Ohio State University, Barry University, and Williams College claimed the top spots in the first regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Ohio State earned 19 first-place votes and a total of 481 votes to top the Division I poll. The University of California, Berkeley took the No. 2 spot with three first-place votes, followed by Brown University in the No. 3 spot with one first-place vote.
In the Division II poll, Barry University held its first-place pre-season ranking with four first-place votes and 196 total votes. Mercyhurst University sits in the No. 2 spot with 178 votes and University of Central Oklahoma rounded out the top three with 126 votes.
In the Division III poll, Williams College also held its preseason No. 1 ranking with 147 votes. Bates College sits in the No. 2 spot with 142 votes, followed by No. 3 spot by Wellesley College with 131 votes.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Ohio State University (19) | 481 | 1 |
| 2 | University of California, Berkeley (3) | 449 | 2 |
| 3 | Brown University (1) | 444 | 3 |
| 4 | University of Virginia (2) | 419 | 4 |
| 5 | University of Washington | 386 | 5 |
| 6 | University of Michigan | 365 | 11 |
| 7 | Yale University | 357 | 6 |
| 8 | University of Texas | 319 | 7 |
| 9 | Stanford University | 303 | 8 |
| 10 | Washington State University | 284 | 9 |
| 11 | Princeton University | 274 | 10 |
| 12 | Indiana University | 207 | 12 |
| 13 | University of Wisconsin | 188 | 13 |
| 14 | University of Southern California | 135 | 14 |
| 15 | University of Louisville | 122 | 20 |
| 16t | Syracuse University | 112 | 15 |
| 16t | University of Notre Dame | 112 | 17 |
| 18 | Harvard University | 95 | 16 |
| 19 | Gonzaga University | 47 | 18 |
| 20 | Duke University | 38 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes in Alphabetical Order: Michigan State University, Northeastern University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Iowa, University of Minnesota
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Barry University (4) | 196 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercyhurst University (1) | 178 | 2 |
| 3 | University of Central Oklahoma | 126 | 4 |
| 4 | Nova Southeastern University | 109 | 5 |
| 5 | University of California, San Diego | 76 | 8 |
| 6 | Humboldt State University | 75 | 3 |
| 7 | Western Washington University | 71 | 7 |
| 8 | Philadelphia University | 36 | 6 |
Other Receiving Votes: Florida Institute of Technology (29), Merrimack College (4)
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Williams College (9) | 147 | 1 |
| 2 | Bates College (1) | 142 | 2 |
| 3 | Wellesley College | 131 | 3 |
| 4 | Ithaca College | 118 | 4 |
| 5 | Wesleyan University | 105 | 5 |
| 6 | Tufts University | 99 | 6 |
| 7 | Trinity College | 87 | 7 |
| 8 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 76 | 8 |
| 9 | Colby College | 55 | 9 |
| 10 | William Smith College | 42 | 10 |
| 11 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 38 | 12 |
| 12 | Hamilton College | 35 | 11 |
| 13 | Pacific Lutheran University | 20 | 15t |
| 14t | US Coast Guard Academy | 18 | 15t |
| 114t | Washington College | 18 | 14 |
Other Receiving Votes: University of Puget Sound (17), Simmons College (15), Smith College (11), Lewis and Clark College (9), University of Rochester (8), Marietta College (7), Mount Holyoke College (2)