| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Chris Barnes OKST | PIN 6:31 | Keith Girvan DUKE |
| Mike Funk NW | PIN 6:39 | Steve Medina New Mexico |
| Larry Kaifesh IND | MAJ DEC 11-1 | Mark Cheff CSUB |
| Rob Larmore W&M | MAJ DEC 13-4 | Dan Ritchie OSU |
| John Hangey RIDER | DEC 6-4 | Curt Strahm UO |
| Rich Powers UNI | MAJ DEC 15-7 | Dale Budd LHU |
| Scott Brown BLOOM | MAJ DEC 10-2 | Kyle Scrimgeour OKLA |
| Dominick Black WVU | DEC 5-3 | G.T. Taylor ASU |
| Mike Lantz NCST | DEC 5-3 | Mark Frushone Central Connecticut |
| Corey Olson NEB | DEC 7-4 | Peter Huntley ODU |
| Marty Morgan MINN | TF 21-6 | Corey Veach BYU |
| Adam Mariano PSU | DEC 9-2 | Bret Gustafson CHAT |
| Ben Oberly UNC | DEC 6-1 | Rod Fisher LIB |
| Joe Wypiszenski University of Nebraska Omaha | DEC 7-4 | Keith Davison WIS |
| Steve Cantrell NAVY | DEC 9-7 | Kevin Vogel CMU |
| Mike McHenry PUR | DEC 13-7 | Brad Knouse ISU |