| Grey Dog Championship Series | Media | Coach | CPU | |
| Rank | Team | Conf | Record | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Votes | % | Rank | Rating | % | GDCS | Prev |
| 1. | Texas Christian | B12 | 15-1 (8-0) | 1 | 1604 | .987 | 4 | 1302 | .854 | 1 | 84.73 | .962 | .988 | 1 |
| 2. | Western Michigan | BigE | 13-1 (8-0) | 2 | 1555 | .957 | 3 | 1368 | .897 | 3 | 79.23 | .885 | .946 | 2 |
| 3. | Maryland | ACC | 16-1 (8-0) | 3 | 1506 | .927 | 5 | 1252 | .821 | 2 | 83.61 | .923 | .927 | 3 |
| 4. | UCLA | Pac-12 | 12-2 (7-1) | 6 | 1306 | .804 | 2 | 1426 | .935 | 4 | 73.89 | .846 | .862 | 4 |
| 5. | LSU | SEC | 12-3 (8-1) | 10 | 1003 | .617 | 10 | 962 | .631 | 7 | 70.91 | .731 | .855 | 6 |
| 6. | Arizona State | MWC | 12-2 (8-0) | 11 | 916 | .564 | 11 | 888 | .582 | 11 | 69.19 | .577 | .782 | 7 |
| 7. | Michigan | B10 | 11-3 (7-1) | 8 | 1150 | .708 | 13 | 790 | .518 | 23 | 62.82 | .115 | .718 | 5 |
| 8. | Arkansas | SEC | 11-3 (8-1) | 4 | 1446 | .890 | 8 | 1078 | .707 | 13 | 68.30 | .500 | .718 | 8 |
| 9. | Connecticut | BigE | 10-3 (6-2) | 5 | 1389 | .855 | 6 | 1188 | .779 | 19 | 64.90 | .269 | .636 | 11 |
| 10. | Texas | B12 | 12-4 (6-2) | 18 | 551 | .339 | 17 | 573 | .376 | 12 | 68.31 | .538 | .536 | 9 |
| 11. | Illinois | B10 | 10-4 (5-3) | 15 | 699 | .430 | 21 | 317 | .208 | 15 | 66.73 | .423 | .534 | 13 |
| 12. | Miami | ACC | 11-3 (8-0) | 17 | 600 | .369 | 15 | 686 | .450 | 18 | 65.48 | .308 | .528 | 10 |
| 13. | Oklahoma State | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 19 | 489 | .301 | 19 | 445 | .292 | 14 | 67.91 | .462 | .515 | 12 |
| 14. | Ohio State | B10 | 14-3 (6-2) | 7 | 1228 | .756 | 1 | 1494 | .980 | 6 | 72.15 | .769 | .498 | 18 |
| 15. | Georgia Tech | ACC | 11-2 (7-1) | 9 | 1077 | .663 | 7 | 1135 | .744 | 5 | 73.84 | .808 | .449 | 14 |
| 16. | Cincinnati | BigE | 10-3 (5-3) | 14 | 741 | .456 | 9 | 1023 | .671 | 9 | 70.30 | .654 | .418 | 15 |
| 17. | Mississippi State | SEC | 10-3 (6-3) | 12 | 860 | .529 | 12 | 845 | .554 | 10 | 69.56 | .615 | .348 | 17 |
| 18. | Northern Illinois | MAC | 11-3 (8-0) | 23 | 210 | .129 | 22 | 271 | .178 | 22 | 62.92 | .154 | .318 | 19 |
| 19. | Penn State | B10 | 8-5 (5-3) | NR | 36 | .022 | 25 | 131 | .086 | 21 | 63.15 | .192 | .270 | 20 |
| 20. | USC | Pac-12 | 10-3 (7-1) | 13 | 788 | .485 | 14 | 738 | .484 | 16 | 65.85 | .385 | .230 | 21 |
| 21. | Baylor | B12 | 9-4 (5-3) | 20 | 432 | .266 | 20 | 389 | .255 | 8 | 70.36 | .692 | .217 | 22 |
| 22. | South Carolina | SEC | 10-4 (7-2) | 16 | 653 | .402 | 16 | 642 | .421 | 27 | 58.60 | .000 | .206 | 16 |
| 23. | Southern Methodist | C-USA | 11-4 (8-0) | 25 | 104 | .064 | 24 | 181 | .119 | 26 | 59.06 | .000 | .128 | 25 |
| 24. | Florida | SEC | 8-5 (6-3) | 22 | 280 | .172 | NR | 40 | .026 | 32 | 54.90 | .000 | .110 | 24 |
| 25. | Louisville | BigE | 10-4 (6-2) | NR | 73 | .045 | 18 | 520 | .341 | 20 | 64.07 | .231 | .090 | 23 |
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