| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Jerry White PSU | PIN 4:00 | Rich Sippel SUNY Brockport |
| Rory Needs BYU | PIN 3:20 | Bob Stas KENT |
| Dave Severn ASU | DEC 11-4 | Jim Wagemann MIZZ |
| Rick Peifer SRU | DEC 3-2 | Jeff Vap UNCO |
| Eric Wais OKST | MAJ DEC 13-2 | Robert Morrison NW |
| Steve Cooney Arizona | DEC 8-4 | Bob Stark W&M |
| Sythell Thompson POLY | MAJ DEC 10-2 | Bill Teutsch Florida |
| Lou DiSerafino RIDER | DEC 9-6 | Bob Jones Cal State-Santa Barbara |
| Brad Bowman John Carroll | DEC 8-7 | Kelly Korth Kentucky |
| Chris Campbell IOWA | MAJ DEC 13-3 | Clint Haislip Rhode Island |
| Mark Johnson MICH | MAJ DEC 12-0 | Buck Davis UO |
| Tom Press MINN | DEC 13-6 | Phil Gulsvig NIU |
| Marty Ryan ORST | DEC 11-7 | Mike Brown LEH |
| Jay Hockenbroch CLAR | DEC 9-6 | Steve Heger MD |
| Keith Ely PRIN | DEC 9-4 | Dave Allen ISU |
| Ike Anderson CSUB | DEC 5-2 | Tim Matthews BSU |