| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Mark Faller HARV | PIN 3:06 | Greg Giordano W&M |
| Dave Martin ISU | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Jerry Ford AF |
| Jerald Meisner BUFF | DEC 8-6 | Rich Cunningham Cal Poly-Pomona |
| Don Dixon SUNY-Maritime College | MAJ DEC 11-1 | Ron Becker Western Michigan |
| Tom Quinn MICH | DEC 7-6 | Dan Layton Indiana State |
| Rick Radman MSU | DEC 11-4 | Jim Mazzitelli Drake |
| Kim Snider ORST | MAJ DEC 10-2 | Bob Boeck UNI |
| Bill Bell Texas-El Paso | MAJ DEC 12-0 | Larry Winnard OKST |
| Dennis Brand OKLA | DEC 7-2 | Chris Kopczynski WSU |
| Bill Laursen NW | DEC 9-5 | Tom Young Massachusetts |
| Bruce Trammel OHIO | MAJ DEC 11-3 | James Axtell MINN |
| Jerry Lee IOWA | DEC 7-1 | Bill Stauffer HOF |
| Joe George NEB | DEC 9-8 | Les Bressler CLAR |
| Bob Kuhn PITT | MAJ DEC 15-5 | Steve Metro Louisiana State |
| Steve Dildine Alabama | TF 27-3 | Ken Kline Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Charles Shepherd Utah | DEC 8-3 | Dave Wieland Kansas State |