| WINNER | METHOD |
|---|
| OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| John Bowlsby IOWA | PIN 6:31 | Lynn Morris NCST |
| George Moskowitz California-Berkeley | PIN 1:54 | Dennis Fenton Massachusetts |
| Jim Cutchall OKLA | PIN 7:09 | Dave Pletcher Lafayette |
| Gary Peterson BYU | PIN 6:45 | Gary Sommer WIS |
| Bob Golic University of Notre Dame | PIN 1:16 | Steve Kyriopoulos Utah State |
| Tino DiMarco BLOOM | DEC 7-0 | Rick Setzer EMU |
| Larry Bielenberg ORST | TF 16-1 | Mackey Tyndall SUNY Brockport |
| Harold Smith Kentucky | DEC 7-1 | Jeff Blatnick Springfield College |
| John Sefter PRIN | DEC 5-2 | Bob Fouts ISU |
| Mark Stepanovich PITT | DEC 4-3 | James Mitchell ASU |
| Bill Pfeffer VT | DEC 11-4 | Jack Campbell CLAR |
| Ned Stepanovich VMI | DEC 9-6 | Jesse Ponce Idaho State |
| Bob Matzelle ARMY | DEC 7-4 | Mitch Marsciano MICH |
| Dan Hayes POLY | DEC 7-6 | Dean Schultz NIU |
| Jimmy Jackson OKST | DEC 12-7 | Leif Erickson Alabama |
| Jewerl Thomas UCLA | DEC 10-7 | Mike Weitzman NW |