| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Gregg Fatool NCST | PIN 4:24 | Curtis Luttrell New Mexico |
| John Laviolette OKLA | PIN 1:33 | Andy Katz FM |
| Dave Grant UNI | PIN 2:33 | John Hanlon Boston College |
| Ed DiFeo KENT | PIN 3:16 | Marshall Irby APP |
| Dan Romero POLY | DEC 2-2 | Neil Alton TEMPLE |
| Chris Edmond Tennessee | TF 20-3 | Mike Kraft NW |
| Doug Anderson MIZZ | DEC 6-3 | Ernie Vatch NIU |
| Bryan Boone OKST | DEC 5-1 | Rudy Isom WIS |
| Lindley Kistler IOWA | DEC 10-4 | Mark Sidorick PSU |
| Fred Little California State University, Fresno | DEC 9-3 | Vince Hughes Montana |
| John Monaco Montclair State University | DEC 6-5 | Kevin Jackson Louisiana State |
| Mike Van Arsdale ISU | DEC 1-1 | Pat Gibson ORST |
| Pete Capone HOF | DEC 9-7 | Tad Wilson UNC |
| Greg Evans MINN | DEC 8-3 | Ralph Voit SRU |
| Dave Lee STAN | DEC 4-1 | Howard Lawson CSUB |
| Ron Whitman WYO | DEC 4-0 | Greg Snyder Clemson |