| 1996 Men's Qualifications Results | ||
| Place | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sigma Chi | 2:19.658 |
| 2 | Phi Delta Theta | 2:20.996 |
| 3 | Phi Kappa Psi | 2:22.294 |
| 4 | Sigma Alpha Epsilon | 2:23.830 |
| 5 | Dodds House | 2:27.738 |
| 6 | Acacia | 2:28.068 |
| 7 | Pi Kappa Alpha | 2:28.172 |
| 8 | Wright Cycling | 2:28.811 |
| 9 | Beta Theta Pi | 2:28.830 |
| 10 | Pneuma | 2:28.852 |
| 11 | Sigma Nu | 2:29.401 |
| 12 | Sigma Phi Epsilon | 2:29.629 |
| 13 | Cutters | 2:30.091 |
| 14 | Phi Gamma Delta | 2:30.240 |
| 15 | Delta Chi | 2:31.590 |
| 16 | Theta Chi | 2:32.538 |
| 17 | Alpha Sigma Phi | 2:32.823 |
| 18 | Cinzano | 2:33.804 |
| 19 | Delta Tau Delta | 2:34.098 |
| 20 | Alpha Epsilon Pi | 2:34.494 |
| 21 | Collins Buccaneers | 2:36.557 |
| 22 | McNutt | 2:37.037 |
| 23 | Team College Life | 2:37.349 |
| 24 | Alpha Tau Omega | 2:38.533 |
| 25 | Sigma Pi | 2:38.608 |
| 26 | Briscoe Thrillseekers | 2:38.818 |
| 27 | Sigma Alpha Mu | 2:39.013 |
| 28 | TFAT | 2:39.438 |
| 29 | Pi Kapa Phi | 2:39.540 |
| 30 | Lambda Chi Alpha | 2:40.299 |
| 31 | Willkie | 2:40.449 |
| 32 | Mezcla | 2:41.531 |
| 33 | Chi Phi | 2:42.736 |