| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 16 | ||
| Mike Anderson ASU | PIN 5:51 | Rulon Gardner NEB |
| Sylvester Terkay NCST | PIN 1:51 | Jeremy Lay MIZZ |
| John Oostendorp IOWA | DEC 6-3 | Lorenzo Neal California State University, Fresno |
| Jamie Cutler ISU | MAJ DEC 10-2 | Melvin Crosby APP |
| John Morris LEH | DEC 9-7 | Kirk Mammen OKST |
| Ray Mendoza OSU | DEC 4-2 | Larock Benford PUR |
| Perry Miller PITT | DEC 5-1 | Matt Willhite ORST |
| Kurt Angle CLAR | DEC 5-3 | Josh Feldman VT |