| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Jeff Callard OKLA | PIN 3:58 | Bob Stark W&M |
| Bruce Lynn POLY | PIN 3:03 | George Landis Alabama |
| Bill Simpson CLAR | PIN 7:27 | Jon Jackson OKST |
| Doug Wyn Western Michigan | DEC 8-1 | Steve Campbell AF |
| Jack Ravier OHIO | PIN 4:20 | Jim Rich Colgate University |
| Jay Lawson Cal State-Santa Barbara | DEC 11-11 | Joe DiFeo KENT |
| Robin Richards Portland State University | DEC 8-2 | Bill Hayes College of New Jersey |
| Dave Froehlich NW | DEC 14-7 | Dave Crawford COR |
| Brady Hall UCLA | DEC 7-3 | John Ryan MICH |
| Ron Sheehan BLOOM | DEC 13-9 | Bob Hartman NAVY |
| Dan Brenneman PSU | DEC 4-2 | Terry Myers MD |
| John Needham Utah | MAJ DEC 15-2 | Paul Goetz California-Berkeley |
| John Kadel Kansas State | DEC 4-3 | Jim Urquhart Rhode Island |
| Jim Woods Washington | DEC 7-6 | Jim Ledbetter Illinois State |
| Don Stumpf SIU-Carbondale | TF 20-4 | Tom Jean ISU |
| Jan Sanderson IOWA | DEC 5-2 | Bill Kullberg WSU |