| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Rich Leonardo OKST |
| PIN 5:56 |
| Tony Ross KENT |
| Bob Soulek Minnesota State | PIN 2:35 | Dan Ross SIU-Carbondale |
| Tim McCall IND | DEC 4-0 | Ned Bushong East Stroudsburg University |
| Bill Germann Moorhead State | DEC 1-1 | Milt Thomas MD |
| Joe Peritore LEH | MAJ DEC 14-5 | Douglas Smith Washington |
| Craig Freas PSU | DEC 4-0 | Dean Cromartie DAV |
| Don Behm MSU | DEC 9-3 | Jim Hull United States Coast Guard Academy |
| Gene Parrish ASU | DEC 5-2 | James McDougal Kansas State |
| Mike Stanley Adams State | DEC 6-3 | Gordon Weeks MICH |
| Jeff Lorson LHU | DEC 11-6 | Steve Comiskey NAVY |
| Roger Young OSU | DEC 10-9 | Curtis Scott UO |
| Bob Stock COR | DEC 4-2 | Jeff Batchelor BYU |
| David McGuire OKLA | DEC 6-4 | John Hahn UCLA |
| Jim Hanson Colorado College | DEC 3-1 | Richard Green Portland State University |
| John Hansen ISU | DEC 7-0 | Mike Grenard AF |