| Grey Dog Championship Series | Media | Coach | CPU | |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Rating | % | GDCS | Prev |
| 1. | Wisconsin | B10 | 14-1 (8-0) | 2 | 1534 | .944 | 2 | 1455 | .954 | 1 | 81.44 | .962 | .988 | 1 |
| 2. | Texas Christian | BigE | 13-2 (7-1) | 6 | 1294 | .796 | 5 | 1263 | .828 | 4 | 72.25 | .846 | .916 | 4 |
| 3. | Northwestern | B10 | 14-3 (8-0) | 8 | 1118 | .688 | 7 | 1135 | .744 | 3 | 72.96 | .885 | .874 | 2 |
| 4. | USC | Pac-12 | 13-2 (7-1) | 3 | 1484 | .913 | 3 | 1392 | .913 | 5 | 71.30 | .808 | .855 | 6 |
| 5. | Florida State | ACC | 15-1 (8-0) | 1 | 1596 | .982 | 1 | 1502 | .985 | 2 | 81.42 | .923 | .811 | 5 |
| 6. | Brigham Young | B12 | 12-2 (8-0) | 7 | 1206 | .742 | 6 | 1188 | .779 | 11 | 66.76 | .577 | .776 | 8 |
| 7. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 12-3 (6-2) | 10 | 956 | .588 | 4 | 1331 | .873 | 6 | 71.00 | .769 | .757 | 7 |
| 8. | Arkansas | SEC | 12-3 (7-1) | 5 | 1362 | .838 | 10 | 936 | .614 | 13 | 65.50 | .500 | .742 | 3 |
| 9. | Boise State | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 11 | 894 | .550 | 11 | 856 | .561 | 9 | 67.70 | .654 | .686 | 9 |
| 10. | LSU | SEC | 10-3 (6-2) | 4 | 1430 | .880 | 9 | 1016 | .666 | 26 | 56.80 | .000 | .604 | 10 |
| 11. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-4 (7-1) | 15 | 699 | .430 | 15 | 650 | .426 | 16 | 63.32 | .385 | .531 | 11 |
| 12. | Baylor | B12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 12 | 843 | .519 | 12 | 805 | .528 | 19 | 60.27 | .269 | .530 | 12 |
| 13. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 9 | 1032 | .635 | 8 | 1081 | .709 | 12 | 66.56 | .538 | .447 | 13 |
| 14. | Central Michigan | MAC | 10-3 (6-2) | 18 | 546 | .336 | 19 | 400 | .262 | 20 | 60.16 | .231 | .442 | 15 |
| 15. | Kentucky | SEC | 8-5 (5-3) | 21 | 366 | .225 | 18 | 468 | .307 | 22 | 59.53 | .154 | .380 | 21 |
| 16. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 16 | 656 | .404 | 16 | 595 | .390 | 17 | 62.60 | .346 | .372 | 16 |
| 17. | East Carolina | C-USA | 11-3 (7-1) | 14 | 748 | .460 | NR | 50 | .033 | 24 | 58.84 | .077 | .338 | 17 |
| 18. | California | Pac-12 | 8-5 (6-2) | 17 | 596 | .367 | 23 | 178 | .117 | 31 | 54.15 | .000 | .316 | 14 |
| 19. | Penn State | B10 | 8-4 (4-4) | 13 | 790 | .486 | 14 | 694 | .455 | 14 | 65.46 | .462 | .254 | 18 |
| 20. | Cincinnati | BigE | 9-4 (6-2) | 23 | 223 | .137 | 17 | 540 | .354 | 8 | 67.86 | .692 | .210 | 22 |
| 21. | Ohio State | B10 | 8-5 (4-4) | NR | 29 | .018 | NR | 79 | .052 | 27 | 56.68 | .000 | .166 | 20 |
| 22. | Army | BigE | 8-5 (4-4) | NR | 72 | .044 | NR | 40 | .026 | 46 | 48.81 | .000 | .132 | 25 |
| 23. | Air Force | MWC | 10-3 (6-2) | 19 | 497 | .306 | 20 | 317 | .208 | 10 | 67.00 | .615 | .127 | 26 |
| 24. | Michigan | B10 | 9-4 (4-4) | 20 | 419 | .258 | 13 | 759 | .498 | 18 | 60.40 | .308 | .124 | 23 |
| 25. | Navy | BigE | 7-6 (6-2) | NR | 42 | .026 | NR | 35 | .023 | 44 | 49.35 | .000 | .122 | 19 |
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