| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| John Regan IOWA | PIN 6:59 | Mark Adkins KENT |
| Cory Baze OKST | PIN 1:55 | Blake Beesley Weber State |
| Ricky Bonomo BLOOM | PIN 1:36 | Craig Cervantes Montana |
| Al Palacio UNC | PIN 4:43 | John Chapman Illinois State |
| Jeff Bowyer JMU | DEC 8-7 | Perry Summitt ISU |
| Dick Howell LHU | MAJ DEC 10-1 | Roberto Pelayo UO |
| Dave Rowan EDIN | MAJ DEC 21-11 | Dennis Mejias Wilkes University |
| Doug Wyland MICH | MAJ DEC 16-7 | Rich Moeggenberg CMU |
| Jack Griffin NW | DEC 14-10 | Ben Reichel CHAT |
| Paul Kapper Cleveland State University | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Zeke Jones ASU |
| Chris Brown BYU | DEC 10-4 | Jeff Annesi DREX |
| David Cummings NCST | DEC 1-1 | John Galkowski POLY |
| Mike Caracci New Hampshire | MAJ DEC 17-8 | Jarrett Johnson Coppin State University |
| Jack Cuvo East Stroudsburg University | MAJ DEC 14-1 | Chris Bollin OKLA |
| Tim Wright SIUE | MAJ DEC 14-3 | Arnold Khanbabian San Jose State |
| Jim Martin PSU | MAJ DEC 15-5 | Roger Singleton Grand Valley State |