| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Don Jackson New Mexico | DEC 0-0 | Herb Campbell LEH |
| Wade Schalles CLAR | PIN 0:59 | John Zenith UCLA |
| Dave Maple NIU | PIN 0:49 | Sam Salupo Miami University (Ohio) |
| Bill Beakley OKLA | PIN 6:42 | Jerry Lawrence Cal State-Los Angeles |
| Bob Tscholl OHIO | DEC 10-5 | Rob Stover MD |
| Rondo Fehlberg BYU | DEC 6-1 | Dan Holm IOWA |
| Rich Lawinger WIS | DEC 9-4 | Larry Zilverberg ISU |
| Jarrett Hubbard MICH | DEC 6-1 | Cliff Howlett Drake |
| Clyde Smith NW | DEC 4-3 | Sam Jones Portland State University |
| Jay Arneson OKST | DEC 5-0 | Duane Stutzman UO |
| Glenn Nowicki MIZZ | DEC 7-4 | Jeff Spendelow YALE |
| Tim Fisher Idaho State | DEC 4-3 | Phil Palady WSU |
| Loren Vantreese SIU-Carbondale | DEC 6-5 | Dave Toth Ashland University |
| Jerry Goldstein Georgia Tech | DEC 9-6 | Ray Sarinelli PENN |
| Neil Duncan HOF | DEC 4-1 | Mike Engels SDSU |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | MAJ DEC 18-4 | Phil Bode Louisiana State |