CRCA-Logo.png

April 18, 2012

The University of Virginia, Western Washington University and Williams College remained atop the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.

Virginia received 18 of 25 first-place votes to remain atop the Division I rankings. Washington ranked second, receiving two first-place votes. Michigan, California and Southern California rounded out the top five. Michigan received four first-place votes, while No. 8 Ohio State received the other first-place vote.

In Division II, Western Washington was once again the top choice, taking all five first-place votes. Mercyhurst ranked second, followed by Humboldt State, Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma.

Williams was the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division III poll. Williams received all 10 first-place votes. Bates ranked second, followed by William Smith, United States Coast Guard Academy and Trinity College.

Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings

Team Rank Total Votes Prior Ranking
1 University of Virginia (18) 446 1
2 University of Washington (2) 416 2
3 University of Michigan (4) 413 3
4 University of California, Berkeley 392 8
5 University of Southern California 384 7
6 University of California, Los Angeles 380 4
7 Princeton University 374 5
8 Ohio State University (1) 372 6
9 University of Wisconsin 282 11
10 Brown University 251 10
11 Stanford University 250 9
12 Harvard University 218 12
13 Washington State University 180 13
14 Michigan State University 151 15
15 Yale University 150 17
16 Cornell University 146 14
17 University of Notre Dame 119 NR
18 Columbia University 111 16
19 Dartmouth College 48 20
20 University of Tennessee 46 NR

Other Receiving Votes:: University of Minnesota 44, Clemson University 22, University of Texas 15, Indiana University 9, University of Pennsylvania 8, Oregon State University 8, Northeastern University 6, Boston University 4, University of Louisville 3, Duke University 1, Syracuse University 1

Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings

Team Rank Total Votes Prior Ranking
1 Western Washington University (5) 198 1
2 Mercyhurst University 164 3
3 Humboldt State University 151 2
4 Nova Southeastern University 139 4
5 University of Central Oklahoma 66 5
6 Barry University 64 6
7 University of California, San Diego 38 7
T8 Florida Institute of Technology 34 NR
T8 Seattle Pacific University 34 8

Other Receiving Votes:: Rollins College 6, University of Massachusetts Lowell 4, Franklin Pierce College 2

Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings

Team Rank Total Votes Prior Ranking
1 Williams College (10) 150 1
2 Bates College 139 2
3 William Smith College 131 3
4 US Coast Guard Academy 110 4
5 Trinity College 106 5
6 Wellesley College 104 6
7 Marietta College 83 7
8 Wesleyan University 70 8
9 Hamilton College 55 10
10 University of Puget Sound 53 9
11 Washington College 48 12
12 Simmons College 44 11
13 St. Lawrence University 25 14
T14 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 22 15
T14 University of Rochester 22 13

Other Receiving Votes: Lewis & Clark College 10, Pacific Lutheran University 8, Ithaca College 7,Mount Holyoke College 5, Willamette University 4, Tufts University 2, Smith College 2