| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Kevin Sheesley Colorado State University | PIN 8:59 | Duane Harris San Jose State |
| Kirk Myers UNI | PIN 1:22 | Mark Redman Drake |
| Jerry Rodriquez Louisiana State | PIN 4:21 | Joe Lidowski NCST |
| Kelly Wilson WYO | PIN 8:39 | Aurel Balaianu HOF |
| Mike Brown LEH | PIN 3:39 | Paul Marfiz New Mexico |
| Mitch Hull WIS | DEC 6-3 | Mark Miller VT |
| Eric Wais OKST | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Geno Savegnago EIU |
| George Bowman MINN | DEC 11-4 | Ed Meyers NAVY |
| Brian Thomas Ball State | DEC 7-4 | Joe Jarosz Salisbury |
| Edcar Thomas OKLA | MAJ DEC 17-5 | Sam Sallitt PSU |
| Mike Mann ISU | DEC 11-5 | Brian Gaffney Florida |
| Howard Harris ORST | MAJ DEC 19-8 | Craig Blackman FM |
| Joe Cooper YALE | DEC 15-12 | Charles Schoen MSU |
| Joe Davis POLY | DEC 10-9 | Bob McNally New Hampshire |
| Jay Hockenbroch CLAR | DEC 10-6 | Brad Moseley MIZZ |
| Steve Fraser MICH | DEC 10-4 | Mike Kovalick ASU |