| WINNER | METHOD | OPPONENT |
|---|
| Round of 32 | ||
| Ty Watterson ORST | PIN 5:34 | Payam Zarrinpour SHU |
| Paul Weibel LEH | PIN 2:08 | Tyler Rhodes UNI |
| Cain Velasquez ASU | PIN 1:06 | Joel Edwards PSU |
| Greg Wagner MICH | PIN 3:43 | Matt Burkholder SRU |
| Steve Mocco OKST | PIN 6:15 | Israel Silva CHAT |
| Cole Konrad MINN | DEC 8-4 | Dusty Hoffschneider WYO |
| Mike Faust VT | DEC 3-2 | Mike Spaid BLOOM |
| Dave Herman IND | DEC 4-1 | Jon May NEB |
| Tanner Garrett NAVY | DEC 6-3 | Matt Weight ILL |
| Andy Patrick BSU | DEC 5-1 | Jeremy Mosely EDIN |
| Tyler Shovlin UNCG | DEC 4-0 | Harold Sherrell BUFF |
| Jake Hager OKLA | MAJ DEC 12-3 | Chris Cvitan JMU |
| Kirk Nail OSU | DEC 6-4 | Adam LoPiccolo AU |
| Spencer Nadolsky UNC | DEC 5-3 | Rashard Goff Cleveland State University |