| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Mike Hansen BYU | DEC 10-3 | Rory Needs BSU |
| Jerry White PSU | PIN 3:02 | Phil Donley Kansas State |
| Floyd Hitchcock BLOOM | PIN 3:16 | Russ Casella AF |
| Mel Renfro Washington | DEC 8-3 | Dave Gaunt Indiana State |
| Mark Jones Boston University | DEC 6-4 | Stu Moyer Ball State |
| Scott Klippert NW | DEC 8-1 | Ed Janvier University of Delaware |
| Bill Hill East Carolina | DEC 3-0 | Bill Hoffman NEB |
| Terry DeStito LEH | DEC 10-3 | Kevin Fennell California-Berkeley |
| Rob Huizenga MICH | DEC 4-0 | Sythell Thompson POLY |
| Rich Binek ISU | DEC 4-0 | Ron Sather ORST |
| Kurt Blank OHIO | DEC 6-4 | Kim Bowman Utah |
| Ed Vatch WIS | DEC 4-1 | Buck Davis UO |
| Steve Bonsall RU | DEC 9-8 | Chris Campbell IOWA |
| Kelly Bledsoe Portland State University | MAJ DEC 13-3 | Steve Jentzen Colorado State University |
| Rick Jones OKST | DEC 4-0 | Frank Calabria SUNY Brockport |
| George Calloway Auburn | DEC 7-3 | Bob Shamakian KENT |