| # | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 233 | JONES, DORIAN | JR | USC UPSTATE | 3:52.30 |
| 2 | 415 | FREUDENTHAL, ADAM | SR | HOKA ONE ONE/MISFIT TC | 3:55.00 |
| 3 | 374 | MOORE, THOMAS | SO | FURMAN | 3:57.47 |
| 4 | 384 | MCKINNISH, QUINTIN | SR | FURMAN | 3:58.76 |
| 5 | 367 | MCNAMARA, PATRICK | JR | FURMAN | 4:00.00 |
| 6 | 365 | DANIEL, MADISON | SO | FURMAN | 4:00.23 |
| 7 | 453 | CUNNINGHAM, JAMIE | SR | CITADEL | 4:00.69 |
| 8 | 938 | BOSTIAN, JORDAN | JR | WESTERN CAROLINA | 4:01.29 |
| 9 | 839 | ZEMP, JACK | SO | WOFFORD | 4:02.11 |
| 10 | 982 | IVACKOVIC, PETAR | FR | LENOIR-RHYNE | 4:03.00 |
| 11 | 820 | HENSLEY, BEN | SR | WOFFORD | 4:05.40 |
| 12 | 399 | DAVIS, CALEB | FR | BOB JONES | 4:06.03 |
| 13 | 878 | TUCKER, JUSTIN | SO | WESTERN CAROLINA | 4:07.35 |
| 14 | 550 | JOSEPH, JEVON | SR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 4:08.81 |
| 15 | 536 | VAUGHN, BRANDON | JR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 4:08.94 |
| 16 | 1003 | CHAVIS, DEREK | SR | LENOIR-RHYNE | 4:09.00 |
| 17 | 961 | ADKINS, JOSH | SO | LENOIR-RHYNE | 4:09.00 |
| 18 | 581 | QUILLEN, PHILIP | FR | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 4:10.00 |
| 19 | 336 | KIPLIMO, COLLINS | SO | MOREHOUSE | 4:11.18 |
| 20 | 553 | OWENS-HUNTER, CAMERON | FR | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 4:11.28 |
| 21 | 791 | FERRE, CISCO | JR | WOFFORD | 4:11.30 |
| 22 | 392 | COX, HAYDEN | SR | FURMAN | 4:12.48 |
| 23 | 970 | VOGELSANG, BRETT | FR | LENOIR-RHYNE | 4:13.00 |
| 24 | 512 | BALLOWE, JAMES RUSSELL | SR | KING | 4:13.19 |
| 25 | 236 | MEALING, ROMAN | SR | USC UPSTATE | 4:13.61 |
| 26 | 174 | BEASON, JACKSON | FR | TUSCULUM | 4:15.61 |
| 27 | 521 | KING, JACOB | SR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 4:17.71 |
| 28 | 204 | CRONIN, WILL | FR | TUSCULUM | 4:18.00 |
| 29 | 539 | HERNANDEZ, JORGE | JR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 4:18.19 |
| 30 | 556 | HORNE, LUKE | SO | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 4:18.97 |
| 31 | 321 | BERTIE, TRISTIN | FR | LEES-MCRAE | 4:19.64 |
| 32 | 341 | RONOH, JEREMMY | SO | MOREHOUSE | 4:19.90 |
| 33 | 229 | COCCIA, JACOB | SO | USC UPSTATE | 4:20.00 |
| 34 | 238 | COCCIA, JARED | SO | USC UPSTATE | 4:20.00 |
| 35 | 305 | HALL, AIDEN | FR | LEES-MCRAE | 4:20.00 |
| 36 | 332 | WAJD, QASEEM | SO | MOREHOUSE | 4:20.03 |
| 37 | 571 | BURGESS, MATTHEW | FR | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 4:20.15 |
| 38 | 860 | ANDRADE, EDUARDO | JR | ST. ANDREWS | 4:20.50 |
| 39 | 926 | WHITE, TYLER | WESTERN CAROLINA | 4:20.57 | |
| 40 | 61 | YODER, TRENTON | SO | TIFFIN | 4:21.32 |
| 41 | 491 | EDWARDS, TYLER | JR | KING | 4:21.49 |
| 42 | 396 | HOPKINS, MATTHEW | SR | BOB JONES | 4:24.11 |
| 43 | 310 | HALL, JOSHUA | SO | LEES-MCRAE | 4:24.15 |
| 44 | 1106 | WILSON, QUINN | FR | NEWBERRY | 4:25.00 |
| 45 | 241 | TATE, CORY | SR | USC UPSTATE | 4:25.00 |
| 46 | 518 | WALDEN, CAMERON | FR | KING | 4:25.00 |
| 47 | 544 | NAPIER, GARRETT | JR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 4:25.33 |
| 48 | 723 | ANDERSON, CALEB | SR | GUILFORD | 4:25.60 |
| 49 | 700 | MARTINEZ, JOHN | SO | GUILFORD | 4:26.24 |
| 50 | 17 | MAHER, DANIEL | SR | TIFFIN | 4:26.32 |
| 51 | 517 | RAMOS, CHARLES | SR | KING | 4:26.73 |
| 52 | 1115 | HERNANDEZ, JORGE | FR | NEWBERRY | 4:26.99 |
| 53 | 1096 | BOUWKAMP, CALEB | SO | NEWBERRY | 4:27.25 |
| 54 | 522 | JOHNSON, DANIEL | FR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 4:29.00 |
| 55 | 109 | SHERWIN, PHILIP | FR | HIGH POINT | 4:29.51 |
| 56 | 1099 | HERNANDEZ, CARLOS | FR | NEWBERRY | 4:30.77 |
| 57 | 254 | SCHUMACHER , DEREK | SR | USC UPSTATE | 4:32.30 |
| 58 | 529 | CALHOUN, HARRISON | SO | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 4:39.66 |
| 59 | 328 | BOOKMAN, DOBBIN | FR | MOREHOUSE | 4:42.14 |
| 60 | 858 | PORTILLO, FRANCO | SR | ST. ANDREWS | 4:46.30 |
| 61 | 593 | ROLON, DAVID | FR | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 4:56.13 |
| 62 | 717 | FUJITA, ETSUO | FR | GUILFORD | 4:59.69 |
| 63 | 589 | TUTEN, HAYDEN | FR | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 5:00.00 |
| 64 | 1102 | RICHTER, MIKE | FR | NEWBERRY | 5:02.27 |
| 65 | 1 | SIDNER, LANE | FR | TIFFIN | NT |