| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dale Brumit Arizona | PIN 7:12 | Jerry Branham OSU |
| Gary Breece OKLA | PIN 3:55 | John Ferrara MD |
| Tom Teagarden PSU | PIN 3:22 | Doug Rutter BUFF |
| Dan Sherman IOWA | DEC 10-5 | Nabil Guketlov NYU |
| Greg Johnson MSU | DEC 8-2 | Kelly Bast Drake |
| Mike Downer Washington | DEC 6-1 | Gil Keith BYU |
| Bruce Biondi SUNY Brockport | TF 18-3 | Bill Froman Eastern Kentucky |
| Tom Phillips ORST | TF 20-2 | Paul Schonauer Miami University (Ohio) |
| Dan Mello Portland State University | DEC 6-4 | Jim Cornwell Louisiana State |
| Stacy Cody Idaho State | DEC 5-4 | Jim Brown MICH |
| Lee Klepper PRIN | DEC 8-6 | Dan Mallinger ISU |
| Andy Burge SIU-Carbondale | DEC 11-8 | Eric Waters PENN |
| Tom Schuler NAVY | DEC 9-2 | Bill Morgan KENT |
| Dave Martin Indiana State | DEC 10-4 | Ray Hernandez San Francisco State University |
| Paul Hetrick Gettysburg College | DEC 6-5 | Glenn Baker East Carolina |
| Gary McBride POLY | DEC 4-2 | Bob Orta NEB |