| # | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 888 | ALBRECHT, CALEB | JR | WESTERN CAROLINA | 1:52.17 |
| 2 | 332 | WAJD, QASEEM | SO | MOREHOUSE | 1:53.32 |
| 3 | 233 | JONES, DORIAN | JR | USC UPSTATE | 1:53.59 |
| 4 | 660 | CYPRESS, AVERY | SR | QUEENS (N.C.) | 1:54.29 |
| 5 | 1019 | GOOLSBY, LOZIE | JR | UNATTACHED | 1:54.93 |
| 6 | 236 | MEALING, ROMAN | SR | USC UPSTATE | 1:56.67 |
| 7 | 944 | KACHENCHAI, DANIEL | SO | LENOIR-RHYNE | 1:56.90 |
| 8 | 553 | OWENS-HUNTER, CAMERON | FR | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 1:57.00 |
| 9 | 550 | JOSEPH, JEVON | SR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 1:57.11 |
| 10 | 969 | HITE, AUBREY | SR | LENOIR-RHYNE | 1:57.14 |
| 11 | 830 | MCCOY , JAMES | FR | WOFFORD | 1:57.56 |
| 12 | 657 | INGALLS, NOAH | SO | QUEENS (N.C.) | 1:58.23 |
| 13 | 913 | ROBAKIEWICZ, TYLER | SO | WESTERN CAROLINA | 1:58.40 |
| 14 | 548 | HUGHES, JONATHAN | FR | LINCOLN MEMORIAL | 1:59.81 |
| 15 | 310 | HALL, JOSHUA | SO | LEES-MCRAE | 1:59.89 |
| 16 | 171 | JOHNSON, J'QUEN | JR | TUSCULUM | 2:00.98 |
| 17 | 571 | BURGESS, MATTHEW | FR | ANDERSON (S.C.) | 2:01.00 |
| 18 | 972 | HALL, JACOB | JR | LENOIR-RHYNE | 2:01.00 |
| 19 | 123 | MCCABE, BRENDAN | FR | HIGH POINT | 2:02.32 |
| 20 | 1089 | OGLESBY, JUSTIN | FR | NEWBERRY | 2:04.28 |
| 21 | 165 | TANN, MALIK | FR | TUSCULUM | 2:04.46 |
| 22 | 1121 | MANNS, MATTHEW | FR | NEWBERRY | 2:07.18 |
| 23 | 305 | HALL, AIDEN | FR | LEES-MCRAE | 2:10.46 |
| 24 | 154 | HYBARGER, ISAAC | FR | TUSCULUM | 2:12.56 |