| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Roger Weigel ORST | PIN 6:56 | Fred Wenger SIU-Carbondale |
| John Marfia Wilkes University | PIN 3:17 | Charles O'Boyle Louisiana State |
| Dale Murdock CLAR | PIN 7:38 | Chuck Chambers BYU |
| Dwayne Keller OKST | PIN 6:40 | Mike Johnson Colorado College |
| Randy Berg Washington | PIN 4:47 | Lon Hicks MSU |
| Ed Maze Texas-El Paso | PIN 1:33 | Gary Christianson Drake |
| Tim Cech MICH | PIN 9:47 | Jason Schar UO |
| Randy Payne PITT | PIN 7:58 | Alan Maestas Kansas State |
| Howard Kingry NW | DEC 9-3 | Stew Pruzansky Fairleigh Dickinson |
| Tom Bentz IOWA | DEC 4-0 | Tom Abercrombie OKLA |
| Rich Meyer LEH | DEC 6-3 | Ron Cruys West Chester |
| Jerry Corwin Portland State University | DEC 5-5 | Rick Poulson Marquette University |
| Bill Krum ISU | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Mike Tello Northern Michigan University |
| Reynaldo Contreras California State University, Fresno | DEC 6-6 | Floyd Johnson Colorado State University |
| Lew Mason NAVY | DEC 9-4 | Jim Adams TEMPLE |
| Larry Wagner UNCO | DEC 9-3 | Geoff Gray Indiana State |