Ohio State University, Humboldt State University, and Trinity 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 20 first-place votes and a total of 485 votes to top the Division I poll. The University of Virginia took the No. 2 spot with three first-place votes, followed by Brown University in the No. 3 spot with two first-place votes.
In the Division II poll, Humboldt Sate held its first-place pre-season ranking with four first-place votes and 183 total votes. Barry University sits in the No. 2 spot with 163 votes and Western Washington University rounded out the top three with 147 votes.
In the Division III poll, Trinity College also held its preseason No. 1 ranking with 145 votes. Bates College sits in the No. 2 spot with 137 votes, followed by a tie in the No. 3 spot by Wellesley and Williams Colleges with 128 votes.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Ohio State (20) | 485 | 1 |
| 2 | Virginia (3) | 450 | 2 |
| 3 | Brown (2) | 447 | 3 |
| 4 | Cal | 405 | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford | 378 | 5 |
| 6 | Michigan | 368 | 6 |
| 7 | Washington | 347 | 7 |
| 8 | Princeton | 332 | 8 |
| 9 | Yale | 313 | 9 |
| 10 | USC | 253 | 10 |
| 11 | UCLA | 232 | 11 |
| 12 | Harvard | 209 | 12t |
| 13 | Indiana | 199 | 14 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 166 | 12t |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 145 | 15 |
| 16 | Washington State | 140 | 16 |
| 17 | Syracuse | 111 | 17 |
| 18 | Louisville | 87 | 18 |
| 19 | San Diego | 57 | 19 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 45 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Cornell (36), Oklahoma (9), Northeastern (8), Central Florida (7), Iowa (5), Texas (4), Dartmouth (3), Clemson (3), Oregon State (3), Michigan State (2), Pennsylvania (1)
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Humboldt State University (4) | 183 | 1 |
| 2 | Barry | 163 | 4 |
| 3 | Western Washington (1) | 147 | 3 |
| 4 | Nova Southeatern | 133 | 2 |
| 5 | Mercyhurst | 85 | 5 |
| 6 | University of Central Oklahoma | 83 | 6 |
| 7 | UC San Diego | 53 | 8 |
| 8 | Philadelphia University | 31 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Institute of Technology (22)
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Trinity College | 145 | 1 |
| 2 | Bates | 137 | 2 |
| 3t | Wellesley College | 128 | 3 |
| 3t | Williams College | 128 | 4 |
| 5 | Washington College | 105 | 5 |
| 6 | Wesleyan University | 89 | 6 |
| 7 | William Smith College | 86 | 7 |
| 8 | Ithaca College | 77 | 8 |
| 9 | Tufts University | 55 | 9 |
| 10t | Rochester institute of Technology | 47 | 10 |
| 10t | Marietta College | 45 | 11 |
| 12 | WPI | 27 | 14 |
| 13t | University of Puget Sound | 26 | 12 |
| 13t | Hamilton College | 26 | 15 |
| 15 | University of Rochester | 22 | 13 |
Other Receiving Votes: Colby College (15), Simmons College (14), Mount Holyoke (10), Smith College (10), US Coast Guard Academy (3), Lewis and Clark College (2), Franklin and Marshall (2)