| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Finals | ||
| Larry Owings Washington1st | DEC 13-11 | Dan Gable ISU2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Keith Lowrance MSU3rd | DEC 1-0 | Wayne Bright ODU4th |
| Bill Beakley OKLA5th | DEC 8-1 | Dan Silbaugh WYO6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Wayne Bright ODU | DEC 3-1 | Bill Beakley OKLA |
| Keith Lowrance MSU | DEC 9-2 | Dan Silbaugh WYO |
| Semifinal | ||
| Dan Gable ISU | PIN 6:33 | Wayne Bright ODU |
| Larry Owings Washington | PIN 3:29 | Keith Lowrance MSU |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Dan Silbaugh WYO | DEC 3-1 | Mark King MICH |
| Bill Beakley OKLA | DEC 3-2 | Gary Pelcl MINN |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Mark King MICH | DEC 2-0 | Russ Reid VT |
| Gary Pelcl MINN | MAJ DEC 10-0 | Larry Hulburt CMU |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Dan Gable ISU | PIN 2:27 | Bill Beakley OKLA |
| Larry Owings Washington | PIN 6:02 | Dan Silbaugh WYO |
| Keith Lowrance MSU | DEC 8-4 | Terry Moore Portland State University |
| Wayne Bright ODU | DEC 4-3 | Dale Richter Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Consi 8 #1 | ||
| Larry Hulburt CMU | DEC 2-0 | Steve Welter Indiana State |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Dale Richter Minnesota State University, Mankato | PIN 6:13 | Dan Milkovich KENT |
| Dan Gable ISU | PIN 4:29 | Gary Pelcl MINN |
| Larry Owings Washington | PIN 1:30 | Mark King MICH |
| Dan Silbaugh WYO | PIN 3:39 | Doug Campbell OKST |
| Wayne Bright ODU | MAJ DEC 13-1 | Larry Johnson Western Colorado University |
| Bill Beakley OKLA | MAJ DEC 13-3 | Alray Johnson West Chester |
| Terry Moore Portland State University | TF 24-6 | Steve Buttrey NW |
| Keith Lowrance MSU | MAJ DEC 15-5 | Bill James ARMY |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Larry Johnson Western Colorado University | PIN 6:03 | Terry Wells IOWA |
| Dan Gable ISU | PIN 5:28 | Steve Welter Indiana State |
| Larry Owings Washington | PIN 5:12 | Russ Reid VT |
| Doug Campbell OKST | PIN 1:12 | Dan Marano DUKE |
| Wayne Bright ODU | DEC 8-6 | Ron Kenworthy BYU |
| Dale Richter Minnesota State University, Mankato | DEC 6-0 | Dave Thomas STAN |
| Bill Beakley OKLA | MAJ DEC 13-5 | Vince Testone SIU-Carbondale |
| Gary Pelcl MINN | DEC 7-6 | John Pegues UVA |
| Bill James ARMY | DEC 10-3 | Tom Lotko NEB |
| Steve Buttrey NW | DEC 8-8 | Herb Campbell LEH |
| Dan Milkovich KENT | MAJ DEC 12-3 | Roger Peterson WSU |
| Alray Johnson West Chester | MAJ DEC 13-3 | Sam Bessinger Utah State |
| Keith Lowrance MSU | DEC 8-5 | Jim Ventura UO |
| Mark King MICH | DEC 8-4 | Warren Gamble Ball State |
| Dan Silbaugh WYO | DEC 9-3 | Dick Keefe PSU |
| Terry Moore Portland State University | DEC 9-8 | Mike Reynolds AF |
| Pigtail | ||
| Russ Reid VT | PIN 6:00 | Tom Keeley Western Michigan |
| Dan Gable ISU | PIN 3:11 | Larry Hulburt CMU |
| Keith Lowrance MSU | MAJ DEC 19-6 | Gary Baker Drake |
| Dan Milkovich KENT | DEC 12-6 | Bud Smeltz PITT |
| Wayne Bright ODU | MAJ DEC 12-0 | Lyle Cook Kansas State |
| Gary Pelcl MINN | DEC 10-3 | Greg Morgan OHIO |
| Mark King MICH | DEC 7-3 | Murray Neeper Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Tom Lotko NEB | DEC 5-0 | John Direnzo Long Island University |
| Dick Keefe PSU | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Mike Clark Bowling Green |
| Dale Richter Minnesota State University, Mankato | DEC 7-6 | Lloyd Keaser NAVY |