| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Lenny Zalesky IOWA | PIN 5:37 | Ben Coronado BSU |
| Randy Conrad ISU | PIN 4:53 | Richard Brown EIU |
| Bill Nugent UO | DEC 6-5 | Bob Preston Toledo |
| Lenny Nelson Wilkes University | DEC 4-1 | Buddy Kerr UVA |
| Al McCollum BLOOM | MAJ DEC 14-4 | Don Henry SRU |
| Andre Metzger OKLA | MAJ DEC 22-8 | Kevin Murphy Massachusetts |
| Mike Langlais NDSU | DEC 10-7 | Mark DeAugustino Tennessee |
| Ryan Kaufman University of Nebraska Omaha | MAJ DEC 12-1 | Tony Tracey New Mexico |
| Ken Gallagher UNI | DEC 3-3 | Andy McNerney HARV |
| Steve Nickell CSUB | DEC 10-4 | Bruce Purdy Marquette University |
| Jim Martinez MINN | MAJ DEC 16-7 | Greg Westhoven Bowling Green |
| Adam Cohen ASU | DEC 10-5 | Ken Nellis CLAR |
| Randel Wilder CHAT | DEC 4-3 | John Mittlestead San Jose State |
| Shawn White MSU | DEC 7-2 | Randy Viviani John Carroll |
| Bill Swezey W&M | DEC 5-4 | Ron Bussey College of New Jersey |
| Johnnie Selmon NEB | MAJ DEC 18-5 | Chris Cain POLY |