| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Jackson OKST1st | PIN 1:12 | John Sefter PRIN2nd |
| Medal Round | ||
| Bob Golic University of Notre Dame3rd | PIN 5:48 | Gary Peterson BYU4th |
| John Bowlsby IOWA5th | DEC 2-2 | Jeff Blatnick Springfield College6th |
| Consi Semi | ||
| Bob Golic University of Notre Dame | DEC 2-1 | John Bowlsby IOWA |
| Gary Peterson BYU | DEC 8-3 | Jeff Blatnick Springfield College |
| Semifinal | ||
| John Sefter PRIN | DEC 10-6 | Gary Peterson BYU |
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | DEC 11-5 | Bob Golic University of Notre Dame |
| Consi 4 | ||
| Jeff Blatnick Springfield College | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Jerry Anderson Drake |
| John Bowlsby IOWA | DEC 4-2 | Harold Smith Kentucky |
| Consi 8 #2 | ||
| Harold Smith Kentucky | PIN 1:59 | Jerry Fultz OHIO |
| Jerry Anderson Drake | DEC 1-1 | Barry Bennett Concordia-Moorhead |
| Jeff Blatnick Springfield College | DEC 3-1 | Mitch Hull WIS |
| John Bowlsby IOWA | DEC 4-0 | David Jack POLY |
| Quarterfinal | ||
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | DEC 4-0 | Mitch Hull WIS |
| Bob Golic University of Notre Dame | DEC 5-1 | Jerry Anderson Drake |
| John Sefter PRIN | DEC 6-0 | John Bowlsby IOWA |
| Gary Peterson BYU | DEC 2-1 | Harold Smith Kentucky |
| Consi 8 #1 | ||
| Jeff Blatnick Springfield College | PIN 3:48 | Ralph Zigner CHAT |
| David Jack POLY | PIN 1:50 | Mike Garrison Washington |
| Barry Bennett Concordia-Moorhead | DEC 3-0 | Tom Waldon ISU |
| Jerry Fultz OHIO | DEC 9-5 | Jeff Gilman MIZZ |
| Round of 16 | ||
| Harold Smith Kentucky | PIN 6:07 | Jesse Ponce Idaho State |
| Gary Peterson BYU | PIN 6:02 | Jeff Gilman MIZZ |
| Bob Golic University of Notre Dame | DEC 6-2 | Barry Bennett Concordia-Moorhead |
| Mitch Hull WIS | MAJ DEC 17-3 | Steve Bennett MICH |
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | DEC 11-4 | Jeff Blatnick Springfield College |
| Jerry Anderson Drake | DEC 6-2 | Mark Stepanovich PITT |
| John Bowlsby IOWA | DEC 6-2 | Tim Payne Cleveland State University |
| John Sefter PRIN | DEC 5-0 | David Jack POLY |
| Round of 32 | ||
| Bob Golic University of Notre Dame | PIN 1:44 | Tom Waldon ISU |
| Jerry Anderson Drake | PIN 7:43 | Nick Mygas NAVY |
| Jeff Blatnick Springfield College | PIN 2:57 | George Moskowitz California-Berkeley |
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | PIN 1:21 | Ralph Zigner CHAT |
| Harold Smith Kentucky | PIN 0:38 | Ralph Kuehn San Jose State |
| Jeff Gilman MIZZ | PIN 3:41 | Jim Becker MINN |
| John Sefter PRIN | PIN 4:58 | Mike Garrison Washington |
| David Jack POLY | PIN 2:49 | Dave Pletcher Lafayette |
| Steve Bennett MICH | DEC 12-7 | D.T. Joyner East Carolina |
| Tim Payne Cleveland State University | DEC 7-2 | Mike Rotunda CUSE |
| Barry Bennett Concordia-Moorhead | DEC 9-3 | Mike Engwall Arizona |
| Gary Peterson BYU | DEC 12-8 | Jerry Fultz OHIO |
| John Bowlsby IOWA | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Bob Tunstall MD |
| Mark Stepanovich PITT | MAJ DEC 13-5 | George Atiyeh Louisiana State |
| Mitch Hull WIS | DEC 8-6 | Mel Sharp BLOOM |
| Jesse Ponce Idaho State | DEC 8-4 | John Allen Massachusetts |
| Pigtail | ||
| Jeff Blatnick Springfield College | MAJ DEC 10-1 | James Mitchell ASU |