ORLANDO, Fla. – Oglethorpe earned the top ranking in the Division III GCAA Coaches Preseason Poll. Last season’s national runner-up received eight first-place votes.
Methodist is ranked second while Redlands and defending national champion Schreiner, who received six first-place votes, are tied for third. La Verne rounds out the top five while sixth-ranked Wittenberg collected the remaining No. 1 ballot.
Division III - August 28, 2014
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | Oglethorpe (8) | 364 | 2 |
| 2 | Methodist | 315 | 4 |
| T3 | Redlands | 304 | 3 |
| T3 | Schreiner (6) | 304 | 1 |
| 5 | La Verne | 281 | T6 |
| 6 | Wittenberg (1) | 273 | 5 |
| 7 | Illinois Wesleyan | 241 | Missed Cut |
| 8 | Transylvania | 239 | T8 |
| 9 | LaGrange | 235 | T8 |
| 10 | Texas-Tyler | 229 | T13 |
| T11 | Guilford | 228 | Missed Cut |
| T11 | St. John Fisher | 228 | T6 |
| 13 | Southwestern | 188 | 11 |
| 14 | Berry | 181 | T8 |
| 15 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 178 | Missed Cut |
| 16 | Rhodes | 144 | T13 |
| 17 | St. John's (MN) | 132 | 15 |
| 18 | California Lutheran | 115 | DNQ |
| 19 | Greensboro College | 92 | DNQ |
| 20 | Concordia (TX) | 81 | Missed Cut |
| 21 | Rochester | 74 | 12 |
| 22 | Hampden-Sydney | 67 | DNQ |
| 23 | Trinity (TX) | 56 | DNQ |
| 24 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 53 | DNQ |
| 25 | St. Thomas | 40 | DNQ |
| Dropped From Ranking: | N/A | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Dubuque, 37; Emory, 31; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 20; Pacific Lutheran, 20; Skidmore, 20; Gustavus Adolphus, 18; McDaniel, 17; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 15; Chapman, 11; Middlebury, 10; Whitworth, 7; Huntingdon, 6; Carnegie Mellon, 5; Allegheny, 3; Christopher Newport, 3; Willamette, 3; Hope, 2; Adrian, 1; Linfield, 1; Millikin, 1; Nebraska Wesleyan, 1; Occidental, 1. | |||