| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Finals |
| Wayne Boyd TEMPLE1st | PIN 7:20 | Stan Keeley OKLA2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Randy Berg Washington3rd | DEC 6-4 | Dave Waters LEH4th |
| Mike Schmauss ISU5th | DEC 4-2 | Wes Caine NIU6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Randy Berg Washington | MAJ DEC 10-1 | Mike Schmauss ISU |
| Dave Waters LEH | DEC 7-0 | Wes Caine NIU |
| Semifinal | ||
| Stan Keeley OKLA | DEC 4-3 | Mike Schmauss ISU |
| Wayne Boyd TEMPLE | DEC 5-4 | Wes Caine NIU |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Randy Berg Washington | DEC 6-6 | Steve Cavanaugh MIZZ |
| Dave Waters LEH | DEC 5-3 | Ron Thrasher OKST |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Randy Berg Washington | DEC 7-2 | Lew Mason NAVY |
| Dave Waters LEH | FORFEIT | Bill Komoloske Colorado College |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Mike Schmauss ISU | DEC 9-3 | Frank Nichols MINN |
| Stan Keeley OKLA | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Steve Cavanaugh MIZZ |
| Wes Caine NIU | DEC 7-7 | Ken Melchior LHU |
| Wayne Boyd TEMPLE | DEC 4-2 | Ron Thrasher OKST |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Ken Melchior LHU | PIN 4:15 | Mike Watson BUFF |
| Frank Nichols MINN | DEC 4-3 | Dick Kilpatrick Montana State University |
| Wes Caine NIU | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Mike McGilliard MSU |
| Wayne Boyd TEMPLE | MAJ DEC 13-2 | Dave Waters LEH |
| Mike Schmauss ISU | DEC 5-1 | Wayne Fehlberg BYU |
| Steve Cavanaugh MIZZ | DEC 2-1 | Paul Betts Arizona |
| Stan Keeley OKLA | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Lew Mason NAVY |
| Ron Thrasher OKST | DEC 7-4 | Tom Bentz IOWA |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Steve Cavanaugh MIZZ | PIN 7:06 | Carlos Fontanez Adams State |
| Stan Keeley OKLA | DEC 13-12 | Randy Berg Washington |
| Mike Watson BUFF | DEC 6-0 | Mike R. Jones ORST |
| Wayne Boyd TEMPLE | DEC 10-6 | Bill Komoloske Colorado College |
| Dick Kilpatrick Montana State University | DEC 4-2 | Terry Magoon SIU-Carbondale |
| Frank Nichols MINN | TF 24-3 | Charles O'Boyle Louisiana State |
| Mike Schmauss ISU | DEFAULT 6:42 | Felix Sanchez AF |
| Lew Mason NAVY | DEC 3-0 | Al Takahashi Idaho State |
| Ken Melchior LHU | MAJ DEC 16-3 | Tim Cech MICH |
| Wes Caine NIU | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Marv Landes Kansas State |
| Mike McGilliard MSU | DEC 8-2 | Paul Soriano WYO |
| Ron Thrasher OKST | DEC 6-1 | James Lambson ASU |
| Wayne Fehlberg BYU | DEC 13-9 | John Walter SUNY-Oswego |
| Paul Betts Arizona | DEC 5-0 | Glenn Parke ILL |
| Tom Bentz IOWA | DEC 6-1 | Jess Sandoval UCLA |
| Dave Waters LEH | MAJ DEC 10-0 | Dave Moore Long Beach State |
| Pigtail | ||
| Paul Betts Arizona | PIN 3:37 | Jon Wood CIT |
| Mike Schmauss ISU | DEC 5-3 | Stew Pruzansky Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Mike Watson BUFF | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Mark Lavato Utah |
| Lew Mason NAVY | DEC 7-6 | Scott Clark EIU |