| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Chris Nelson NEB | PIN 6:46 | Mike Kraft PSU |
| Curt Strahm UO | DEC 6-2 | Kevin Brown MD |
| Ted Casto BRWN | DEC 9-6 | Mark Lindlow AF |
| Hamilton Munnell Miami University (Ohio) | MAJ DEC 11-2 | Eric Schultz PUR |
| Randy Couture OKST | MAJ DEC 11-1 | Rod Horner CHAT |
| Steve King University of Notre Dame | DEC 17-14 | Mark Kerr CUSE |
| Paul Keysaw CSUB | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Rick Evans BYU |
| Andy Foster OKLA | DEC 5-3 | Steve Hughes Illinois State |
| Travis Fiser IOWA | DEC 9-3 | Dave Malecek UNI |
| Mike Funk NW | DEC 5-3 | Rob Nusum FM |
| Fritz Lehrke MICH | MAJ DEC 20-7 | Todd Hartung UNC |
| Dan Sanchez Wagner College | DEC 10-4 | Jason Loukides EDIN |
| Bryan Burns BUCK | DEC 8-2 | Dan Ritchie OSU |
| Dominick Black WVU | TF 26-11 | Jamie Richardson MSU |
| Rex Holman ASU | DEC 10-6 | John Curtis GMU |
| Dan Troupe ISU | MAJ DEC 15-6 | Jeff Kloiber PITT |