| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dan Holm IOWA | PIN 4:28 | Dewayne Cobbs MIZZ |
| Duane Stutzman UO | PIN 3:00 | Cliff Howlett Drake |
| Larry Zilverberg MINN | PIN 5:46 | Buddy Walker Tennessee |
| Ron Ray OKST | PIN 7:00 | Steve Wolfe OHIO |
| Jim Fallis Lake Superior | DEC 7-2 | Jody Sloan WYO |
| Jerry Villecco PSU | DEC 6-2 | Jim Torres NW |
| Mike Engels SDSU | DEC 13-6 | Pete Ackerman RIDER |
| Cliff Hatch POLY | DEC 3-1 | Pat Capone Marquette University |
| Jody Smith Utah | DEC 6-1 | Kaare Papenfuse Washington |
| Tyrone Neal MD | DEC 10-4 | Dave Chandler BSU |
| Cal MacNeal Cal State-Santa Barbara | DEC 5-3 | Terry Rusher Colorado College |
| John Matthews CMU | DEC 8-3 | Rick Emmerson NAVY |
| Pat Christenson WIS | MAJ DEC 13-2 | Steve Benson Massachusetts |
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Mark Hansen BYU |
| Greg Archer Indiana State | DEC 8-4 | Angelo Natoli SRU |
| Ken Wilson CUSE | MAJ DEC 14-2 | Dennis O'Neil Bowling Green |