Ohio State University, Barry University and Trinity College claimed the top spots in the second regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Ohio State earned 21 first-place votes and a total of 484 votes to top the Division I poll for the third 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 with one first-place vote.
In the Division II poll, Barry University moved from their second place ranking last week to first with two first-place votes and 185 total votes. Humboldt State moved to the No. 2 spot with three first-place votes, and 173 total votes, and Western Washington University rounded out the top three with 145 votes.
In the Division III poll, Trinity also held its preseason No. 1 ranking with nine first-place votes and 145 votes. Williams College moved up to the No. 2 spot with 129 votes, followed in the No. 3 spot by Washington College with 127 votes. No. 4 Bates College earned one first-place vote.
The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association is sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Ohio State University (21) | 484 | 1 |
2 | Brown University (3) | 464 | 3 |
3 | University of California, Berkeley (1) | 443 | 4 |
4 | University of Virginia | 421 | 2 |
5 | Stanford University | 359 | 5 |
6 | Yale University | 328 | 9 |
7 | Princeton University | 321 | 8 |
8 | University of Washington | 320 | 7 |
9 | University of Michigan | 266 | 6 |
10 | University of Southern California | 260 | 10 |
11 | Washington State University | 239 | 16 |
12 | University of Texas | 221 | NR |
13 | University of California, Los Angeles | 185 | 11 |
14 | Indiana University | 158 | 13 |
15 | Harvard-Radcliffe University | 155 | 12 |
16 | University of Notre Dame | 137 | 14 |
17 | University of Louisville | 125 | 18 |
18 | University of Wisconsin | 101 | 15 |
19 | Syracuse University | 82 | 17 |
20 | University of San Diego | 64 | 19 |
Other Receiving Votes: Oregon State (43), Minnesota (29), Cornell (21), Michigan State (9), Pennsylvania (4), Central Florida (3), Clemson (3), Gonzaga (2), Iowa (1), Oklahoma (1), Columbia (1).
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Barry University (2) | 185 | 2 |
2 | Humboldt State University (3) | 173 | 1 |
3 | Western Washington University | 145 | 3 |
4 | Nova Southeastern University | 111 | 4 |
5 | Mercyhurst University | 91 | 5 |
6 | University of California, San Diego | 81 | 7 |
7 | University of Central Oklahoma | 60 | 6 |
8 | Philadelphia University | 29 | 8 |
Other Receiving Votes: Florida Institute of Technology (19), University of Charleston (6).
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Trinity College (9) | 145 | 1 |
2 | Williams College | 129 | T-3 |
3 | Washington College | 127 | 5 |
4 | Bates College (1) | 114 | 2 |
5 | Wellesley College | 112 | T-3 |
6 | Hamilton College | 104 | T-13 |
7 | William Smith College | 82 | 7 |
8 | Wesleyan University | 77 | 6 |
9 | Ithaca College | 72 | 8 |
10 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 61 | T-10 |
11 | Tufts University | 42 | 9 |
12 | Marietta College | 40 | T-10 |
13 | University of Puget Sound | 27 | T-13 |
14 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 20 | 12 |
15 | University of Rochester | 13 | 15 |
Other Receiving Votes: Simmons College (9), Mount Holyoke (9), Colby College (8), US Coast Guard Academy (4), Lewis and Clark College (3), Smith College (2).