| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 |
| Kerry Keith DAV | PIN 1:43 | Phil Liller PSU |
| Charles Shivers OKLA | PIN 5:52 | Dave Jones BLOOM |
| Mike Bradley MSU | DEC 2-2 | Rich Whittington UCLA |
| Harry Surplus WSU | PIN 6:48 | Roy Resavage TEMPLE |
| Al Bulow SIU-Carbondale | DEC 6-1 | Tom Blankenship IND |
| Ben Welch NAVY | DEC 7-1 | Charles Locke Washington |
| Bob Justice Colorado College | DEC 10-3 | Walt Podgurski Miami University (Ohio) |
| Alan Detwiler East Stroudsburg University | DEC 2-1 | Bob Carlson Utah State |
| Dave Labosky PENN | DEC 4-0 | Jim Morthaler United States Coast Guard Academy |
| Verlyn Strellner IOWA | DEC 10-3 | Paul Allen PITT |
| Jim Harter ARMY | DEC 7-3 | Marc Beem PRIN |
| Fred Fozzard OKST | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Tom Kruse OSU |
| Joe Green Bowling Green | DEC 11-6 | Dick Thompson ASU |
| Ken Bos POLY | DEFAULT 4:36 | Harry Gaylor NEB |
| Dick Minekime COR | DEC 10-3 | Fred Priester UNC |