| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dave Ciolek | ||
| PIN 6:07 |
| Bryan Hage Minnesota State |
| Ritchie Starr HARV | PIN 0:39 | Ron Tacha Kansas State |
| Paul Zander IOWA | PIN 9:26 | Greg Strobel ORST |
| George Zguris Massachusetts | DEC 7-4 | Kirk Thorburn California-Berkeley |
| Ben Peterson ISU | DEC 5-1 | Mike Fiorini Illinois State |
| Ted Madden PRIN | DEC 6-3 | Rich Hinebaugh AF |
| John Byrd MIZZ | DEC 13-13 | Dennis Scott Cal State-Chico |
| Tom Gay East Carolina | DEC 6-2 | Roy Baker TEMPLE |
| Steve Newman Western Michigan | DEC 3-2 | John Hohman NYU |
| Gary Maiolfi POLY | DEC 3-0 | Mike Dorr Colorado State University |
| Mike Brundage OKLA | DEC 8-2 | Kevin Michaels UVA |
| Tom Hutchinson LEH | MAJ DEC 13-5 | Bill Allen Washington |
| Dennis Alf WYO | DEC 5-3 | Bob Swanson UCLA |
| Vince Paolano CUSE | DEC 6-1 | Randy Omvig UNI |
| Jim Metzler PUR | DEC 9-4 | Ben Dew Weber State |