| WINNER | METHOD |
|---|
| OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Gary Albright NEB | PIN 4:05 | Casey Gulliford San Jose State |
| Mark Rigatuso University of Nebraska Omaha | PIN 2:30 | Tom Sheridan Boston College |
| Mike Holcomb Miami University (Ohio) | PIN 1:58 | Jerome Larson University of North Dakota |
| John Kriebs UNI | PIN 1:11 | John Bradford Tennessee |
| Tab Thacker NCST | PIN 1:07 | Larry Hamilton BYU |
| Jim Phills HARV | PIN 1:48 | Ray Wagner KENT |
| Mitch Shelton OKST | DEC 3-3 | Eric Klasson MICH |
| Eric Neily OSU | DEC 5-4 | Rick Romeo MIZZ |
| Lou Banach IOWA | DEC 18-14 | George Fears NAVY |
| Chris Bielenberg ORST | DEC 3-2 | Chuck Pinta CIT |
| Bruce Baumgartner Indiana State | TF 21-2 | Mike Severn ASU |
| Dan Cook UO | DEC 5-1 | Bill Sabo ODU |
| Steve Sefter PSU | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Curt Olson CLAR |
| Tim Pangonas BUCK | DEC 3-3 | Paul Maltagliati GMU |
| Dennis Koslowski Minnesota-Morris | DEC 7-6 | John Dougherty CUSE |
| Steve Williams OKLA | DEC 4-2 | Wayne Cole ISU |