University of Washington claims the top spot for Division I again this week, while Western Washington University and Bates College take over the top spots for Division II and Division III in the fourth regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Washington holds the lead position for the second week in a row, now with all 25 available first-place votes. University of California, Berkeley remains in second place, with the rest of the top five remaining the same for the second week in a row. University of Michigan was third. The Ohio State University was fourth and University of Texas fifth.
In the DII poll Western Washington University claims sole position of first this week with three first-place votes. Florida Institute of Technology drops to second this week, still receiving two first-place votes. The University of Central Oklahoma remains in third this week, and Humboldt State University stays in fourth. Barry University moves up into fifth.
Bates College takes over sole possession of first this week in the DIII poll, claiming six first place votes. Wesleyan University slips to second place, receiving three first-place votes. The remainder of the top five stays the same this week with Williams College in third, Wellesley College fourth, and Ithaca College was fifth receiving the final first place vote this week.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | University of Washington (25) | 490 | 1 |
2 | University of California, Berkeley | 463 | 2 |
3 | University of Michigan | 436 | 3 |
4 | Ohio State University | 378 | 4 |
5 | University of Texas | 375 | 5 |
6 | Princeton University | 352 | 8 |
7 | Stanford University | 346 | 6 |
8 | Yale University | 333 | 7 |
9 | Brown University | 314 | 9 |
10 | University of Virginia | 291 | 10 |
11 | University of Wisconsin | 259 | 11 |
12 | University of Iowa | 244 | 13 |
13 | University of Southern California | 184 | 12 |
14 | Washington State University | 150 | 15 |
15 | Harvard University | 143 | 14 |
16 | Michigan State University | 97 | 16 |
17 | Syracuse University | 89 | 17 |
18 | University of Louisville | 64 | 19 |
19 | Indiana University | 62 | 18 |
20 | Duke University | 44 | 20 |
Other Receiving Votes in Alphabetical Order: Gonzaga University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Western Washington University (3) | 180 | 1t |
2 | Florida Institute of Technology (2) | 167 | 1t |
3 | University of Central Oklahoma | 162 | 3 |
4 | Humboldt State University | 122 | 4 |
5 | Barry University | 72 | 6 |
6 | Mercyhurst University | 60 | 8 |
7 | University of California San Diego | 50 | 7 |
8 | Nova Southeastern University | 45 | 5 |
Other Receiving Votes: Philadelphia University (42)
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Bates College (6) | 146 | 1t |
2 | Wesleyan University (3) | 134 | 1t |
3 | Williams College | 132 | 3 |
4 | Wellesley College | 119 | 4 |
5 | Ithaca College (1) | 114 | 5 |
6 | Tufts University | 94 | 6 |
7 | Pacific Lutheran University | 83 | 7 |
8 | Hamilton College | 73 | 11 |
9 | WPI | 66 | 9t |
10 | Rochester institute of Technology | 57 | 8 |
11 | Washington College | 47 | 12 |
12 | William Smith College | 44 | 9t |
13 | Colby College Trinity College | 34 | 14 |
14 | Lewis and Clark College | 17 | 15 |
15 | Franklin & Marshall College | 11 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes: University of Puget Sound (9), Smith College (9), Trinity College (7), Mount Holyoke College (4)