NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma City stayed on top of the first regular season GCAA NAIA Coaches Poll. The Stars received four first-place votes.
William Woods and Coastal Georgia each tallied three first-place votes and rank second and third, respectively. Johnson & Wales and Grand View complete the top five.
Ashford and Indiana Wesleyan debut in the rankings at Nos. 24 and 25, respectively, while Cardinal Stritch, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL) and Houston-Victoria - who were tied at No. 25 - dropped out.
NAIA - October 3, 2014
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Oklahoma City (4) | 238 | 1 |
| 2 | William Woods (3) | 225 | 3 |
| 3 | College of Coastal Georgia (3) | 224 | 2 |
| 4 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 211 | 4 |
| 5 | Grand View | 209 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma Baptist | 199 | 9 |
| 7 | Texas Wesleyan | 179 | 7 |
| 8 | Wayland Baptist | 161 | 6 |
| 9 | British Columbia | 158 | 10 |
| 10 | Faulkner | 143 | 8 |
| 11 | CSU-San Marcos | 140 | 11 |
| 12 | Webber International | 121 | 13 |
| 13 | Mount Mercy | 111 | 22 |
| 14 | Concordia University (OR) | 89 | 12 |
| 15 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 88 | 14 |
| 16 | Northwood (FL) | 83 | 15 |
| T17 | Bellevue | 74 | 19 |
| T17 | South Carolina Beaufort | 74 | 17 |
| 19 | Bethany College (KS) | 73 | 20 |
| 20 | University of the Cumberlands | 72 | 16 |
| 21 | Thomas | 66 | 18 |
| 22 | Lindsey Wilson | 51 | 21 |
| 23 | The Master's College | 37 | 24 |
| 24 | Ashford | 34 | NR |
| 25 | Indiana Wesleyan | 31 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Cardinal Stritch (#23), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL) (#T25), Houston-Victoria (#T25) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Cardinal Stritch, 24; Victoria, 20; Warner, 16; AIB College of Business, 14; Midland, 12; Lindenwood-Belleville, 9; Southwestern, 9; Southeastern (FL), 8; Union, 8; Our Lady of the Lake, 7; Texas-Brownsville, 7; Westminster (UT), 6; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ), 5; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL), 4; Houston-Victoria, 4; Rocky Mountain, 2; St. Ambrose, 2; Dalton State, 1; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 1. | |||