| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maier, Josh | Unattached | 4:10.00 | ||
| 2 | Hassim, Cain | SR | Southern Illinois | 4:14.00 | |
| 3 | O'Gailin, Oisin | JR | Tennessee-Martin | 4:14.62 | |
| 4 | Perez, Leonel | JR | Tennessee-Martin | 4:14.62 | |
| 5 | Ford, Ryan | JR | Tennessee-Martin | 4:16.00 | |
| 6 | Oury, Jacob | SO | Arkansas State | 4:16.48 | Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 7 | Heath, Laural | SR | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | NT | |
| 8 | Touart, Jared | FR | Lipscomb | 4:21.00 | |
| 9 | Church, Michael | JR | Southern Illinois | 4:22.00 | Music City Challenge |
| 10 | Shaylor, Sam | JR | Lipscomb | 4:22.00 | |
| 11 | Parsons, Reid | FR | Southern Illinois | 4:23.00 | |
| 12 | Schnitker, Brandon | FR | Southern Illinois | 4:23.00 | |
| 13 | Tyree, Canoy | FR | Southern Illinois | 4:23.00 | |
| 14 | Dewitt, Jacob | JR | Southern Illinois | 4:23.41 | 4:26.77 Don DeNoon Ivitational |
| 15 | Collins , Brock | SR | Central Arkansas | 4:24.00 | |
| 16 | Green, John | JR | Lipscomb | 4:24.55 | |
| 17 | Edwards, Christopher | UNA | Southern Illinois | 4:25.00 | |
| 18 | Hassim, Theo | JR | Southern Illinois | 4:25.00 | |
| 19 | Cox, Cameron | FR | Southern Indiana | 4:27.50 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moody, Corey | SO | Western Illinois | 4:28.00 | |
| 2 | Vargas, Alejandro | SO | Arkansas State | 4:28.64 | Sun Belt Indoor Track & Field Championships |
| 3 | Everling, Matt | SO | Southern Indiana | 4:29.00 | |
| 4 | Bush, Ryan | FR | Lipscomb | 4:30.00 | |
| 5 | Galimah, Jallah | FR | Arkansas State | 4:30.41 | ASU Invitational |
| 6 | Lingle, Lucas | SR | Western Illinois | 4:30.84 | 2019 Illini Invitational |
| 7 | Palumbo, Joey | JR | Tennessee-Martin | 4:32.52 | |
| 8 | Mills, Taylor | FR | Southern Indiana | 4:35.00 | |
| 9 | Rodriguez, Adan | FR | Lipscomb | 4:35.00 | |
| 10 | Rone, Chance | SO | Tennessee-Martin | 4:36.21 | |
| 11 | Greathouse, Justin | JR | Southern Indiana | 4:36.50 | |
| 12 | Schroeder, Cameron | SO | Western Illinois | 4:38.00 | |
| 13 | Thurman, Quintin | SO | Western Illinois | 4:39.00 | |
| 14 | Scales, Matthew | SO | Southern Indiana | 4:39.50 | |
| 15 | Hendrix, Enrique | JR | Evansville | 4:39.77 | Don DeNoon Ivitational |
| 16 | Adams, Sean | JR | Arkansas State | 4:41.32 | A-State Kickoff Klassic |
| 17 | Becker, Garrett | FR | Arkansas State | 4:43.03 | A-State Kickoff Klassic |
| 18 | Pridemore, Braden | FR | Western Illinois | 4:54.51 | 2019 Illini Invitational |
| 19 | Slagle, Kaleb | FR | Evansville | 4:56.00 |