| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Brad Hansen BYU | PIN 3:21 | Leo Grasso BSU |
| Paul Reed WYO | PIN 7:47 | Jim Vargo East Stroudsburg University |
| Steve Lawinger WIS | DEC 12-6 | Steve Hogg MD |
| Dave McQuaig OKST | DEC 10-6 | Mark Osgood KENT |
| Jim Weir John Carroll | DEC 12-6 | Mike Burford Drake |
| Rod Kilgore OKLA | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Brian Collier RIDER |
| Jim Lunde MINN | DEC 6-5 | Mike Bressler Washington |
| Mark Lieberman LEH | MAJ DEC 15-1 | Dennis Jossi Portland State University |
| Kim Wasick POLY | DEC 4-1 | Paul Bruns Florida |
| Dave Powell ISU | MAJ DEC 14-0 | Marc Buchanan OHIO |
| Skip Bolin PITT | DEC 4-3 | Fred DeLeon UCLA |
| Ron Varga Cleveland State University | DEC 8-5 | Phil Mueller East Carolina |
| Flo Rocha CSUB | DEC 7-5 | Joe Carr Kentucky |
| Steve Pizzo Rhode Island | DEC 6-3 | Ashley Swift PSU |
| Mike DeAnna IOWA | DEC 14-9 | Dave Miller MIZZ |
| Ed Neiswender MICH | DEC 7-5 | Roger Fleischer NAVY |