| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Darrell Keller OKST | PIN 5:27 | Bucky Wheeler Drake |
| Steve Garner PRIN | DEC | Pete Medley California-Berkeley |
| Ron Junko Toledo | DEC 9-3 | Dave Wylie PITT |
| Larry Rippey LHU | DEC 12-6 | Marv Reiland UNI |
| Dale Stahl NAVY | DEC 8-6 | Bill Martinez Colorado State University |
| Wydell Boyd NW | DEC 3-1 | Shelly Goldberg Massachusetts |
| Phil Parker ISU | DEC 5-0 | Glen Takahashi BYU |
| Stan Zeamer Northwest Missouri State | DEC 7-3 | Richard Bacon Western Michigan |
| Ron Plasman Miami University (Ohio) | DEC 5-5 | Jim Cook SIU-Carbondale |
| Brian Schmidt West Chester | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Scott Stever BUFF |
| Tom Milkovich MSU | DEC 5-2 | Scott Lewis ORST |
| Bob Kawa Utah | DEC 5-1 | Sheldon Zablow UVA |
| Joe Carstensen IOWA | DEC 6-2 | Kai Hansen Ball State |
| Dana Balum PSU | DEC 7-0 | Doug Erickson NEB |
| Dave Waters LEH | DEC 6-5 | Everette Barnard IND |
| Bob Bergen Portland State University | DEC 3-2 | Bill Baker HOF |