| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 |
| Phil Frey ORST | PIN 7:32 | Ron Grubbs MIZZ |
| Dale Bahr ISU | PIN 5:33 | Gerry Burkhart Indiana State |
| Mike Fitzgerald Moorhead State | DEC 4-2 | Dan Thomas Kansas State |
| Mike Gluck WIS | DEC 7-5 | Jim Rogers OKST |
| Larry McArthur Colorado College | DEC 3-0 | Harlan Hankins Colorado State University |
| Bob Wendell Minnesota State | DEC 7-1 | Tom Griggy KENT |
| Dale Kujath WYO | DEC 4-4 | James Pond Georgia Tech |
| Don Henderson AF | DEC 3-2 | Ed Steers CIT |
| Lonny Gallagher VT | DEC 6-2 | Dan Mudd IND |
| Burt Merical MICH | DEC 9-4 | Gary Rushing Arizona |
| Dale Carr MSU | DEC 3-2 | Ismail Al-Karaghouli OKLA |
| Gobel Kline MD | DEC 4-0 | Jim Forler ASU |
| Pete Vanderlofske NAVY | DEC 6-3 | Judd Humphreys BYU |
| Gerry McDonald East Stroudsburg University | DEC 7-5 | Al Ferrari Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Elliott Tepper LEH | DEC 8-2 | Jim Moore Washington |
| Freeman Garrison Portland State University | DEFAULT 1:49 | Julian Prosser DAV |