| W | World Indoor | 19.92 | Frank Fredericks | NAM | 2/18/1996 | Lievin, France |
| A | American Indoor | 20.10 | Wallace Spearmon | Arkansas | 3/11/2005 | Fayetteville, AR |
| C | Collegiate Indoor | 20.10 | Wallace Spearmon | Arkansas | 3/11/2005 | Fayetteville, AR |
| F | Facility | 20.34 | Jereem Richards | Alabama | 2/25/2017 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WATFORD, QUINCY | SR | BERRY | NT | |
| 2 | BISSCHOP, BRAAM | FR | M.T.S.U. | 21.50 | |
| 3 | GUNNARSSON, KOLBEINN | SO | MEMPHIS | 21.46 | |
| 4 | STEWART, JAMES | SR | TN.STATE | 21.40 | OVC Outdoor Track & Field Championship |
| 5 | LEWIS, CHARLES | JR | UNATTACHED | 21.29 | |
| 6 | ALLEN, JERIN | SR | LOUISVILLE | 21.30 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLOUNT, JEB | SO | BERRY | NT | |
| 2 | JONES, DAVID | SR | TN.STATE | 21.83 | 2017 APSU Govs Invitational |
| 3 | PETTY, LAMARCO | FR | M.T.S.U. | 21.70 | |
| 4 | BISHOP, ANDREW | JR | MEMPHIS | 21.65 | |
| 5 | FLETCHER, DEVONTE | SR | UNATTACHED | 21.50 | |
| 6 | NAMMOUR, NATHAN | JR | BELMONT | 21.51 | Georgia Tech Invitational |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WILLIAMS, DEANTHONY | FR | AL. A&M | NT | |
| 2 | STEWART, MICHAEL | FR | M.T.S.U. | 22.00 | |
| 3 | MARTIN, NICK | FR | MEMPHIS | 22.00 | |
| 4 | HARRIS, CADARIUS | JR | UNATTACHED | 22.00 | |
| 5 | HALL, JOSH | SR | LOUISVILLE | 21.97 | 2016 Indiana University Relays |
| 6 | GIVENS, CHRISTOPHER | FR | TN.STATE | 22.00 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BOLES-WHITE, MICAH | UNATTACHED | 22.25 | ||
| 2 | COLEMAN, CARLOS | SR | LOUISVILLE | 22.19 | Music City Challenge |
| 3 | TANNER, DESMOND | JR | TN.STATE | 22.18 | Ohio Valley Conference Championship |
| 4 | PECK, TEAGUE | SR | LOUISVILLE | 22.17 | Vanderbilt Opener |
| 5 | LAUDERDALE, CARL | FR | UNATTACHED | 22.06 | |
| 6 | AMAAR, AHMED | SR | UNATTACHED | 22.09 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYERS, CAMERON | FR | UNATTACHED | 22.45 | |
| 2 | WHELCHEL, ARTRAYVIOUS | FR | AL. A&M | 22.40 | |
| 3 | DAVIDSON, RANDY | SO | M.T.S.U. | 22.40 | |
| 4 | DALTON, GRANT | SR | UNATTACHED | 22.40 | |
| 5 | SIMMONS, CHAZ | JR | M.T.S.U. | 22.30 | 2017 APSU Govs Invitational |
| 6 | BAKER, DEANDRE | JR | UNATTACHED | 22.37 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CANTRELL, GREG | JR | M.T.S.U. | 22.65 | MTSU Invitational 2017 |
| 2 | BRUMFIELD, R'LAZON | FR | TN.STATE | 22.60 | |
| 3 | GARCIA, ANDREW | JR | BELMONT | 22.55 | Ole Miss/ Joe Walker Invitational |
| 4 | WEAKLEY, DONALD | FR | AL. A&M | 22.51 | |
| 5 | CRANDON, ANTHONY | JR | LOUISVILLE | 22.50 | |
| 6 | TALTON, TRON | SO | LOUISVILLE | 22.50 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALI, AMIR | FR | AL. A&M | 22.80 | |
| 2 | LOVE, LANGSTON | FR | LOUISVILLE | 22.80 | |
| 3 | SIMONS, JORDAN | FR | AL. A&M | 22.80 | |
| 4 | MCPHATTER, TYRESE | FR | AL. A&M | 22.75 | |
| 5 | HODGE JR., DAMON | FR | UNATTACHED | 22.68 | |
| 6 | HEWLETT, OBRIEN | SR | UNATTACHED | 22.70 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRUITT, KEYSHON | JR | CAMPBELLSVILLE | 23.25 | |
| 2 | JACKSON, JARON | JR | CAMPBELLSVILLE | 23.07 | |
| 3 | THOMAS, JORDAN | SR | CAMPBELLSVILLE | 23.03 | |
| 4 | NELSON, JAYLEN | UNATTACHED | 22.99 | ||
| 5 | WHITE, MARCEL | UNATTACHED | 22.89 | ||
| 6 | HIGDON-BURGESS, ALEC | SO | LOUISVILLE | 22.90 |
| Lane | Athlete | Yr. | Team | Seed | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLENN, DONALD | UNATTACHED | 25.00 | ||
| 2 | WEAVER, LUCAS | FR | LOUISVILLE | 24.30 | |
| 3 | JENKINS JR, JAMES | STL BLUES TC | 24.00 | ||
| 4 | ARCHIE, MILES | FR | TN.STATE | 23.80 | |
| 5 | LEWIS, TYLER | SO | CAMPBELLSVILLE | 23.55 | |
| 6 | BARBEE, DEMANUEL | FR | CAMPBELLSVILLE | 23.58 |