| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Phil Lanzatella St. Lawrence | PIN 5:38 | Ed Katz STAN |
| Bill Scherr NEB | PIN 2:35 | Craig Newburg Ball State |
| Geno Savegnago EIU | PIN 6:24 | Harold Wittman BSU |
| Gerry Volm RIDER | DEC 6-4 | John Schebler Utah State |
| Mike Mann ISU | MAJ DEC 14-5 | Lance Hochanadel UO |
| Pete Bush IOWA | MAJ DEC 18-5 | Dave Hass NDSU |
| Joe Wade BLOOM | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Dave Guselli Massachusetts |
| Mike Potts MSU | DEC 6-1 | Mark Young AUG-SD |
| Bob Steele BYU | MAJ DEC 15-6 | Gene Webb ORST |
| Colin Kilrain LEH | DEC 7-0 | Greg Hawkins OKST |
| Joe Elinksy POLY | DEC 11-6 | Daniel Corbin JMU |
| Jeff Esmont Ashland University | DEC 10-7 | Brad Moseley MIZZ |
| Kirk Myers UNI | MAJ DEC 14-2 | Steve Lucas KENT |
| Jerry Rodriguez NCST | DEC 6-2 | Kevin Jackson New Mexico |
| Pat McKay MICH | MAJ DEC 10-2 | Doug Morse SUNY-Oswego |
| Todd Wyckoff Tennessee | DEC 8-7 | Pat Murphy CHAT |