ORLANDO, Fla. – Alabama and Oklahoma State tied for the top spot in the GCAA Coaches Preseason Poll.
The two-time defending champion Crimson Tide received 13 first-place votes while two ballots put the Cowboys at No. 1. Georgia Tech came in at third with one first-place vote and fourth-ranked Texas collected the remaining six No. 1 votes. Georgia rounds out the top five.
Seven different conferences were represented in the preseason poll led by the SECs eight.
Division I - August 28, 2014
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| T1 | Alabama (13) | 516 | 1 |
| T1 | Oklahoma State (2) | 516 | 2 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech (1) | 452 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Texas (6) | 422 | 13 |
| 5 | Georgia | 371 | T11 |
| 6 | Illinois | 370 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Stanford | 350 | Semifinals |
| 8 | Washington | 335 | 15 |
| 9 | Louisiana State | 332 | Semifinals |
| 10 | UCLA | 301 | Quarterfinals |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 286 | T16 |
| 12 | South Carolina | 284 | 9 |
| 13 | Virginia | 264 | DNQ |
| 14 | California | 207 | T11 |
| 15 | Houston | 202 | 10 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | 197 | T16 |
| 17 | Florida State | 171 | 24 |
| 18 | Central Florida | 170 | DNQ |
| 19 | Texas A&M | 168 | 29 |
| 20 | Auburn | 154 | 23 |
| 21 | Arkansas | 135 | T18 |
| 22 | New Mexico | 115 | DNQ |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | 112 | 28 |
| 24 | Southern California | 107 | 30 |
| 25 | Oregon | 98 | 14 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | N/A | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State, 77; SMU, 77; UAB, 63; Baylor, 51, South Florida, 38; Wake Forest, 31; San Diego State, 29; Texas Tech, 29; UNLV, 26; Purdue, 20; Iowa, 18; Iowa State, 13; Clemson, 10; Kentucky, 8; Kent State, 5; North Carolina-Greensboro, 5; North Florida, 5; BYU, 2; Georgia State, 2; Missouri, 2; Colorado, 1; East Carolina, 1; Liberty, 1 Minnesota, 1. | |||