| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Mike Downer Washington | PIN 5:32 | Bill Murphy Weber State |
| Everett Gomez OKST | DEC 6-3 | Andy Burge SIU-Carbondale |
| Stan Opp SDSU | DEC 6-4 | Mike Frick LEH |
| Tom Teagarden PSU | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Steve Weiss UCLA |
| Bill Morgan KENT | DEC 7-2 | Alan Karstetter BYU |
| Mike Fowler MIZZ | DEC 4-3 | George Bryant PITT |
| Dale Brumit Arizona | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Brad Thompson Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Dan Sherman IOWA | DEC 4-0 | Dan Kida San Jose State |
| Gary Breece OKLA | MAJ DEC 16-3 | Dave Amato Massachusetts |
| John Hobbs IND | DEC 2-1 | Mark Matkovic Alabama |
| Ron Castle Portland State University | DEC 10-7 | Jack Love Georgia Tech |
| Jack Spates SRU | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Glenn Baker East Carolina |
| Tom Phillips ORST | MAJ DEC 18-6 | Sal Lanuto COLU |
| Paul Hetrick Gettysburg College | DEC 8-8 | Greg Penny DUKE |
| Randy Miller MSU | DEC 8-2 | Dan Mallinger ISU |
| Jim Brown MICH | MAJ DEC 14-4 | John Price Utah State |