| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Fred Bohna UCLA | DEC 1-1 | Charles Wright BUFF |
| Dave Goodier New Mexico | PIN 1:21 | Bill Voliva UVA |
| Frank Savegnago SIUE | PIN 3:29 | Al Manning Ball State |
| Greg Stevens IOWA | PIN 2:11 | Shane Coburn BSU |
| Brad Rheingans NDSU | MAJ DEC 12-2 | Henry Jackson Florida |
| Bill McCrady BYU | MAJ DEC 11-3 | Denny St. Clair PSU |
| Rich Calderon Washington | DEC 3-1 | Bill Bailey PITT |
| Roy Baker University of Delaware | MAJ DEC 13-2 | Jim Kysar WYO |
| Neal Brendel YALE | DEC 9-3 | Wes Hines UO |
| Kurt Kuehl Minnesota State University, Mankato | DEC 4-2 | John Govea STAN |
| Al Nacin ISU | DEC 14-9 | Scott Wickard MSU |
| Bob Orwig AF | MAJ DEC 16-8 | Brent Wissenback Humboldt State |
| Rick Dixon W&M | DEC 9-6 | Dan McCullough OKLA |
| Laurent Soucie WIS | DEC 4-3 | Rick Jones OKST |
| Mark Tiffany NIU | MAJ DEC 12-1 | Frank Czarnecki Illinois State |
| Bob Johnson NEB | DEC 6-2 | Tad Sargent Rhode Island |