| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Wally Clark Long Beach State | PIN 5:23 | Tim Shoemaker OHIO |
| Ethan Reeve Tennessee | PIN 7:22 | Dave Becker PSU |
| Larry Zilverberg MINN | PIN 6:53 | Cliff Howlett Drake |
| Nils Deacon LEH | PIN 4:04 | Mike Metting Bowling Green |
| John Janiak CUSE | DEC 7-2 | Kevin Kramer UO |
| Dan Brink MICH | DEC 9-5 | Craig Artist University of Nebraska Omaha |
| Dave Chandler BSU | DEC 6-5 | Rick Peifer SRU |
| Mike Miller Washington | DEC 12-7 | Tyrone Neal MD |
| Dennis Whimpey BYU | DEC 10-3 | Dale Midkiff ASU |
| Dan Holm IOWA | TF 18-2 | Gene Ashley Wilkes University |
| Marty Schwartz YALE | DEC 10-9 | Pete Ackerman RIDER |
| Jon Jackson OKST | DEC 4-1 | Bill Miron PRIN |
| Paul Berry MIZZ | DEC 10-8 | Tom Cavanaugh Cleveland State University |
| Mark Evenhus ORST | DEC 12-9 | Rick Clarke Dartmouth College |
| Dave Hauser Tampa | DEC 7-4 | Steve Zawacki WYO |
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | DEC 4-0 | Steve Lawinger WIS |