| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | ||
| DEC 5-3 |
| Greg Gibson UO2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Larry Bielenberg ORST3rd | MAJ DEC 13-0 | Chuck Coryea CLAR4th |
| Doug Benschoter IOWA5th | FORFEIT | Bob Fouts ISU6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | PIN 1:05 | Doug Benschoter IOWA |
| Chuck Coryea CLAR | DEC 3-0 | Bob Fouts ISU |
| Semifinal | ||
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | DEC 9-2 | Larry Bielenberg ORST |
| Greg Gibson UO | DEC 6-5 | Bob Fouts ISU |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Chuck Coryea CLAR | PIN 3:58 | Herb Calvert OKLA |
| Doug Benschoter IOWA | PIN 5:59 | Rick Setzer EMU |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Herb Calvert OKLA | PIN 2:13 | Tom Higgins NCST |
| Rick Setzer EMU | PIN 2:43 | Gary Sommer WIS |
| Doug Benschoter IOWA | DEC 1-1 | Jerry Anderson Drake |
| Chuck Coryea CLAR | DEC 3-1 | Ned Stepanovich VMI |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | MAJ DEC 12-2 | Tom Higgins NCST |
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | DEC 7-4 | Chuck Coryea CLAR |
| Greg Gibson UO | DEC 5-2 | Jerry Anderson Drake |
| Bob Fouts ISU | DEC 6-0 | Gary Sommer WIS |
| Consi 8 #1 | ||
| Herb Calvert OKLA | PIN 1:00 | Dave Scott PUR |
| Rick Setzer EMU | DEC 2-1 | Jim Schuster LHU |
| Ned Stepanovich VMI | DEC 4-1 | Brad Benson PSU |
| Doug Benschoter IOWA | DEC 9-6 | Kevin Lindauer CMU |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | PIN 2:29 | Brad Benson PSU |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | PIN 2:57 | Herb Calvert OKLA |
| Jerry Anderson Drake | PIN 2:31 | Tom Burns Colorado State University |
| Greg Gibson UO | PIN 4:12 | Doug Benschoter IOWA |
| Bob Fouts ISU | PIN 4:21 | Rick Setzer EMU |
| Tom Higgins NCST | DEC 5-4 | Jim Kish UNCO |
| Gary Sommer WIS | DEC 10-5 | Don McCorkel LEH |
| Chuck Coryea CLAR | DEC 7-6 | Bob Golic University of Notre Dame |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | PIN 6:34 | Ned Stepanovich VMI |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | PIN 4:50 | Dave Scott PUR |
| Herb Calvert OKLA | PIN 1:38 | Bob Bickelman FM |
| Jim Kish UNCO | PIN 4:16 | Tino DiMarco BLOOM |
| Doug Benschoter IOWA | PIN 6:23 | John Sefter PRIN |
| Greg Gibson UO | PIN 5:55 | Kevin Lindauer CMU |
| Gary Sommer WIS | PIN 5:42 | Dennis Fenton Massachusetts |
| Bob Golic University of Notre Dame | DEC 5-3 | Ron Pelligra St. Lawrence |
| Bob Fouts ISU | DEC 5-2 | Jim Schuster LHU |
| Brad Benson PSU | DEC 9-6 | Ed Ritt BSU |
| Chuck Coryea CLAR | DEC 8-3 | Greg Metcalf UCLA |
| Tom Higgins NCST | DEC 2-0 | Mike Engwall Arizona |
| Jerry Anderson Drake | DEC 9-3 | Leif Erickson Alabama |
| Don McCorkel LEH | DEC 4-2 | Bill Van Worth CSUB |
| Tom Burns Colorado State University | DEC 3-1 | Don Mayorga HOF |