INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For the third week in a row, the University of California at Berkeley earned the top spot in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll. California garnered 22 of the 25 first-place votes to earn the No. 1 ranking. In the Division II poll, University of California at Davis was the unanimous selection for the fourth week in a row, while Williams College regained the top spot in the NCAA Division III Varsity Eight Coaches Poll.
In the Division I rankings, Washington ranked second, while Harvard University and Stanford University remained in third and fourth positions, respectively. Harvard and Stanford each garnered one first-place vote. Princeton University rounded out the top five.
In the Division II poll, UC-Davis was followed by Western Washington University and Florida Tech. In Division III, Williams College garnered four first-place votes to take over the top spot in the poll despite Ithaca College’s five first-place votes. Colby College moved into third position, while Wellesley College and Bates College moved into the top five.
| Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. University of California at Berkeley (22) | 495 | 1 |
| 2. University of Washington | 466 | 2 |
| 3. Harvard University (1) | 429 | 3 |
| 4. Stanford University (1) | 421 | 4 |
| 5. Princeton University | 390 | 5t |
| 6. University of Michigan | 377 | 5t |
| 7. University of Southern California | 355 | 7 |
| 8. Brown University | 339 | 8 |
| 9. Yale University | 305 | 9 |
| 10. Michigan State University | 272 | 10 |
| 11. The Ohio State University | 231 | 11 |
| 12. Washington State University | 209 | 13 |
| 13. University of Virginia | 207 | 12 |
| 14. Oregon State University | 170 | 15 |
| 15. Cornell University | 144 | 14 |
| 16. Syracuse University | 119 | 17 |
| 17. University of Iowa | 115 | 16 |
| 18. Boston University | 75 | 18 |
| 19. University of Texas | 60 | 19 |
| 20. University of Tennessee | 32 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: University of Pennsylvania 31, Duke University 4, Columbia University 2, University of Notre Dame 1, and West Virginia University 1.
| Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. University of California at Davis (4) | 20 | 1 |
| 2. Western Washington University | 14 | 2 |
| 3. Florida Tech | 13 | 3 |
| 4. Rollins College | 6 | 4 |
| 5. University of California at San Diego | 5 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Mercyhurst College 2.
| Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. Williams College (4) | 174 | 2 |
| 2. Ithaca College (5) | 168 | 1 |
| 3. Colby College | 160 | 5 |
| 4. Wellesley College | 128 | 17 |
| 5. Bates College | 126 | 14 |
| 6. Trinity College | 124 | 3t |
| 7. United States Coast Guard Academy | 123 | 3t |
| 8. Washington College | 114 | 9 |
| 9. William Smith College | 110 | 7 |
| 10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 103 | 8 |
| 11. Rochester Institute of Technology | 90 | 6 |
| 12. Connecticut College | 89 | 12t |
| 13t. Smith College | 71 | 15 |
| 13t. Tufts University | 71 | 11 |
| 15. University of Puget Sound | 64 | 10 |
| 16. Mt. Holyoke College | 47 | 12t |
| 17. Vassar College | 39 | 18 |
| 18. Pacific Lutheran University | 34 | 16 |
| 19. Wesleyan University | 26 | 19 |
| 20. Willamette University | 20 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Mary Washington College 3, Simmons College 2, Chapman University 1, Marietta College 1, and St. Lawrence University 1.