| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Gene Mills CUSE | PIN 7:37 | Adam Cuestas UO |
| Tom Husted WIS | MAJ DEC 15-4 | Mike Marino CHAT |
| Don Finnegan ISU | MAJ DEC 15-1 | Ed Bailey Salisbury |
| Steve Bastianelli LEH | MAJ DEC 15-2 | Jay Liles Bowling Green |
| John Hartupee CMU | DEC 8-4 | Edwin DiBeck Utah |
| Bill DePaoli California University of Pennsylvania | TF 19-2 | Dave Cotti California-Berkeley |
| Randy Hoffman ASU | DEC 6-2 | Brad Anderson BYU |
| Jim Pagano W&M | DEC 10-5 | Luke Gilpin New Mexico |
| Gary Fischer POLY | DEC 6-2 | Henry Callie MVILLE |
| Jim Zenz NCST | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Angelo Marino IND |
| Rob Wurm Weber State | DEC 7-5 | Greg Ely HOF |
| Jamie Reid Cleveland State University | DEC 9-4 | Bob Dickman Indiana State |
| David Suarez University of Nevada, Las Vegas | DEC 4-3 | Howard Aufleger OKST |
| Dan Glenn IOWA | DEC 8-2 | Mitch Vance TEMPLE |
| Joe Gonzales CSUB | MAJ DEC 19-6 | Gary Bohay UCLA |
| Chris Wentz Louisiana State | MAJ DEC 18-10 | Mike Monday OKLA |