California and UC-Davis Top Division I and II Women’s Collegiate Coaches Polls; Williams College and Ithaca Share Top Spot in Division III Poll
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – After narrowly defeating then No.1-ranked Washington at the San Diego Crew Classic on Sunday, the University of California at Berkeley earned the top spot in this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll. California garnered 15 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 second week in a row, receiving all five first-place votes. Williams College and Ithaca College shared the top spot in the NCAA Division III Varsity Eight Coaches Poll. Williams College received five of the 10 first-place votes, while Ithaca received four.
In the Division I rankings, Princeton University took home the remaining six first-place votes to rank third behind Cal and Washington. Stanford University the University of Michigan rounded out the top five. In the Division II poll, UC-Davis was followed by Western Washington University and Florida Tech. In Division III, Colby College, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Tufts University rounded out the top five. Washington College earned the other first-place vote.
| Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. University of California at Berkeley (15) | 413 | 4 |
| 2. University of Washington | 390 | 1 |
| 3. Princeton University (6) | 380 | 2 |
| 4. Stanford University | 350 | 3 |
| 5. University of Michigan | 329 | 5 |
| 6. University of Southern California | 313 | 7 |
| 7. Brown University | 308 | 6 |
| 8. Yale University | 270 | 8 |
| 9. Michigan State University | 227 | 9 |
| 10. University of Virginia | 211 | 11 |
| 11. The Ohio State University | 203 | 10 |
| 12. Washington State University | 178 | 14 |
| 13. Harvard University | 163 | 12 |
| 14. Cornell University | 131 | 20 |
| 15. Oregon State University | 116 | 19 |
| 16. University of Iowa | 110 | 15 |
| 17. Syracuse University | 89 | 13 |
| 18. Boston University | 69 | 16 |
| 19. University of Texas | 61 | 17 |
| 20. Northeastern University | 39 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: University of Tennessee 28, Duke University 13, Columbia University 7, University of Pennsylvania 5, George Washington University 3, Clemson University 2, and University of Notre Dame 2.
| Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. University of California at Davis (5) | 25 | 1 |
| 2. Western Washington University | 18 | 3 |
| 3. Florida Tech | 14 | NR |
| 4. Rollins College | 9 | 2 |
| 5. University of California at San Diego | 8 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Barry University 1.
| Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1t. Williams College (5) | 192 | 1 |
| 1t. Ithaca College (4) | 192 | 2 |
| 3. Colby College | 166 | 3 |
| 4. United States Coast Guard Academy | 142 | 4 |
| 5. Tufts University | 136 | 8 |
| 6. Trinity College | 134 | 17 |
| 7. William Smith College | 128 | 5 |
| 8. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 108 | 16 |
| 9. Smith College | 104 | 6 |
| 10t. University of Puget Sound | 99 | 10 |
| 10t. Washington College (1) | 99 | 12 |
| 12. Rochester Institute of Technology | 95 | 7 |
| 13. Pacific Lutheran University | 83 | 13 |
| 14. Mt. Holyoke College | 69 | 9 |
| 15. Wesleyan University | 67 | 11 |
| 16t. Wellesley College | 56 | 14 |
| 16t. Vassar College | 56 | 19 |
| 18t. Connecticut College | 36 | 20 |
| 18t. Willamette University | 36 | NR |
| 20. Bates College | 34 | 18 |
Others receiving votes: Simmons College 28, Hamilton College 16, Marietta College 11, Bryn Mawr College 6, Mary Washington College 6, and Chapman University 1.