| Grey Dog Championship Series | Media | Coach | CPU | |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Rating | % | GDCS | Prev |
| 1. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 3 | 1484 | .913 | 3 | 1385 | .908 | 2 | 87.86 | .923 | .990 | 1 |
| 2. | Texas | B12 | 17-0 (8-0) | 1 | 1601 | .985 | 1 | 1508 | .989 | 1 | 89.67 | .962 | .950 | 3 |
| 3. | Arkansas | SEC | 14-1 (8-0) | 4 | 1422 | .875 | 4 | 1316 | .863 | 4 | 78.65 | .846 | .898 | 5 |
| 4. | East Carolina | C-USA | 14-1 (8-0) | 6 | 1305 | .803 | 6 | 1165 | .764 | 3 | 78.80 | .885 | .877 | 6 |
| 5. | Ohio State | B10 | 14-2 (8-0) | 2 | 1544 | .950 | 2 | 1447 | .949 | 5 | 78.30 | .808 | .854 | 2 |
| 6. | USC | Pac-12 | 14-2 (8-0) | 7 | 1232 | .758 | 7 | 1090 | .715 | 6 | 77.39 | .769 | .768 | 8 |
| 7. | Michigan | B10 | 12-3 (6-2) | 9 | 1061 | .653 | 10 | 872 | .572 | 11 | 69.30 | .577 | .761 | 10 |
| 8. | Stanford | Pac-12 | 13-2 (8-0) | 10 | 978 | .602 | 11 | 799 | .524 | 8 | 73.22 | .692 | .732 | 4 |
| 9. | Western Michigan | BigE | 9-2 (7-1) | 5 | 1363 | .839 | 5 | 1247 | .818 | 16 | 65.58 | .385 | .672 | 9 |
| 10. | Fresno State | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 13 | 790 | .486 | 14 | 631 | .414 | 12 | 69.08 | .538 | .621 | 13 |
| 11. | Florida | SEC | 11-3 (7-1) | 19 | 473 | .291 | 12 | 732 | .480 | 15 | 66.68 | .423 | .603 | 7 |
| 12. | Penn State | B10 | 10-3 (6-2) | 11 | 921 | .567 | 15 | 569 | .373 | 7 | 73.83 | .731 | .590 | 11 |
| 13. | Navy | BigE | 10-3 (7-1) | 14 | 741 | .456 | 18 | 387 | .254 | 14 | 67.32 | .462 | .492 | 14 |
| 14. | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10-3 (6-2) | 17 | 588 | .362 | 16 | 508 | .333 | 27 | 59.92 | .000 | .456 | 15 |
| 15. | Boise State | Pac-12 | 9-3 (6-2) | 20 | 396 | .244 | 17 | 458 | .300 | 18 | 64.16 | .308 | .449 | 16 |
| 16. | Texas Christian | B12 | 11-3 (8-0) | 12 | 853 | .525 | 8 | 1014 | .665 | 9 | 73.00 | .654 | .414 | 12 |
| 17. | Baylor | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 8 | 1146 | .705 | 13 | 685 | .449 | 13 | 67.90 | .500 | .336 | 18 |
| 18. | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | 23 | 206 | .127 | 24 | 93 | .061 | 26 | 60.74 | .000 | .294 | 19 |
| 19. | Texas Tech | B12 | 10-3 (5-3) | 15 | 684 | .421 | 19 | 340 | .223 | 10 | 71.46 | .615 | .282 | 21 |
| 20. | West Virginia | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | 18 | 546 | .336 | 21 | 210 | .138 | 28 | 59.07 | .000 | .245 | 17 |
| 21. | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-3 (6-2) | 16 | 630 | .388 | 9 | 932 | .611 | 30 | 56.89 | .000 | .245 | 20 |
| 22. | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 (4-4) | 21 | 328 | .202 | 23 | 124 | .081 | 19 | 63.70 | .269 | .169 | 23 |
| 23. | Arizona | Pac-12 | 7-5 (4-4) | NR | 46 | .028 | NR | 41 | .027 | 39 | 52.45 | .000 | .160 | 24 |
| 24. | Northwestern | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | 25 | 78 | .048 | 22 | 171 | .112 | 34 | 54.58 | .000 | .147 | 25 |
| 25. | LSU | SEC | 9-4 (6-2) | NR | 54 | .033 | 25 | 64 | .042 | 22 | 62.49 | .154 | .087 | 26 |
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