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 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Georgia (#25), SMU (#T20) | ||
| 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. | |||