| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Jim Martinez MINN | PIN 7:40 | Cody Westbrook WYO |
| Frank DeAngelis OKLA | PIN 6:38 | Dennis Lewis Ball State |
| Dane Ives MIZZ | PIN 6:00 | Andre Massey APP |
| Bob McGuinn EIU | DEC 9-4 | Tyrone Rose University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Mike Walsh MSU | DEC 3-3 | Bill Nugent UO |
| Brian Brown FM | DEC 8-6 | Joe Romero ASU |
| Dave Goodspeed WIS | DEC 2-1 | Ken Mallory Montclair State University |
| Juan Causey ILL | DEC 10-5 | Dan Caballero ORST |
| Ray Downey Auburn | MAJ DEC 14-6 | Brad Alfred BSU |
| Billy Fitzgibbons POLY | DEC 4-3 | Buddy Lee ODU |
| Darryl Burley LEH | DEC 8-3 | Carl Poff BLOOM |
| Ed Maisey BYU | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Steve Weight Utah State |
| Mike Land ISU | DEC 11-9 | Mark Cagle WVU |
| Randy Miller CLAR | MAJ DEC 13-0 | Larry Otsuka Massachusetts |
| Ron Voss Western Michigan | DEC 6-5 | David Miller West Chester |
| Lew Sondgeroth Colorado College | DEC 4-4 | Kyle Grunwald Louisiana State |