| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dave Luke UO | PIN 5:25 | Herb Singerman APP |
| Chris Quigley Illinois State | PIN 7:13 | Dan Wehby Georgia Tech |
| John Meikle UCLA | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Russ Weingardner IOWA |
| Bill Fjetland ISU | DEC 5-0 | Larry Soto Portland State University |
| Dave Romero New Mexico | DEC 10-8 | Chico Lutes Indiana State |
| John Fritz PSU | DEC 15-12 | Tom Mash IND |
| Fred Hahndorf NAVY | DEC 5-4 | Vic Gonzales California State University, Fresno |
| John Berry Idaho State | DEC 9-8 | Mike R. Jones ORST |
| Howard Fox Cincinnati | DEFAULT 1:14 | Yoshiro Fujita OKST |
| Joe Zychowicz OHIO | DEC 8-2 | Jim Adams TEMPLE |
| Dave Ember Toledo | DEC 12-9 | Sam Myers Seattle Pacific |
| Pat Milkovich MSU | DEC 11-4 | Eddie Webb OKLA |
| Jeff Lamphere MINN | DEC 8-2 | John Gallagher West Chester |
| Don Williams Drake | DEC 5-0 | Pete Pappas MD |
| Dan Monroe East Carolina | DEC 6-4 | Paul Naifeh Louisiana State |
| Chris Black FM | DEC 8-2 | Mike Johnson Colorado College |