily OSU | MAJ DEC 15-2 | Dennis Koslowski Minnesota-Morris |
| Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio) | TF 19-0 | Tim Pangonas BUCK |
| Mark Rigatuso University of Nebraska Omaha | DEC 6-2 | Mitch Shelton OKST |
| Steve Williams OKLA | DEC 5-3 | Dan Cook UO |
| Round of 32 |
| Gary Albright NEB | PIN 4:05 | Casey Gulliford San Jose State |
| Mark Rigatuso University of Nebraska Omaha | PIN 2:30 | Tom Sheridan Boston College |
| Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio) | PIN 1:58 | Jerome Larson University of North Dakota |
| John Kriebs UNI | PIN 1:11 | John Bradford Tennessee |
| Tab Thacker NCST | PIN 1:07 | Larry Hamilton BYU |
| Jim Phills HARV | PIN 1:48 | Ray Wagner KENT |
| Mitch Shelton OKST | DEC 3-3 | Eric Klasson MICH |
| Eric Neily OSU | DEC 5-4 | Rick Romeo MIZZ |
| Lou Banach IOWA |
| Pigtail |
| Rick Romeo MIZZ | PIN 3:30 | Bill Paxton IND |
| Bruce Baumgartner Indiana State | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Arnie Bagley Idaho State |
