| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Fred Boeger | ||
| PIN 4:38 |
| Tim Kennedy Louisiana State |
| Jess Lewis ORST | PIN 0:29 | Mike Edwards IOWA |
| Mike Jacques NYU | PIN 6:44 | Dan Walgate BUFF |
| Tom Walter KENT | PIN 0:23 | Keith Burchett NEB |
| Frank Walsh BRWN | PIN 7:19 | Phil Gustafson University of Notre Dame |
| Bill Luttrell OKLA | PIN 6:51 | Ron Bleck Wisconsin-Superior |
| Bill Osborne Indiana State | DEC 5-2 | Don Carden TEMPLE |
| Gary Leinberger LEH | DEC 15-9 | Eric Swanson California-Berkeley |
| Wayne Karney Portland State University | DEC 6-3 | Ed Newman DUKE |
| Henry Muller UO | DEC 7-1 | Dave Joyner PSU |
| Dick Schumacher East Stroudsburg University | DEC 7-3 | Rick Bolhouse MICH |
| Vic Mittleberg MSU | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Kent Gardner West Chester |
| Greg Wojciechowski Toledo | DEC 4-3 | Geary Murdock ISU |
| Bill Emendorfer Tennessee | DEC 4-2 | Ken Tams BYU |
| Bill Galler NW | DEC 8-2 | Charles Dressel PRIN |
| Jerry Sherk OKST | DEC 7-0 | John Griffith AF |