| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Royce Alger IOWA | PIN 6:33 | Gary Horner CLAR |
| Charlie Buckshaw CHAT | MAJ DEC 14-2 | Ben Oberly UNC |
| Mark Whitehead NW | DEC 6-3 | Eyvind Boyesen LEH |
| Dan Mayo PSU | TF 18-3 | Anthony Romero POLY |
| Kyle Grilliot OHIO | DEC 8-6 | Mike Gibbons Central Connecticut |
| Jim Hardy MIZZ | DEC 8-4 | Doug Downs UNI |
| Pat Johannes NDSU | MAJ DEC 17-6 | Ron Perry STAN |
| Chris Barnes OKST | DEC 7-3 | Denzil Forrester Southern Connecticut |
| Pete Georgoutsos Montclair State University | DEC 9-7 | Ken Wilson SRU |
| Ron Gharbo OSU | DEC 7-1 | Steve Hasenfus COLU |
| Chuck Kearney UO | DEC 5-4 | Kurt Bowman Lafayette |
| Brad Lloyd LHU | MAJ DEC 14-1 | Clifton Grant Howard University |
| Joe Stafford OKLA | DEC 9-4 | Scott Brown BLOOM |
| R.J. Nebe University of Nebraska Omaha | TF 15-0 | Chase McCown AF |
| Chris Geneser University of Notre Dame | MAJ DEC 18-6 | Rick Evans BYU |
| Joe Urso PUR | DEC 6-1 | Derek Capanna UVA |