| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Paul Danelo WSU | PIN 7:39 | Jeff Thorne PENN |
| Tom Harrington BSU | PIN 6:33 | Gary Pirozzola St. Francis PA |
| Bob Medina PSU | PIN 6:06 | Wayne Jackson Kansas State |
| Joe Boone OKLA | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Ron Miller Western Michigan |
| Andy Tolk NAVY | MAJ DEC 10-2 | Roy Guarino BUFF |
| Mike Riley OKST | DEC 10-5 | Geoff Gray Indiana State |
| Jeff Gerry California State University, Fresno | DEC 10-8 | Bob Mason OHIO |
| Jim Cook SIU-Carbondale | DEC 8-4 | Tom Pappas MD |
| Conrad Calendar MSU | DEC 3-2 | Roy DeVore New Mexico |
| Phil Parker ISU | DEC 5-1 | Rod Irwin SRU |
| Gary Barton CLAR | DEC 11-5 | Brent Merrill UO |
| Jim Ridinger Gettysburg College | DEC 3-0 | David Jennings Portland State University |
| Larry Morgan POLY | DEC 4-0 | Andre Allen NW |
| Steve Wessman MINN | DEC 6-2 | Mike Kondo Washington |
| Bill James ARMY | DEC 4-2 | Trent Miller Auburn |
| Jim Humphrey OSU | DEC 8-3 | Steve Denman Drake |