| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 16 | ||
| Mark Tiffany NIU | PIN 5:48 | Dave Goodier New Mexico |
| Bob Orwig AF | PIN 6:33 | Rick Dixon W&M |
| Rich Calderon Washington | PIN 6:56 | Bob Johnson NEB |
| Greg Stevens IOWA | DEC 3-1 | Roy Baker University of Delaware |
| Brad Rheingans NDSU | DEC 6-2 | Fred Bohna UCLA |
| Al Nacin ISU | TF 16-0 | Bill McCrady BYU |
| Laurent Soucie WIS | DEC 10-6 | Frank Savegnago SIUE |
| Neal Brendel YALE | DEC 11-6 | Kurt Kuehl Minnesota State University, Mankato |