| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Steve Wenker St. Cloud State University | DEC 11-7 | Ted Petty RU |
| Ken Moore CMU | DEC 1-1 | Lloyd Teasley San Francisco State University |
| Jerry Villecco PSU | PIN 5:50 | Dennis Graham Portland State University |
| Jeff Callard OKLA | PIN 2:50 | Fred Nix WSU |
| Mark Johnson MICH | DEC 9-5 | Rick Nelson Western Illinois |
| Bernie Barrile PUR | DEC 4-0 | Leif Grunseth California-Berkeley |
| Jack Ravier OHIO | DEC 5-4 | Mark Lieberman LEH |
| Joe Carr Kentucky | MAJ DEC 15-6 | Fred DeLeon UCLA |
| Dave Froehlich NW | MAJ DEC 19-8 | George O'Korn PITT |
| Joe DiFeo KENT | DEC 16-11 | Lonnie Seufer Colorado State University |
| Cliff Hatch POLY | MAJ DEC 12-0 | Kevin Young Dartmouth College |
| Ron Ray OKST | DEC 11-5 | Steve Hogg MD |
| Duane Stutzman UO | DEC 4-2 | Jim Ledbetter Illinois State |
| Tim Jenks CUSE | DEC 12-5 | Paul Reed WYO |
| Mark Hansen BYU | DEC 9-2 | Mark Weisen SIU-Carbondale |
| Ron Whitcomb East Carolina | DEC 3-1 | Mark Field Colorado College |