| N | NAIA Championship | 4:03.69 | Silas Kisorio | Oklahoma Christian | ||
| W | World Indoor | 3:48.45 | Hicham El Guerrouj | MAR | 2/12/1997 | Gent, Belgium |
| A | American Indoor | 3:49.89 | Bernard Lagat | Nike | 2/11/2005 | Fayetteville, AR |
| C | Collegiate Indoor | 3:52.01 | Edward Cheserek | Oregon | 2/25/2017 | Boston, MA |
| Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THOMAS, JACKSON | SR | BACONE | 4:05.56 |
| 2 | GARCIA, DANIEL | JR | CARDINAL STRITCH | 4:07.70 |
| 3 | KIPTUM, JONATHAN | FR | CARDINAL STRITCH | 4:10.06 |
| 4 | DE YOUNG, COLIN | FR | CORNERSTONE | 4:13.24 |
| 5 | HYATT, CHANCE | SO | CARROLL | 4:14.45 |
| 6 | VERMILYE, ANTHONY | SR | SIENA HEIGHTS | 4:14.73 |
| 7 | ROSE, TIM | JR | NORTHWESTERN (IOWA) | 4:14.77 |
| 8 | KOECH, BENSON | SO | ROCKY MOUNTAIN | 4:15.30 |
| 9 | GARCIA, ALEJANDRO | SR | ROBERT MORRIS (ILL.) | 4:16.14 |
| 10 | DRAKE, CALEB | SR | DORDT | 4:16.18 |
| 11 | HOLLETT, DOUG | SO | CORNERSTONE | 4:18.49 |
| 12 | OLDACH, MICHAEL | FR | WESTMONT | 4:18.87 |
| 13 | PETSCH, FRED | SR | ROCKY MOUNTAIN | 4:18.94 |
| 14 | TAFELSKY, TAYLOR | SR | MILLIGAN | 4:19.30 |
| 15 | MUNOZ-LECHUGA, FABIAN | JR | LINDENWOOD-BELLEVILLE | 4:19.52 |
| 16 | YOUNG, MATTHEW | SO | JAMESTOWN | 4:21.61 |
| Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THOMAS, JACKSON | SR | BACONE | 4:05.56 |
| 2 | GARCIA, DANIEL | JR | CARDINAL STRITCH | 4:07.70 |
| 3 | KIPTUM, JONATHAN | FR | CARDINAL STRITCH | 4:10.06 |
| 4 | DE YOUNG, COLIN | FR | CORNERSTONE | 4:13.24 |
| 5 | HYATT, CHANCE | SO | CARROLL | 4:14.45 |
| 6 | VERMILYE, ANTHONY | SR | SIENA HEIGHTS | 4:14.73 |
| 7 | ROSE, TIM | JR | NORTHWESTERN (IOWA) | 4:14.77 |
| 8 | KOECH, BENSON | SO | ROCKY MOUNTAIN | 4:15.30 |
| 9 | GARCIA, ALEJANDRO | SR | ROBERT MORRIS (ILL.) | 4:16.14 |
| 10 | DRAKE, CALEB | SR | DORDT | 4:16.18 |
| 11 | HOLLETT, DOUG | SO | CORNERSTONE | 4:18.49 |
| 12 | OLDACH, MICHAEL | FR | WESTMONT | 4:18.87 |
| 13 | PETSCH, FRED | SR | ROCKY MOUNTAIN | 4:18.94 |
| 14 | TAFELSKY, TAYLOR | SR | MILLIGAN | 4:19.30 |
| 15 | MUNOZ-LECHUGA, FABIAN | JR | LINDENWOOD-BELLEVILLE | 4:19.52 |
| 16 | YOUNG, MATTHEW | SO | JAMESTOWN | 4:21.61 |