| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Pat Plourd ORST | PIN 7:44 | Dan Glenn IOWA |
| Mike Fleming UCLA | PIN 4:05 | Hector Cedillo BSU |
| Mike McArthur MINN | PIN 2:56 | Mike Slyman MIZZ |
| Gene Mills CUSE | PIN 5:47 | Steve Stalnaker Tennessee |
| Johnnie Jones ISU | PIN 1:31 | Steve Bastianelli LEH |
| Scott Puzia College of New Jersey | DEC 5-3 | Ron Keene COR |
| Joe Gonzales OKLA | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Jeff Lambert Boston University |
| Steve Hart UO | DEC 8-3 | Bob Liptak KENT |
| Bob Katz West Chester | DEC 6-1 | Ken Bellmard AUG-SD |
| Mike DeAugustino PSU | DEC 6-0 | Eric Mast Elizabethtown College |
| Scott Conkwright UNC | MAJ DEC 23-11 | Crecersian Romero California State University, Fresno |
| Tom Dursee W&M | DEC 4-3 | Pete Morelli CLAR |
| Roger Flock POLY | DEC 8-2 | Sam Orme BYU |
| Bill Rosado ASU | DEC 6-3 | Drew Krapf SHIP |
| Jim Haines WIS | TF 20-4 | Howard Aufleger OKST |
| Chuck Davis Colorado College | DEC 7-4 | Jack Grimaldi Indiana State |