| 1973 Qualifications Results | |||
| Place | Team | Time | |
| 1 | Dodds House | 2:30.48 | |
| 2 | Phi Gamma Delta | 2:30.50 | |
| 3 | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | 2:31.06 | |
| 4 | Delta Upsilon | 2:32.02 | |
| 5 | Delta Chi | 2:32.05 | |
| 6 | Kappa Sigma | 2:32.53 | |
| 7 | Briscoe | 2:32.71 | |
| 8 | Phi Kappa Psi | 2:33.15 | |
| 9 | Pi Kappa Phi | 2:33.46 | |
| 10 | Acacia | 2:33.83 | |
| 11 | Sigma Pi | 2:35.54 | |
| 12 | Theta Chi | 2:35.90 | |
| 13 | Beta Theta Pi | 2:36.06 | |
| 14 | Sigma Phi Epsilon | 2:36.30 | |
| 15 | Pi Kappa Alpha | 2:36.71 | |
| 16 | Evans Scholars | 2:37.00 | |
| 17 | Sigma Nu | 2:37.20 | |
| 18 | Martin III | 2:37.63 | |
| 19 | Sigma Chi | 2:37.80 | |
| 20 | Phi Delta Theta | 2:37.90 | |
| 21 | Alpha Tau Omega | 2:38.23 | |
| 22 | Martin II | 2:38.40 | |
| 23 | Shea II | 2:38.73 | |
| 24 | Cravens B | 2:39.51 | |
| 25 | Theta Xi | 2:39.83 | |
| 26 | Deltla Tau Delta | 2:40.04 | |
| 27 | Lambda Chi Alpha | 2:40.95 | |
| 28 | Shea III | 2:41.07 | |
| 29 | Alpha Epsilon Pi | 2:41.88 | |
| 30 | Wissler IV | 2:42.20 | |
| 31 | Bordner NW | 2:42.47 | |
| 32 | Willkie South 3 | 2:42.65 | |
| 33 | Cyclotrons | 2:43.05 | |