| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Bob Jones Long Beach State | PIN 4:36 | Vic Northrup East Carolina |
| Tom Flanagan CHAT | PIN 3:41 | Rob Dreger University of Notre Dame |
| Eric Wais OKST | PIN 3:52 | Rick Drury Clemson |
| Mark Hattendorf SIUE | PIN 4:52 | Dom DiGioacchino BLOOM |
| Don Shuler ASU | PIN 3:55 | Jim Kleinhans WIS |
| Bill Teutsch Florida | PIN 4:31 | Les Steidl Cleveland State University |
| Randy Besaw UO | MAJ DEC 14-2 | Kevin Edwards Utah |
| Mike Decker UNCO | DEC 6-2 | Karki Darsaw MIZZ |
| Mark Lieberman LEH | DEC 9-4 | Steve Fraser MICH |
| Rory Needs BYU | MAJ DEC 15-4 | Clint Haislip Rhode Island |
| Charles Gadson ISU | DEC 9-4 | Paul Petrella Baldwin Wallace University |
| Greg Stevens IOWA | DEC 3-2 | Craig Belunes RU |
| Eric Moll Louisiana State | DEC 9-6 | Marty Ryan ORST |
| Jim Ellis MSU | MAJ DEC 19-8 | Pat Martorella HOF |
| Keith Ely PRIN | TF 19-3 | Bob Stas KENT |
| Al Manning Ball State | DEC 5-3 | Dan Pfautz PSU |