| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Finals |
| Chuck Jean ISU1st | PIN 7:25 | Pete Cornell MICH2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Verlyn Strellner IOWA3rd | DEC 6-4 | Ken Bos POLY4th |
| John Sorochinsky BYU5th | DEC 9-8 | Jack Zindel MSU6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Verlyn Strellner IOWA | DEC 5-5 | John Sorochinsky BYU |
| Ken Bos POLY | DEC 4-4 | Jack Zindel MSU |
| Semifinal | ||
| Chuck Jean ISU | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Verlyn Strellner IOWA |
| Pete Cornell MICH | DEC 4-2 | Jack Zindel MSU |
| Consi 4 | ||
| John Sorochinsky BYU | PIN 4:53 | Charles Bishop Long Beach State |
| Ken Bos POLY | DEC 5-2 | Ben Cooper SIU-Carbondale |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Ben Cooper SIU-Carbondale | DEC 7-1 | Tim Nichols PRIN |
| Charles Bishop Long Beach State | DEC 4-2 | Larry Wollschlager Texas-El Paso |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Verlyn Strellner IOWA | PIN 3:29 | Charles Shivers OKLA |
| Pete Cornell MICH | DEC 6-2 | Ken Bos POLY |
| Chuck Jean ISU | DEC 5-0 | John Sorochinsky BYU |
| Jack Zindel MSU | DEC 8-2 | Steve Roshek Utah |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Chuck Jean ISU | PIN 7:50 | Charles Bishop Long Beach State |
| Verlyn Strellner IOWA | PIN 4:35 | Harry Bell BUFF |
| Steve Roshek Utah | DEC 6-6 | Gerald Winnard OKST |
| John Sorochinsky BYU | DEC 6-5 | Dave Labosky PENN |
| Charles Shivers OKLA | DEC 5-2 | Mike Patterson UNCO |
| Jack Zindel MSU | DEC 5-0 | Jim Blackford ORST |
| Pete Cornell MICH | DEC 3-1 | Ben Cooper SIU-Carbondale |
| Ken Bos POLY | DEC 3-2 | Glen Engle Adams State |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Pete Cornell MICH | PIN 6:32 | Tim Nichols PRIN |
| Ken Bos POLY | PIN 6:30 | John Dinger ARMY |
| Charles Shivers OKLA | DEC 7-1 | Bill Halsey UCLA |
| Glen Engle Adams State | DEC 3-0 | Walt Podgurski Miami University (Ohio) |
| Jack Zindel MSU | DEC 5-2 | Dick Wright Portland State University |
| Charles Bishop Long Beach State | DEC 3-1 | Ray Millward Idaho State |
| John Sorochinsky BYU | DEC 7-2 | Kerry Keith DAV |
| Mike Patterson UNCO | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Frank Calka Marquette University |
| Steve Roshek Utah | DEC 10-3 | Ron Tacha Kansas State |
| Dave Labosky PENN | DEC 9-5 | Tom Lees WSU |
| Jim Blackford ORST | DEC 1-1 | Gary Lehr SUNY-Oneonta |
| Gerald Winnard OKST | DEC 3-0 | Bob Rust CUSE |
| Chuck Jean ISU | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Larry Wollschlager Texas-El Paso |
| Verlyn Strellner IOWA | DEC 5-3 | Ed Bannat NAVY |
| Harry Bell BUFF | DEC 6-5 | Kemper Chafin UCD |
| Ben Cooper SIU-Carbondale | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Bob Gemignani AF |
| Pigtail | ||
| Charles Shivers OKLA | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Tom Gambill Auburn |