| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| David Pierce PUR | PIN 4:25 | Matt Stein EDIN |
| Shelton Benjamin MINN | PIN 6:51 | Jason Grim BLOOM |
| Ben Lee OKST | DEC 7-1 | Mike Dixon IND |
| Trent Hynek ISU | DEC 5-3 | Rich Polkinghorn UO |
| John Henry Ward OKLA | DEC 9-7 | Wes Hand IOWA |
| Jason Gleasman CUSE | DEC 10-4 | Billy Blunt NCST |
| J.R. Plienis NEB | DEC 6-2 | Chris Miller BYU |
| Stephen Neal CSUB | MAJ DEC 12-4 | Derek DelPorto SRU |
| Aaron Stark WIS | DEC 7-1 | Tim Courtad Miami University (Ohio) |
| Ricky Krieger LHU | DEC 3-2 | Dion Reed Boston University |
| Bob Puzio AU | DEC 3-2 | Mike Russow EIU |
| Airron Richardson MICH | DEFAULT 5:05 | Marc DeFrancesco RIDER |
| Karl Roesler ILL | DEC 5-3 | Gan McGee POLY |