| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeandree, Julien | SR | Central Arkansas | 8:31.59 | 8:37.54 A-State Kickoff Klassic |
| 2 | Glogovsky, Owen | JR | Lipscomb | 8:33.45 | |
| 3 | Sorensen, Evan | FR | Southern Indiana | 8:35.00 | |
| 4 | Wilkinson, Grady | SO | Southern Indiana | 8:35.00 | |
| 5 | Wisniweski, Jake | FR | Southern Indiana | 8:35.00 | |
| 6 | Schweikert, Markus | SR | Central Arkansas | 8:35.51 | 8:41.50 Don DeNoon Ivitational |
| 7 | Kuhn, Sam | FR | Lipscomb | 8:40.00 | |
| 8 | Lingle, Lucas | SR | Western Illinois | 8:40.00 | |
| 9 | Beiler, Brody | JR | Lipscomb | 8:40.45 | |
| 10 | Pascoe, Bennett | SO | Arkansas State | 8:43.80 | Samford Invite 2019 |
| 11 | Schell, Alexzander | SO | Tennessee-Martin | 8:47.00 | |
| 12 | Smith, Patrick | SO | Lipscomb | 8:47.00 | |
| 13 | Baumann, Lenny | SO | Tennessee-Martin | 8:49.00 | |
| 14 | Harmon, Wyat | SO | Southern Indiana | 8:49.00 | |
| 15 | Prior, Gavin | SO | Southern Indiana | 8:49.00 | |
| 16 | Collins , Brock | SR | Central Arkansas | 8:49.50 | |
| 17 | Smith, Daniel | SO | Tennessee-Martin | 8:51.00 | |
| 18 | Carder, John | SO | Arkansas State | 8:54.16 | Samford Invite 2019 |
| 19 | Habeger, Owen | FR | Arkansas State | 8:55.68 | A-State Kickoff Klassic |
| 20 | Dye, Timothy | SO | Tennessee-Martin | 8:57.50 | |
| 21 | Howett, Lucas | FR | Western Illinois | 9:15.00 | |
| 22 | Hood, Dawson | SO | Evansville | 9:27.43 | |
| 23 | Nickell, Stuart | FR | Arkansas State | 9:28.12 | A-State Kickoff Klassic |
| 24 | Whaley, Tate | FR | Central Arkansas | 9:30.04 | |
| 25 | Schroeder, Cameron | SO | Western Illinois | 9:40.00 | |
| 26 | Mighty , D'Andre | JR | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 9:42.52 | |
| 27 | Ochs, Kalen | SO | Evansville | 9:45.00 | |
| 28 | Frields-Reifsteck, Tyler | SO | Evansville | 9:47.11 | Mastodon Invitational |
| 29 | Graves, William | JR | Tennessee-Martin | 9:53.00 | |
| 30 | Underwood, Benjamin | FR | Lipscomb | NT |