| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Garry Castelli Alabama | PIN 4:10 | Pat McCall MD |
| John Panning MINN | PIN 3:22 | Frank Lyman HOF |
| Stu Horowitz Rhode Island | PIN 7:05 | Dan Brenneman PSU |
| Bill Bragg Colorado College | DEC 11-5 | Jim Kulpa Western Illinois |
| Rich Binek ISU | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Nage Damas ARMY |
| Scott Manley Montana State University | TF 21-6 | Rick Fronberry Marquette University |
| Jim Crumley ORST | MAJ DEC 14-3 | Kelly Bledsoe Portland State University |
| Warren Reid OKLA | DEC 7-1 | John White UCLA |
| Rick Jones OKST | DEC 11-5 | Tim Roosa Utah State |
| Bill Reinbolt OSU | MAJ DEC 14-5 | Eldon Hosey CMU |
| Gene Barber College of New Jersey | DEC 5-3 | John Needham Utah |
| Bill Hill East Carolina | MAJ DEC 14-5 | Barry Reighard OHIO |
| Bill Knippel Seattle Pacific | DEC 4-1 | Laurent Soucie WIS |
| Albert Sye Arizona | MAJ DEC 13-1 | Mike McIntyre California-Berkeley |
| Larry Loerch NAVY | MAJ DEC 19-8 | Bill Murdock Washington |
| Jeff Zindel MSU | DEC 8-4 | Jeff Minard PITT |