| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Marlin Grahn Portland State University | PIN 6:21 | Tom Derrickson UVA |
| Wade Schalles CLAR | PIN 1:32 | Ivar Moi Indiana State |
| Mike R. Jones ORST | PIN 1:59 | Dan Chandler MINN |
| Mitch Mendrygal MICH | PIN 7:48 | John Chatman PITT |
| George Landis Alabama | DEC 10-7 | Rick Santee HOF |
| Jody Smith Utah | DEC 4-3 | Jerry Nowakowski BUFF |
| Dave Chandler BSU | DEC 5-2 | Bert Dalton UNCO |
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | DEC 9-6 | Russ Paulsen Utah State |
| Mark Hansen BYU | MAJ DEC 11-1 | Jim Miller BRWN |
| Bob Tscholl OHIO | DEC 5-0 | Bruce Hall East Carolina |
| Allyn Cooke POLY | DEC 6-2 | Dennis Jossi UO |
| Jan Sanderson IOWA | DEC 5-4 | Pat Capone Marquette University |
| Alan Albright OKST | MAJ DEC 12-1 | John Matthews CMU |
| Hajime Shinjo Washington | MAJ DEC 16-5 | Tim Kerr San Jose State |
| Pat Christenson WIS | TF 25-8 | John Allen CUSE |
| John Showalter ISU | DEC 5-1 | Emmett Stanton STAN |