| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Bob Deupree | ||
| DEC 5-1 |
| Doug Muck UO |
| Mike Natvig ARMY | DEC 5-0 | Don Matson UCLA |
| George Edwards PSU | DEC 7-4 | Truman Sandelin Western Colorado University |
| Lonnie Rubis MINN | DEC 6-3 | Doug Koch LEH |
| David Gibson PUR | DEC 5-1 | Buzz Hays ASU |
| Jim Crider UNCO | DEFAULT | Mike Gessford Springfield College |
| Dick Slutzky CUSE | DEC 2-1 | Monty Byington MSU |
| Joe Seay Kansas State | DEC 3-0 | Lee Deitrick MICH |
| Bob Kopnisky MD | DEC 7-2 | Terry Linander LHU |
| Jim Sanford UNI | DEC 5-0 | Fred Buell YALE |
| Joe Greenlee IOWA | DEC 8-7 | Lee Rosenberg ORST |
| Pat Reilly Toledo | DEC 2-1 | Roy Brewer OKST |
| Veryl Long ISU | DEC 5-4 | Tom Norton Colorado State University |
| Ron Wright Adams State | DEC 10-4 | Jim Mahan Cincinnati |