| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Chuck Jean ISU | PIN 3:11 | Ray Ritacco ARMY |
| Russ Johnson OHIO | PIN 4:52 | Tom Rogish Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
| Gerald Malecek MSU | PIN 8:24 | Vince Paolano CUSE |
| Steve DeVries IOWA | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Dale Seavey UO |
| Don Trapp SDSU | DEC 7-2 | Ray Williams STAN |
| Steve Shields LEH | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Larry Wollschlager Texas-El Paso |
| Gerald Winnard OKST | DEC 8-1 | Bruce Bennett Louisiana State |
| Ben Welch NAVY | DEC 7-2 | Jim Haug NEB |
| Paul Hatling San Jose State | DEC 8-4 | Dennis Alf WYO |
| Bill Pauss NW | DEC 9-4 | Rich Simmons POLY |
| Ben Cooper SIU-Carbondale | DEC 4-1 | Henry Shaffer CLAR |
| Mark Frankel PUR | DEC 7-4 | Tom Gambill Auburn |
| Floyd Hitchcock BLOOM | MAJ DEC 16-3 | Dan Newhard PSU |
| John Byrd MIZZ | DEC 11-5 | Brian Cawley West Chester |
| Jim Crumley ORST | TF 23-5 | Keith Koziczkowski Marquette University |
| Tom Corbin OKLA | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Marc Baretz TEMPLE |