| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Tony Purler NEB | PIN 2:14 | Jared Ezzell UNC |
| Willie Carpenter BRWN | PIN 2:12 | Kevin Hogan IOWA |
| Shawn Harrison OKLA | PIN 3:55 | Alan Smith CIT |
| George Swann BUCK | DEC 3-2 | Tom Koch LEH |
| Brad Rozanski BLOOM | DEC 9-3 | Shane Roselle CSUB |
| Dave Nieradka ORST | MAJ DEC 13-2 | Andy Showalter UNI |
| Scott Eastmond BYU | DEC 9-8 | Frank Laccone PUR |
| Jason Cluff MICH | MAJ DEC 13-5 | John Richey PITT |
| Tim Harris MINN | DEC 8-6 | Tony Dong Southwest Missouri |
| Wade Rogers Seton Hall | DEC 3-0 | Rick Williams ISU |
| Adam DiSabato OSU | MAJ DEC 25-11 | Charlie Morgan Morgan State University |
| Troy Bouzakis Clemson | MAJ DEC 8-0 | Matt Dernlan LIB |
| Sanshiro Abe PSU | DEC 10-4 | Mike Norton NCST |
| David Hirsch COR | MAJ DEC 16-3 | Erick Shaw ODU |
| Shawn Charles ASU | MAJ DEC 17-5 | Dane Campbell Miami University (Ohio) |
| Tad Yeager NW | DEC 10-7 | Matt Finacchio RIDER |