| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 |
| Warren Crow SUNY-Albany | PIN 7:24 | Larry Katz PUR |
| Rick Sanders Portland State University | PIN 4:02 | Grant Stevens BLOOM |
| Ron Iwasaki ORST | DEC 4-3 | Dave Range Miami University (Ohio) |
| Glenn McMinn ASU | DEC 7-6 | Art Simoni Adams State |
| Dave Keller Toledo | MAJ DEC 11-3 | Frank Coco East Stroudsburg University |
| Dell Rhodes Colorado College | DEC 7-2 | Al Ogdie Minnesota State |
| Dave Unik OHIO | DEC 3-2 | Charles Cone Indiana State |
| Jim Yamamoto WSU | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Phil Conti NAVY |
| Jim Anderson MINN | DEC 7-1 | Tom Pennington OKLA |
| Chuck Henry BYU | DEC 6-2 | Dave Eberhard Illinois State |
| Steve Cavanaugh MIZZ | DEC 8-2 | Howard Henjyoji HARV |
| Gary Bissell MSU | DEC 11-5 | Terry Magoon SIU-Carbondale |
| Sergio Gonzales UCLA | MAJ DEC 12-1 | Neil Fink VT |
| Bob Terrill MD | DEC 3-3 | Ed Dumas NW |
| Ken Melchior LHU | DEC 13-8 | Wayne Boyd TEMPLE |
| Ray Sanchez WYO | TF 26-5 | Jerry Martinez UNCO |