| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Greg Sargis MSU | PIN 4:25 | Mike Van Arsdale ISU |
| Eric Brugel PSU | DEC 6-5 | Neil Alton West Chester |
| Shepard Pittman MIZZ | DEC 9-7 | Jay Winward Weber State |
| Melvin Douglas OKLA | TF 35-5 | John Hanlon Boston College |
| Chris Edmond Tennessee | DEC 13-10 | Randy Kaiser Miami University (Ohio) |
| Bill Gaffney UNC | DEC 2-1 | Ron Whitman WYO |
| Monte Wilcox Louisiana State | DEC 8-7 | Pat Gibson ORST |
| Lindley Kistler IOWA | DEC 7-2 | Greg Williams Utah State |
| Mike DeGenova TEMPLE | TF 22-6 | Dave Cornemann SDSU |
| Jeff Jelic PITT | DEC 4-3 | Rudy Isom WIS |
| Darrell Gholar MINN | DEC 10-7 | Jay Llewellyn UNI |
| Sylvester Carver California State University, Fresno | MAJ DEC 13-3 | Steve Porter WSU |
| Jim Reilly LEH | DEC 3-2 | Sean McCarthy Indiana State |
| Mike Sheets OKST | MAJ DEC 16-8 | Gregg Fatool NCST |
| Jim Reich NAVY | DEC 10-8 | Randy Wirtjess Idaho State |
| Chris Casey AUG-IL | DEC 4-4 | Tim Jones Northern Michigan University |