| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Paul Reed WYO | PIN 4:34 | Kevin Young Dartmouth College |
| Brad Hansen BYU | PIN 3:05 | Jim O'Connell Louisiana State |
| Dan Wagemann IOWA | MAJ DEC 12-3 | Nils Deacon LEH |
| Keith Stearns OKLA | DEC 8-1 | Ed Neiswender MICH |
| Larry Zilverberg MINN | MAJ DEC 14-3 | George O'Korn PITT |
| Phil Mueller East Carolina | DEC 15-8 | Dennis Graham Portland State University |
| Pat Christenson WIS | DEC 5-2 | Jerry Villecco PSU |
| Don Shuler ASU | DEC 7-6 | Paul Berry MIZZ |
| Don Evans BSU | MAJ DEC 16-7 | Tobey Matney Cleveland State University |
| Jim Horvath SIU-Carbondale | DEC 11-5 | Jim Weisenfluh Wilkes University |
| Joe Carr Kentucky | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Andy Cappelli BLOOM |
| Dante Caprio Montclair State University | DEC 9-5 | Paul Bruns Florida |
| Dave Powell ISU | DEC 6-0 | Ken Moore CMU |
| Mark Harris Utah State | DEC 5-2 | Randolph Scott OHIO |
| Roger Fleischer NAVY | DEC 3-2 | Kevin Johnson MD |
| Jon Jackson OKST | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Jerry Schmitz St. Cloud State University |