| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Owen Elzen MINN | PIN 5:49 | Eric Mausser CLAR |
| Joe Degain MICH | DEC 9-5 | Avery Zerkle LHU |
| David Sandberg PITT | PIN 6:57 | Rusty Cook BSU |
| Pat Quirk ILL | DEC 5-2 | David Shunamon EDIN |
| Jason Payne UNI | DEC 7-2 | Zach Breitenbach NCST |
| Brett Faustman CMU | DEC 4-1 | Chris Jones DREX |
| Waymon May OKLA | DEC 9-4 | Pete Mielnik PSU |
| Jon Bush PUR | MAJ DEC 9-1 | Clint Osborn UNC |
| Mike Fickell PENN | DEC 6-4 | Dan Bednar OHIO |
| Craig Rumsey WYO | DEC 8-7 | Chael Sonnen UO |
| Ty Matthews IND | DEC 7-2 | Corey Anderson COR |
| Brad Vering NEB | DEC 11-4 | Leonard Bridgeforth Delaware State University |
| Mark Muñoz OKST | MAJ DEC 14-6 | Nik Fekete MSU |
| Nick Preston OSU | MAJ DEC 11-3 | David Schenk POLY |
| Babek Nejadmaghaddam Cal State-Fullerto | DEC 7-6 | Ryan Pallinger AU |
| Rick Romero RU | DEC 3-2 | Zach Thompson ISU |