| W | World Outdoor | 2:54.29 | Watts, Valmon, Reynolds, Johnson | USA | 8/22/1993 | Stuttgart, GER |
| A | American Outdoor | 2:54.20 | Valmon, Watts, Reynolds, Johnson | USA national team | 8/22/1993 | Stuttgart, GER |
| C | College Outdoor | 2:59.00 | Morgan, Benjamin, Shinnick, Morman | So. California | 6/8/2018 | Eugene, OR |
| VT | Vanderbilt Track | 3:02.23 | Florida | 5/15/2005 |
| Lane | Team | Squad | Athlete 1 | Athlete 2 | Athlete 3 | Athlete 4 | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | SE MO. |
B | Bailey | Sowerby | Splitt | Ogden | DNF | Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 3 | BUTLER |
A | Kane | Uhl | Pitkin | McGaha | DNS | DePaul University Big East Triangular |
| 4 | SE MO. |
A | Schwab | Bryant | Garrett | Perkins | 3:15.98 | Georgia Tech Invitational |
| 5 | SO ILLINOIS |
A | Johnson | Sherrod | Rodgers | McIntyre | 3:15.63 | Music City Challenge |
| 6 | BELMONT |
A | Barnhart | Horowitz | Womack | Robertson | DNS | Joe Walker Invitational |
| 7 | A | English | Nations | Johnson | Henning | 3:17.44 | BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships | |
| 8 | TN-MARTIN |
A | Foote | Brown | O'Gailin | Patterson | 3:25.15 | Ohio Valley Conference Championship |