| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dan Madson NCST | PIN 2:12 | Andy Foster OKLA |
| John Hangey RIDER | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Darrin Vincent Boston University |
| Dan Troupe ISU | DEC 6-1 | Gerald Carr CHAT |
| Joel Sharratt IOWA | DEC 6-1 | Ted Casto BRWN |
| Keith Davison WIS | DEC 8-2 | Dan Henderson ASU |
| Tyrone Howard BLOOM | DEC 9-6 | Ian Hearn CMU |
| Dave Malecek UNI | DEC 2-0 | Dan Staats WVU |
| Emilio Collins MSU | DEC 6-4 | Les Gutches ORST |
| Rex Holman OSU | MAJ DEC 14-2 | Jeff Kloiber PITT |
| Tom Storey NAVY | DEC 1-0 | Stan Gress EIU |
| Dale Budd LHU | DEC 9-3 | John Harrison AF |
| Kerry McCoy PSU | DEC 6-1 | Jerry McCoy California University of Pennsylvania |
| Jeff Monson ILL | DEC 4-1 | Albert Olsen BYU |