| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Finals |
| Gobel Kline MD1st | DEC 4-1 | Rich Mihal IOWA2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| James Tanniehill Winona State3rd | DEC 2-0 | Bob Ferraro Indiana State4th |
| Carl Adams ISU5th | PIN 3:32 | Kim Snider ORST6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| James Tanniehill Winona State | DEC 5-2 | Carl Adams ISU |
| Bob Ferraro Indiana State | DEC 8-1 | Kim Snider ORST |
| Semifinal | ||
| Gobel Kline MD | DEC 4-0 | Bob Ferraro Indiana State |
| Rich Mihal IOWA | DEC 4-0 | James Tanniehill Winona State |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Carl Adams ISU | DEC 3-1 | Jay Arneson OKST |
| Kim Snider ORST | DEC 7-2 | Mark Hoffman ARMY |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Jay Arneson OKST | DEC 1-1 | Allen Dunn UCLA |
| Mark Hoffman ARMY | DEC 6-4 | Mel Crider UNCO |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Bob Ferraro Indiana State | PIN 7:45 | Charles Shepherd Utah |
| Rich Mihal IOWA | DEC 3-0 | Carl Adams ISU |
| James Tanniehill Winona State | DEC 5-2 | Bruce Trammel OHIO |
| Gobel Kline MD | DEC 2-2 | Kim Snider ORST |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Kim Snider ORST | PIN 4:25 | Ralph Stansbury Long Beach State |
| Bruce Trammel OHIO | DEC 5-2 | Richard Casey SIU-Carbondale |
| Gobel Kline MD | DEC 7-5 | Mel Crider UNCO |
| Charles Shepherd Utah | DEC 11-4 | John Finch POLY |
| Rich Mihal IOWA | DEC 4-0 | Allen Dunn UCLA |
| Carl Adams ISU | DEC 9-8 | Edward Thompson BLOOM |
| Bob Ferraro Indiana State | DEC 4-1 | Carl Ragland ODU |
| James Tanniehill Winona State | DEC 5-3 | Len Borchers STAN |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Richard Casey SIU-Carbondale | PIN 3:38 | Tom Cooper Montana |
| Mel Crider UNCO | PIN 7:23 | Felix Salinas ASU |
| Carl Ragland ODU | PIN 3:59 | Don Stahlman New Hampshire |
| Bob Ferraro Indiana State | PIN 7:55 | Ron Ouellet MSU |
| Charles Shepherd Utah | PIN 8:50 | Brad Zemmel MIZZ |
| Gobel Kline MD | DEC 4-2 | Mark Hoffman ARMY |
| Allen Dunn UCLA | DEC 3-0 | Tim Shade Idaho State |
| Carl Adams ISU | DEC 5-3 | Bob Christianson NAVY |
| Bruce Trammel OHIO | DEC 8-5 | Dan Thurlow Colorado State University |
| Edward Thompson BLOOM | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Chris Samuelson Drake |
| Len Borchers STAN | DEC 8-3 | Sam Uhrick Western Colorado University |
| Rich Mihal IOWA | DEC 6-2 | Jay Arneson OKST |
| James Tanniehill Winona State | DEC 8-7 | John Eagleton OKLA |
| Kim Snider ORST | DEC 9-2 | Bill Osborn BYU |
| Ralph Stansbury Long Beach State | DEC 8-7 | Phil Hutchinson Colorado College |
| John Finch POLY | DEC 1-1 | Greg Giordano W&M |
| Pigtail | ||
| Tim Shade Idaho State | DEC 3-2 | Mike Mazzitelli NIU |
| Don Stahlman New Hampshire | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Harold Dahm Washington |
| John Eagleton OKLA | MAJ DEC 14-2 | George Fredericks New Mexico |
| Kim Snider ORST | DEC 7-2 | Otto Zeman NW |
| Bob Christianson NAVY | DEC 3-0 | Don Horton AF |