| Grey Dog Championship Series | Media | Coach | CPU | |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Rating | % | GDCS | Prev |
| 1. | Iowa | B10 | 13-2 (7-1) | 4 | 1433 | .882 | 4 | 1324 | .868 | 2 | 81.22 | .923 | .984 | 2 |
| 2. | Florida | SEC | 14-2 (7-1) | 3 | 1492 | .918 | 3 | 1379 | .904 | 1 | 84.21 | .962 | .962 | 3 |
| 3. | Northwestern | B10 | 11-3 (6-2) | 5 | 1365 | .840 | 6 | 1183 | .776 | 9 | 66.92 | .654 | .878 | 4 |
| 4. | Penn State | B10 | 13-2 (8-0) | 2 | 1555 | .957 | 2 | 1443 | .946 | 3 | 77.55 | .885 | .875 | 1 |
| 5. | Texas | B12 | 11-3 (7-1) | 8 | 1138 | .700 | 9 | 987 | .647 | 6 | 69.83 | .769 | .840 | 5 |
| 6. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 15-2 (7-1) | 7 | 1207 | .743 | 7 | 1119 | .734 | 4 | 74.70 | .846 | .798 | 6 |
| 7. | Florida State | ACC | 12-3 (7-1) | 10 | 998 | .614 | 5 | 1261 | .827 | 7 | 69.48 | .731 | .712 | 7 |
| 8. | Kentucky | SEC | 9-4 (5-3) | 13 | 829 | .510 | 14 | 686 | .450 | 11 | 65.12 | .577 | .656 | 9 |
| 9. | Baylor | B12 | 11-4 (5-3) | 15 | 730 | .449 | 8 | 1063 | .697 | 14 | 62.44 | .462 | .629 | 10 |
| 10. | Pittsburgh | BigE | 10-4 (7-1) | 19 | 491 | .302 | 12 | 798 | .523 | 15 | 61.22 | .423 | .584 | 14 |
| 11. | Brigham Young | B12 | 9-4 (6-2) | 11 | 939 | .578 | 15 | 633 | .415 | 25 | 55.58 | .038 | .573 | 13 |
| 12. | Wisconsin | B10 | 13-3 (6-2) | 1 | 1610 | .991 | 1 | 1505 | .987 | 5 | 71.78 | .808 | .535 | 12 |
| 13. | Virginia | ACC | 10-4 (7-1) | 18 | 557 | .343 | 13 | 730 | .479 | 27 | 53.81 | .000 | .516 | 8 |
| 14. | Texas Christian | BigE | 11-3 (6-2) | 6 | 1292 | .795 | 10 | 932 | .611 | 12 | 63.64 | .538 | .445 | 11 |
| 15. | Navy | BigE | 9-4 (4-4) | 17 | 616 | .379 | 11 | 860 | .564 | 17 | 60.29 | .346 | .382 | 17 |
| 16. | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (7-1) | 12 | 894 | .550 | 16 | 592 | .388 | 8 | 67.51 | .692 | .369 | 16 |
| 17. | Arkansas | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 9 | 1077 | .663 | 17 | 534 | .350 | 19 | 57.24 | .269 | .365 | 15 |
| 18. | Boise State | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 16 | 678 | .417 | NR | 20 | .013 | 13 | 63.34 | .500 | .324 | 19 |
| 19. | Michigan | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 20 | 419 | .258 | 21 | 282 | .185 | 30 | 52.96 | .000 | .310 | 18 |
| 20. | Tennessee | SEC | 7-6 (4-4) | NR | 44 | .027 | 24 | 154 | .101 | 32 | 51.86 | .000 | .246 | 21 |
| 21. | Louisville | BigE | 8-5 (6-2) | 22 | 278 | .171 | 23 | 203 | .133 | 38 | 49.72 | .000 | .161 | 22 |
| 22. | Georgia | SEC | 8-5 (5-3) | 25 | 93 | .057 | 22 | 241 | .158 | 18 | 59.30 | .308 | .144 | 24 |
| 23. | Kansas | B12 | 8-5 (4-4) | 14 | 775 | .477 | 19 | 406 | .266 | 26 | 54.72 | .000 | .141 | 25 |
| 24. | Houston | C-USA | 11-2 (6-2) | NR | 32 | .020 | NR | 12 | .008 | 10 | 66.38 | .615 | .118 | 23 |
| 25. | Rutgers | BigE | 8-5 (5-3) | NR | 57 | .035 | 18 | 458 | .300 | 20 | 56.97 | .231 | .112 | 26 |
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