| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Scott Collins WVU | PIN 4:57 | Mark Billups ODU |
| Laurence Jackson OKST | PIN 4:11 | Chad Taylor WYO |
| Joe Cesari NCST | PIN 2:01 | Danny Hayes MIZZ |
| Rob Meloy PSU | MAJ DEC 15-3 | Jeff Scotton BUCK |
| Thom Ortiz ASU | TF 23-7 | Ryan Johnson Central Connecticut |
| Joe Lilovich PUR | DEC 5-3 | Jay Smaaladen VMI |
| Karl Monaco Montclair State University | MAJ DEC 14-3 | Burke Stone Weber State |
| Ron Thatcher CSUB | DEC 6-2 | Lenny Bernstein UNC |
| Pat Santoro PITT | TF 19-3 | Randy Schimmel BSU |
| Mark McLaughlin W&M | MAJ DEC 18-7 | Ron Wisniewski University of Notre Dame |
| Kurt Shedenhelm UNI | DEC 7-2 | Albert Woody Morgan State University |
| Sean O'Day EDIN | TF 19-4 | Terry Barry East Stroudsburg University |
| Dave Zahoransky Cleveland State University | MAJ DEC 15-2 | Jim Sconce OKLA |
| Ken Ramsey OSU | DEC 10-8 | Joe Ghezzi ISU |
| Larry Gotcher MICH | MAJ DEC 16-3 | Jon Evans BYU |
| Kirk Azinger ILL | DEC 10-3 | Mark Boston OHIO |