| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Max Hunter Idaho State | ||
| PIN 5:41 |
| Carl Dambman Massachusetts |
| Gary Donatelli IND | PIN 4:10 | Dan Felix California-Berkeley |
| Kent Gardner West Chester | PIN 3:37 | Ken Tams BYU |
| Jim Hagen ORST | DEC 9-6 | Al Thompson Auburn |
| Dwight Hemmerling Kansas State | DEC 6-1 | Frank Walsh BRWN |
| Jim Shields OKST | DEC 7-5 | Dennis Pierro Minnesota State |
| Geary Murdock ISU | MAJ DEC 14-1 | Jim Krapf Alabama |
| Bill Osborne Indiana State | DEC 8-1 | Charles Dressel PRIN |
| Phil Gustafson University of Notre Dame | DEC 8-4 | Mike Jacques NYU |
| Wayne Karney Portland State University | DEC 5-4 | Ron Fandrick Northern Michigan University |
| Dave Joyner PSU | DEC 3-0 | Dan Widmer UCLA |
| Ben Lewis MSU | DEC 2-2 | Tim Kopitar POLY |
| Greg Wojciechowski Toledo | DEC 3-0 | Bill Luttrell OKLA |