| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Mike Blaske CSUB | PIN 4:54 | Karl Lynes OKST |
| Ed Banach IOWA | PIN 2:32 | Mark Johnson UNI |
| Dan Chaid OKLA | PIN 6:49 | Phil Lanzatella St. Lawrence |
| Tim Morrison RIDER | MAJ DEC 12-2 | Kirk Trost MICH |
| Jim Baumgardner ORST | DEC 11-5 | John Heropoulos SRU |
| John Schebler Utah State | DEC 6-5 | John Potts Toledo |
| Eric Neily OSU | DEC 8-7 | John Bauman BSU |
| Doug Perkins STAN | DEC 10-5 | Joe Glasder SIUE |
| Greg Wilcox University of Nebraska Omaha | DEC 6-2 | Kevin Jackson New Mexico |
| Mike Potts MSU | DEC 8-3 | Wayne Turchin Cleveland State University |
| Bill Scherr NEB | DEC 7-5 | Tod Giles Boston University |
| Kurt Honis CUSE | DEC 5-0 | Bernie Brown LEH |
| Nick D'Angelo John Carroll | DEC 11-5 | John Bragg WYO |
| Jeff Dillman EIU | DEFAULT 2:59 | Larry Cox TEMPLE |
| Kent Elliott Louisiana State | DEC 15-9 | Bob Shriner UNC |
| Mike Mann ISU | TF 21-6 | Pat Murphy CHAT |