| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Turner Jackson CHAT | PIN 7:07 | Chris Clark CLAR |
| Mike McGivern IOWA | PIN 7:52 | Rick Peifer SRU |
| Paul Martin OKST | DEC 9-3 | Randy Watson BSU |
| Dennis Bardsley POLY | DEC 0-0 | Mark Osgood KENT |
| Lee Kemp WIS | DEC 6-0 | Terry Martin OKLA |
| Brad Holman MICH | DEC 4-2 | Bruce Hadsell BUFF |
| Dave Becker PSU | DEC 7-4 | Mark Evenhus ORST |
| John Janiak CUSE | DEC 3-1 | Evan Hollopeter Cleveland State University |
| Tom Brown Washington | MAJ DEC 13-0 | Rick Cousino Miami University (Ohio) |
| Ed Torrejon EIU | MAJ DEC 14-6 | Cliff Blom Massachusetts |
| Michael Regner CIT | MAJ DEC 15-2 | Pete Ackerman RIDER |
| John Hanshaw Arizona | DEC 11-5 | Marty Schwartz YALE |
| John Althans NAVY | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Terry Reese NCST |
| Jay Stuart PRIN | DEC 2-1 | Wally Clark Long Beach State |
| Ethan Reeve Tennessee | DEC 13-6 | Bob Erickson Utah State |
| Joe Zuspann ISU | DEC 5-1 | Kevin Kramer UO |