| WINNER |
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| METHOD |
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| OPPONENT |
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| Round of 32 | ||
| Ed Jackson North Central Illinois | PIN 1:44 | Rudy Griego New Mexico |
| Larry Owings Washington | PIN 5:19 | Mike McAdams BYU |
| Everette Barnard IND | PIN 2:32 | Russ Reid VT |
| Marv Reiland UNI | PIN 4:00 | Alan Maestas Kansas State |
| Bob Kawa Utah | PIN 2:20 | Bob Rodriguez Idaho State |
| David McGuire OKLA | DEC 4-0 | Alan Uyeda PRIN |
| Don Briggs IOWA | DEC 8-4 | Dale Stahl NAVY |
| Shane Foley LHU | DEC 8-5 | Ron Junko Toledo |
| John Hahn UCLA | DEC 11-4 | Fred Kemp HOF |
| Reid Lamphere MINN | MAJ DEC 16-3 | Scott Weaver AF |
| Mike Riley OKST | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Jim Cook SIU-Carbondale |
| Len Groom UNCO | DEC 8-7 | Mike Milkovich KENT |
| John Belknap MICH | MAJ DEC 11-1 | Del Lockhart Colorado College |
| Mike Ellis MSU | DEC 13-7 | Roger Weigel ORST |
| Tom Best East Stroudsburg University | DEC 7-2 | Wayne Sigimoto Weber State |
| Bryan McGann SUNY-Oswego | DEC 6-3 | Al Rivera Long Beach State |