| Place | Bib Num | Name | Affiliation | Time | Heat | Heat Place |
| 1 | B | LSU | LA | 52.77 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | D | Texas A&M | TX | 52.96 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | E | Miami Fla | FL | 55.58 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | I | Clemson | SC | 56.35 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | K | Cincinnati | OH | 57.66 | 2 | 1 |
| 6 | F | Pitt | PA | 57.73 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | R | CenFlorida | FL | 58.28 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | S | Coastal | SC | 59.10 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | T | Wilmington | NC | 1:00.97 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | W | Princeton | NJ | 1:01.26 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | N | Columbia | NY | 1:03.69 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | L | Miss State | MS | 2 | DNF |