| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 16 | ||
| John Berry Idaho State | PIN 2:58 | Howard Fox Cincinnati |
| Jeff Lamphere MINN | PIN 3:12 | Don Williams Drake |
| Fred Hahndorf NAVY | DEC 9-3 | Dave Luke UO |
| Joe Zychowicz OHIO | DEC 7-4 | John Meikle UCLA |
| Bill Fjetland ISU | DEC 3-1 | Dave Romero New Mexico |
| Pat Milkovich MSU | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Dan Monroe East Carolina |
| Chris Quigley Illinois State | DEC 6-5 | Chris Black FM |
| Dave Ember Toledo | DEC 3-1 | John Fritz PSU |