| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Chris Short MINN | PIN 6:30 | Andy Voit PSU |
| Matt Ruppel LEH | DEC 13-7 | Anton Kossakowski NIU |
| Brooks Simpson IOWA | DEC 13-8 | Mickey Cheff Utah State |
| Randy Couture OKST | DEC 2-1 | Ken Hackman California University of Pennsylvania |
| John Ginther ASU | DEC 5-3 | Brian Hagen WYO |
| Kurt Rosenberger Clemson | DEC 5-3 | Mark Kerr CUSE |
| Eric Voelker ISU | DEC 10-7 | Todd Seiler WIS |
| Mark Whitehead NW | MAJ DEC 13-5 | Matt Gallagher Wagner College |
| Jeff Spinetti WVU | DEC 9-4 | Fred King ORST |
| Mark Willis BYU | DEC 7-5 | Brad Weber DUKE |
| Fritz Lehrke MICH | DEC 3-1 | Doug Downs UNI |
| Doug Chapman Ferris State | DEC 6-4 | Paul Keysaw BLOOM |
| Nate Toedter St. Cloud State University | TF 23-7 | Cordon Cooper MVILLE |
| Joe Stafford OKLA | DEC 7-2 | Hamilton Munnell Miami University (Ohio) |
| Gary Horner CLAR | MAJ DEC 14-5 | Bryan Burns BUCK |