Ohio State University, Barry University and Williams College claimed the top spots in the third regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Ohio State earned 22 first-place votes and a total of 492 votes to top the Division I poll for the fourth week in a row. Brown University took the No. 2 spot with three first-place votes, followed by the University of California in the No. 3 spot.
In the Division II poll, Barry University earned four first-place votes and a total of 187 votes to top the Division II poll for the second week in a row. Humboldt State remained in the No. 2 spot with 138 total votes, and Western Washington University rounded out the top three with 131 votes. No. 7 Philadelphia University earned one first-place vote.
In the Division III poll, Williams College took over the top spot, moving from the number two spot last week. Williams earned five first-place votes, and 141 total votes. Previous number one, Trinity College, slipped into the No. 2 spot with three first place votes and 136 total votes. Tufts University moved up to the No. 3 spot with one first-place vote and 119 votes. No. 4 Bates College earned one first-place vote.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Ohio State University (22) | 492 | 1 |
2 | Brown University (3) | 471 | 2 |
3 | University of California, Berkeley | 434 | 3 |
4 | University of Virginia | 393 | 4 |
5 | University of Washington | 389 | 8 |
6 | Stanford University | 350 | 5 |
7 | University of Michigan | 338 | 9 |
8 | Princeton University | 334 | 7 |
9 | Yale University | 318 | 6 |
10 | University of Southern California | 249 | 10 |
11 | Washington State University | 245 | 11 |
12 | University of Texas | 217 | 12 |
13 | Harvard-Radcliffe University | 195 | 15 |
14 | University of California, Los Angeles | 175 | 13 |
15 | Indiana University | 122 | 14 |
16 | University of Notre Dame | 103 | 16 |
17 | Oregon State University | 81 | NR |
18 | University of Wisconsin | 74 | 18 |
19 | University of Minnesota | 60 | NR |
20 | University of Louisville | 54 | 17 |
Other Receiving Votes: Syracuse (51), San Diego (43) ,Clemson (18), Iowa (16), Cornell (13), Gonzaga (6), Northeastern (3), Michigan State University (3), Pennsylvania (1), Central Florida (1), Columbia (1).
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Barry University (4) | 187 | 1 |
2 | Humboldt State University | 138 | 2 |
3 | Western Washington University | 131 | 3 |
4 | Nova Southeastern University | 127 | 4 |
5 | Mercyhurst University | 90 | 5 |
6 | University of Central Oklahoma | 80 | 7 |
7 | Philadelphia University (1) | 62 | 8 |
8 | University of California, San Diego | 60 | 6 |
Other Receiving Votes: Florida Institute of Technology (14), Rollins College (8), University of Tampa (3).
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Williams College (5) | 141 | 2 |
2 | Trinity College (3) | 136 | 1 |
3 | Tufts University | 119 | 11 |
4 | Bates College (1) | 118 | 4 |
5 | Hamilton College | 109 | 6 |
6 | Wellesley College | 106 | 5 |
7 | Wesleyan University | 82 | 8 |
8 | Washington College | 77 | 3 |
9 | Ithaca College | 70 | 9 |
10 | William Smith College | 67 | 7 |
11 | University of Rochester | 41 | 15 |
12 | University of Puget Sound | 38 | 13 |
13 | Marietta College | 32 | 12 |
14 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 27 | 10 |
15 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 22 | 14 |
Other Receiving Votes: US Coast Guard Academy (6), Lewis and Clark College (6), Smith College (1), Pacific Lutheran (1), Franklin and Marshall (1).