| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Rick Dawson Colorado State University | PIN 4:00 | Jim McConnell NAVY |
| Eric Mast Elizabethtown College | DEC 16-14 | Tom Phillips ORST |
| John Price Utah State | DEC 6-3 | Jim Rohr WSU |
| Myron Shapiro Toledo | MAJ DEC 18-5 | Jim Blair East Carolina |
| Jack Spates SRU | DEC 8-1 | Randy Miller MSU |
| Chris Sones IOWA | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Kelly Bast Drake |
| George Bryant PITT | DEC 9-6 | Bob Dalton Miami University (Ohio) |
| Bob Sloand LEH | MAJ DEC 13-2 | Greg Penny DUKE |
| Jim Haines WIS | DEC 6-2 | Steve Hart UO |
| Gil Espinoza Colorado College | DEC 9-8 | Terry Perdew ODU |
| Dan Mallinger ISU | DEC 8-1 | Ed Knecht Northern Arizona |
| Everett Gomez OKST | DEC 6-4 | Dan Blakinger HARV |
| Pete Morelli CLAR | DEC 7-4 | Mark Szymola CMU |
| Dan Kida San Jose State | DEC 7-4 | Bill Racich West Chester |
| Gary Breece OKLA | TF 24-2 | Brad Thompson Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| Jim Brown MICH | DEC 7-2 | Bruce Geier Utah |