| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Dave Anderton OKST | PIN 0:28 | Jason Cooley ORST |
| Bandele Adeniyi-Bada PENN | DEC 9-5 | Jack Leffler CMU |
| Matt Brink MICH | DEC 8-1 | Ken Haines LHU |
| Wes Hand IOWA | DEC 7-3 | Dawid Rechul HARV |
| Bronson Lingamfelter BRWN | DEC 6-4 | Mark Janus PSU |
| Russ Davie Cleveland State University | DEC 10-6 | Antonio Garay Boston College |
| Matt Kenny UNC | MAJ DEC 14-3 | Sean Hage WVU |
| Shawn Laughlin LEH | DEC 4-3 | Jake Vercelli PUR |
| John Lockhart ILL | DEC 5-3 | John Testa CLAR |
| Matt Lamb MSU | DEC 3-2 | Mike Russow EIU |
| Trent Hynek ISU | TF 16-1 | D.J. Hockman JMU |
| Tim Courtad OHIO | DEC 6-3 | Brent Boeshans OKLA |
| Paul Hynek UNI | DEC 7-2 | Marc DeFrancesco RIDER |
| Josh Pearce EDIN | DEC 6-0 | Kevin Baltz CHAT |
| Chris Miller BYU | DEC 6-1 | Kellan Fluckiger ASU |
| Brock Lesnar MINN | DEC 4-2 | Bart Johnson BSU |