| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Joe Melchiore OKLA | PIN 3:47 | Dick Howell LHU |
| Pablo Saenz California State University, Fresno | PIN 8:24 | Ken Johnson IND |
| Tony Cotroneo CUSE | PIN 5:56 | David Jones Montana State University |
| Mark Weston University of Nebraska Omaha | DEC 15-15 | Jeff Bowyer JMU |
| Mark Perry OKST | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Rob Calabrese TEMPLE |
| Paul Kreimeyer UNI | MAJ DEC 18-10 | Steven Gliva Augsburg University |
| Don Horning KENT | TF 18-3 | Alfred Castro Utah State |
| Tim Wright SIUE | TF 26-8 | Paul Zarbatany DREX |
| Matt Egeland IOWA | DEC 8-7 | Jim Peters NAVY |
| Bill Kelly ISU | TF 20-4 | Steve Brown EMU |
| Jamie Wise ORST | DEC 6-5 | Bruce Garner New Mexico |
| Steve Badura Illinois State | TF 17-2 | Bob Zoeke VMI |
| Al Palacio UNC | TF 16-0 | John Foley Boston University |
| Dave Crisanti PRIN | MAJ DEC 9-0 | Hans Houser UVA |
| Ricky Bonomo BLOOM | MAJ DEC 16-2 | Will Waters MICH |
| Kerry Norman Weber State | DEC 9-6 | Tim Jacoutot College of New Jersey |