| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dave Lilovich PUR | PIN 0:45 | Bill Tate ISU |
| John Barrett St. Cloud State University | PIN 5:43 | Chris Aragona W&M |
| Bill Dykeman OKST | MAJ DEC 15-5 | Fred Allan BYU |
| Steve Romesburg RIDER | DEC 4-3 | Buddy Kerr UVA |
| Tad Wilson UNC | DEC 7-3 | Dave Yale New Hampshire |
| Greg Elinsky PSU | DEC 9-3 | William White CUSE |
| Jim Zalesky IOWA | TF 19-4 | Greg Evans MINN |
| Chris Bodine ASU | DEC 5-3 | Alphonso Phillips WSU |
| Dave Grant UNI | DEC 4-1 | Norm Dahm Southwest Missouri |
| Bruce Arvold Augsburg University | DEC 15-14 | John Davis Morgan State University |
| Doug Buckwalter LHU | MAJ DEC 14-2 | Tom Jamicky Wilkes University |
| Kevin Jackson Louisiana State | DEC 3-2 | Ernie Vatch NIU |
| Johnny Johnson OKLA | MAJ DEC 18-7 | Doug Anderson MIZZ |
| Darryl Pope San Jose State | TF 19-3 | Paul Salyers CMU |
| Terry Jones ORST | DEC 10-7 | Steve Swann APP |
| Mark Schmitz WIS | DEC 12-5 | Rick Stageberg VT |