| 04 | Graham Blanks |  | 8:08.60 | | 1 feb 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 05 | Parker Wolfe |  | 8:10.13 | | 3 lug 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 06 | Mohamed Abdilaahi |  | 8:10.34 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 07 | Andrew Hunter |  | 8:10.91 | | 1 feb 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 08 | Grant Fisher |  | 8:10.96 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 09 | Andreas Almgren |  | 8:11.12 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 10 | Habtom Samuel |  | 8:11.47 | | 1 feb 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 11 | Thomas Ratcliffe |  | 8:11.68 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 12 | Edwin Kurgat |  | 8:11.89 | | 1 feb 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 13 | Cooper Teare |  | 8:12.00 | | 3 lug 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 14 | Ky Robinson |  | 8:12.16 | | 3 lug 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 15 | Morgan Beadlescomb |  | 8:12.24 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 16 | Tshepo Tshite |  | 8:12.94 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 17 | Dylan Jacobs |  | 8:13.37 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 18 | Abdihamid Nur |  | 8:13.44 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 19 | Eduardo Herrera |  | 8:13.72 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 20 | Mezgebu Sime |  | 8:14.12 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 21 | Marco Langon |  | 8:14.32 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 22 | Mike Foppen |  | 8:14.81 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 23 | Ethan Strand |  | 8:15.93 | | 1 feb 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 24 | Santiago Catrofe |  | 8:18.09 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 25 | Jake Wightman |  | 8:20.15 | | 1 feb 2026 | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 26 | Mohammed Ahmed |  | 8:26.44 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 27 | Keita Satoh |  | 8:27.79 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 28 | Vladimir Nikitin |  | 8:29.79 | | 24 gen 2026 | IFKiS OGPU Arena, Orenburg (RUS) (i) |
| 29 | Sam Gilman |  | 8:32.72 | | 3 lug 2026 | - |
| 30 | Nursultan Keneshbekov |  | 8:33.94 | | 24 gen 2026 | IFKiS OGPU Arena, Orenburg (RUS) (i) |
| 31 | James Mwaura |  | 8:34.61 | | 7 giu 2026 | Emerson Field, Concord, MA (USA) |
| 32 | Johnathan Reniewicki |  | 8:37.75 | | 7 giu 2026 | Emerson Field, Concord, MA (USA) |
| 33 | Aidan O'Gorman |  | 8:41.21 | | 7 giu 2026 | Emerson Field, Concord, MA (USA) |
| 34 | Maksim Yakushev |  | 8:42.94 | | 24 gen 2026 | IFKiS OGPU Arena, Orenburg (RUS) (i) |
| 35 | Christopher Collet |  | 8:43.94 | | 7 giu 2026 | Emerson Field, Concord, MA (USA) |
| 36 | Marcelo Mantecon |  | 8:44.88 | | 7 giu 2026 | Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, WA (USA) |
| 37 | Calvin Seitz |  | 8:44.99 | | 13 mar 2026 | The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 38 | Kavi Gibson |  | 8:45.04 | | 7 giu 2026 | Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, WA (USA) |
| 39 | Jeff Lautenslager |  | 8:45.26 | | 7 giu 2026 | Emerson Field, Concord, MA (USA) |
| 40 | Ruel Newberry |  | 8:46.69 | | 7 giu 2026 | Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, WA (USA) |
| 41 | Andrew Beroset |  | 8:46.85 | | 21 feb 2026 | Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (USA) (i) |
| 42 | Yohanes Van Meerten |  | 8:49.02 | | 7 giu 2026 | Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, WA (USA) |
| 43 | Mitchell Dervin |  | 8:49.18 | | 7 giu 2026 | Emerson Field, Concord, MA (USA) |
| 44 | Noah Bontrager |  | 8:49.66 | | 21 feb 2026 | Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (USA) (i) |
| 45 | Hunter Robbie |  | 8:50.93 | | 7 giu 2026 | The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 46 | Brooks Barbee |  | 8:51.69 | | 7 giu 2026 | Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, WA (USA) |
| 47 | Grady Lenn |  | 8:52.34 | | 13 mar 2026 | The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 48 | Thomas Laviolette |  | 8:52.47 | | 7 giu 2026 | - |
| 49 | Michael Ferguson |  | 8:53.07 | | 7 giu 2026 | Renton Memorial Stadium, Renton, WA (USA) |
| 50 | Paul Van Laningham |  | 8:53.41 | | 21 feb 2026 | Gately Indoor TF Center, Chicago, IL (USA) (i) |