| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Don Brown UO | PIN 0:16 | Jay Greiner OSU |
| Jim Kimsey NEB | PIN 6:58 | Joe Lidowski NCST |
| Ed Banach IOWA | PIN 4:35 | Eli Blazeff Auburn |
| Jim Kleinhans WIS | MAJ DEC 21-9 | Bobby Orand CHAT |
| Gary Germundson OKST | TF 17-1 | Keith Foxx Arizona |
| Scott Mansur Portland State University | MAJ DEC 15-4 | Chet Davis New Hampshire |
| Charlie Heller CLAR | DEC 9-2 | Brian Parlet AUG-SD |
| Dave Allen ISU | MAJ DEC 15-4 | Efonda Sproles NIU |
| Gary Chadwick AF | DEC 7-3 | Rick Worel POLY |
| Tony Mantella TEMPLE | DEC 4-3 | Eric Moll Louisiana State |
| Colin Kilrain LEH | DEC 8-1 | Aurel Balaianu HOF |
| Steve Fraser MICH | DEC 7-6 | Mark Jarosz Salisbury |
| Jim Hall OKLA | DEC 4-3 | Bill Braseth BSU |
| Dave Severn ASU | MAJ DEC 18-8 | Jim Laube Wisconsin-Superior |
| Ben Hill Tennessee | DEC 4-3 | Larry Deal WYO |
| Lorant Ipacs OHIO | MAJ DEC 15-2 | Butch Snyder BLOOM |