| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHELLEY, Kevin | Southern Virginia | 9:38.59 | Bast-Cregger Invitational | |
| 2 | SCHMIETZER, Caleb | FR | Randolph | 10:11.36 | Bast-Cregger Invitational |
| 3 | WILT, Joshua | JR | Bridgewater (Va.) | 9:35.00 | 9:35 |
| 4 | BARTON, Zachary | JR | Shenandoah | 9:36.97 | Finn Pincus Invitational |
| 5 | BRADY, Cooper | SO | Concord | 9:56.11 | 2017 Fred Hardy Invitational |
| 6 | HODGE, Austin | FR | Lynchburg | 9:37.04 | Liberty Kickoff 2018 |
| 8 | DAVIS, Reed | FR | Shenandoah | 9:50.34 | SPIRE Midwest Indoor Track & Field Open |
| 9 | SHAY, Tim | JR | Roanoke | 9:36.35 | Finn Pincus Invitational |
| 10 | ELLIOTT, Kevin | JR | Roanoke | 10:01.67 | Finn Pincus Invitational |
| 11 | LEAKE, John | SR | Southern Virginia | 10:06.56 | Captains Invitational & Combined Events |
| 12 | RUBY, Spencer | SO | Roanoke | 10:07.00 | Finn Pincus Invitational |
| 13 | PARKER, Jacob | SO | Montreat | 9:30.18 | AAC Challenge |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FERNANDES, Carlos | SO | VMI | 9:01.61 | VMI Team Challenge |
| 2 | HERNANDEZ, Davone | FR | VMI | 9:01.05 | VMI Team Challenge |
| 3 | EHLENBERGER, Jack | SO | William and Mary | 9:05.44 | Keydet Invitational |
| 4 | VINCI, Thomas | SR | William and Mary | 9:04.01 | Vince Brown Invitational |
| 5 | WOFFORD, Stephen | JR | Wingate | 9:10.00 | 9:10 Liberty Kickoff 4:34 Mile |
| 6 | BENNETT, Luke | FR | Appalachian State | 9:06.15 | Appalachian Open Indoor Track Meet |
| 7 | BROWN, Mitchell | FR | Gardner-Webb | 9:17.89 | Liberty Kickoff 2018 |
| 8 | PATRICK, Hank | JR | Washington and Lee | 9:00.00 | 9:00.00 |
| 9 | HAYNES, Samuel | FR | Concord | 9:19.26 | Keydet Invitational |
| 10 | AKERS, Alex | SO | Wingate | 9:15.00 | 9:15 4:43 1 Mile |
| 11 | COX, Dalton | JR | Wingate | 9:15.64 | Camel City Invitational |
| 12 | POOLE, Keaton | JR | Gardner-Webb | 9:22.48 | Mountaineer Indoor Track Meet |
| 13 | THEIMER, Robert | JR | Bridgewater (Va.) | 9:33.39 | CNU Quadrangular |
| 14 | LANCASTER, Brien | SR | Montreat | 8:52.06 | 2017 Liberty Kick Off |
| 15 | LUCY-SPEIDEL, Tristan | JR | Lynchburg | 8:50.98 | UCS Invitational |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN KOOTEN, Jeff | JR | Duquesne | 8:30.87 | Chipotle Marshall Invitational |
| 2 | GALASSI, Rico | SR | Duquesne | 8:21.64 | Chipotle Marshall Invitational |
| 3 | FITCH, Tripp | JR | VMI | 8:57.98 | Bison Outdoor Classic |
| 4 | FLANAGAN, Michael | SO | Appalachian State | 8:40.39 | Weems Baskin Invitational |
| 5 | GIRMA, Anteneh | JR | Norfolk State | 8:37.90 | 2018 Great Dane Classic |
| 6 | FREUDENTHAL, Adam | Unattached | 8:24.00 | ||
| 7 | HEINAUER, Jake | SO | Duquesne | 8:40.46 | Chipotle Marshall Invitational |
| 8 | KIMUTAI, Wesley | FR | Hampton | 8:20.19 | 8:20.19 |
| 9 | LONSDALE, Jake | FR | George Mason | 8:48.20 | 8:48.20 Conversion from HS 2 mile time |
| 11 | CIGNARALE, Ben | FR | Appalachian State | 8:51.15 | Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational 2018 |
| 13 | REILLY, Noah | FR | George Mason | 8:56.44 | 8:56.44 Conversion from HS 2 mile |
| 14 | HIEGEL, Robert | JR | Bridgewater (Va.) | 8:38.66 | Camel City Invitational |