| Lane | Athlete | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHRER, Justin | Shenandoah | 9:06.17 | Ithaca College Bomber Invitational |
| 2 | NEGRETE, Douglas | West Virginia Tech | 8:58.73 | |
| 3 | IULIUCCI, Joseph | Ursinus | 9:00.00 | |
| 4 | TONJA, Endashaw | Methodist | 9:32.42 | Wake Forest Invitational |
| 5 | MAZULLO, Logan | Ursinus | 9:10.00 | |
| 6 | SILVA DE LA PENA, Rodrigo | Wingate | 9:10.00 | |
| 7 | LANCASTER, Brien | Montreat | 8:45.00 | |
| 8 | WILHOIT, Josh | Pfeiffer | 9:16.77 | Camel City Invitational |
| 9 | DIXON, Holden | Montreat | 9:20.00 | |
| 10 | HAYES, Austin | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9:21.26 | Lid Lifter |
| 11 | HORTON, Matthew | Shenandoah | 9:22.39 | Susquehanna University Open |
| 12 | WOOTEN, Eric | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9:30.00 | |
| 13 | KINNE, Austin | Washington and Lee | 9:18.00 |
| Lane | Athlete | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZUNK, Skyler | Washington and Lee | 9:35.00 | |
| 2 | BARRETT, Tyler | Roanoke | 9:35.00 | |
| 3 | SHAY, Tim | Roanoke | 9:37.00 | |
| 4 | BARTON, Zachary | Shenandoah | 9:42.83 | Susquehanna University Open |
| 5 | COOK, Robert | Eastern Mennonite | 9:40.00 | |
| 6 | RUBY, Spencer | Roanoke | 9:50.00 | |
| 7 | FRAILEY, Ian | West Virginia Wesleyan | 9:37.06 | Lid Lifter |
| 8 | AVILA, Diego | Eastern Mennonite | 9:44.36 | 2017 Liberty Kick Off |
| 9 | LONGENECKER, Collin | Eastern Mennonite | 9:44.71 | 2017 Liberty Kick Off |
| 10 | ZARTMAN, Bradley | Shenandoah | 9:48.71 | 2016 ODAC Indoor Track and Field Championships |
| 11 | PARSONS, Ray | Shenandoah | 9:44.23 | Susquehanna University Open |
| 12 | WILSON, Ryan | Roanoke | 9:50.00 | |
| 13 | SHELLEY, Kevin | Southern Virginia | 9:59.19 | Captains Invitational & Combined Events |
| 14 | BATCHELOR, Ethan | Lynchburg | NT |
| Lane | Athlete | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLEISSNER, Adam | Shenandoah | 10:54.47 | Bast-Cregger Invitational |
| 2 | MOORE, McKinley | West Virginia Wesleyan | NT | |
| 3 | JARRELL, Austin | West Virginia Wesleyan | 10:03.54 | BW Mid-January |
| 4 | DAVIS, Winston | Shenandoah | 10:12.91 | Susquehanna University Open |
| 5 | CUELLAR, Jacob | Methodist | 10:18.18 | Wake Forest Invitational |
| 6 | GUSSIAAS, Matthew | Shenandoah | 10:21.03 | Bast-Cregger Invitational |
| 7 | URSERY, Blake | Wingate | 9:59.54 | UNCG Dual Meet Madness |
| 8 | CHISHOLM, Travis | Southern Virginia | 11:06.49 | Captains Invitational & Combined Events |
| 9 | MASSEY, Elijah | Pfeiffer | 11:13.11 | JDL College Kick-off Classic |
| 10 | ANDERSON, Caleb | Guilford | NT | |
| 11 | BAYISA, Naol | Shenandoah | 11:28.34 | Ramapo College Season Opener |
| 12 | DOSSEL, Colin | Guilford | NT | |
| 13 | MARTIN, Timothy | Eastern Mennonite | 10:00.81 | 2017 Liberty Kick Off |