NORMAN, Okla. – UT Tyler received 11 first-place votes to finish the fall in the top spot in the GCAA Division III Coaches Poll. Oglethorpe, who was ranked No. 1 in the three previous fall polls, tallied three first-place votes and dropped to second.
Methodist received the remaining first-place vote and sits third. Illinois Wesleyan remained fourth and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps climed one spot to fifth.
Concordia (TX) re-entered the ranking at No. 22 while Washington & Lee debuted at No. 23. Hampden-Sydney and Saint John’s dropped from the top 25.
NCAA Division III - 11/14/14
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | UT-Tyler (11) | 364 | 2 |
| 2 | Oglethorpe (3) | 358 | 1 |
| 3 | Methodist (1) | 338 | 3 |
| 4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 319 | 4 |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 309 | 6 |
| 6 | Wittenberg | 286 | 5 |
| 7 | Schreiner | 278 | 7 |
| T8 | LaGrange | 253 | 8 |
| T8 | Southwestern | 253 | 9 |
| 10 | Redlands | 211 | 13 |
| 11 | Central | 198 | 16 |
| 12 | St. Thomas | 190 | 12 |
| 13 | Rhodes | 188 | 14 |
| 14 | Guilford | 183 | 10 |
| 15 | La Verne | 169 | 11 |
| 16 | St. John Fisher | 128 | 15 |
| 17 | Centre | 118 | 20 |
| 18 | Whitworth | 94 | 19 |
| 19 | Berry | 90 | 17 |
| 20 | Bethel (MN) | 80 | 21 |
| 21 | Texas Lutheran | 68 | 18 |
| 22 | Concordia (TX) | 55 | NR |
| 23 | Washington & Lee | 50 | NR |
| 24 | Rochester | 49 | 22 |
| 25 | Trinity (TX) | 43 | 24 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Hampden-Sydney (#25), Saint John's (MN) (#23) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Saint John's (MN), 32; Gustavus Adolphus, 19; Willamette, 16; California Lutheran, 14; Washington & Jefferson, 13; Franklin & Marshall, 12; Hampden-Sydney, 12; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 12; Skidmore, 12; Christopher Newport, 11; Spalding, 8; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 7; Wisconsin-Stout, 6; Greensboro, 4; McDaniel, 4; Carthage, 3; Concordia (WI), 3; NYU, 3; Transylvania, 3; Carnegie Mellon, 2; Millikin, 2; Bethany Lutheran, 1; Emory, 1; Hope, 1; Messiah, 1; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 1. | |||