Oregon Finishes Fall Atop Division I GCAA Coaches Poll
Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA DI, NJCAA DII
NORMAN, Okla. – Oregon has ascended to the No. 1 ranking in the GCAA Coaches Poll after finishing first outright or tied for first in all four of its fall tournaments. The Ducks received 12 first-place votes to supplant former Illinois from the top spot.
The second-ranked Illini tallied nine-first place ballots and is followed by Florida State, who received the remaining first-place vote. UCLA and Texas round out the top five.
Kennesaw State, who failed to receive a vote in the preseason, debuts in the ranking at No. 24 while Oklahoma State re-entered the ranking in the 25th spot. Georgia and SMU fell out of the top 25.
NCAA Division I - 11/14/14
| Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Oregon (12) |
539 |
3 |
| 2 |
Illinois (9) |
531 |
1 |
| 3 |
Florida State (1) |
510 |
2 |
| 4 |
UCLA |
456 |
6 |
| 5 |
Texas |
431 |
4 |
| 6 |
Vanderbilt |
412 |
7 |
| 7 |
Baylor |
390 |
5 |
| 8 |
Louisiana State |
383 |
9 |
| 9 |
Georgia Tech |
373 |
11 |
| 10 |
Wake Forest |
369 |
10 |
| 11 |
Auburn |
324 |
12 |
| 12 |
Virginia |
279 |
13 |
| 13 |
South Carolina |
278 |
15 |
| 14 |
Southern California |
246 |
22 |
| 15 |
Stanford |
245 |
14 |
| 16 |
Alabama |
230 |
16 |
| T17 |
North Carolina |
217 |
23 |
| T17 |
Texas Tech |
217 |
8 |
| 19 |
Oklahoma |
149 |
24 |
| 20 |
Washington |
136 |
19 |
| 21 |
California |
110 |
T20 |
| 22 |
New Mexico |
97 |
17 |
| 23 |
South Florida |
52 |
18 |
| 24 |
Kennesaw State |
50 |
NR |
| 25 |
Oklahoma State |
38 |
NR |
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| Dropped From Ranking: |
Georgia (#25), SMU (#T20) |
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| Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State, 15; North Florida, 14; Virginia Tech, 14; Georgia, 8; San Diego State, 7; Houston, 5; Winthrop, 5; Arkansas, 1; Clemson, 1; East Tennessee State, 1. |
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