Ohio State University, Barry University and Bates College claimed the top spots in the eighth 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 461 votes to top the Division I poll for the ninth week in a row. University of Washington moved into the No. 2 spot with two first-place votes and 434 total votes. University of Virginia claimed the No. 3 spot with 433 total votes. Also receiving first-place votes were No. 4 University of California and No. 5 Brown University, receiving two and one first-place votes respectively.
In the Division II poll, Barry University earned all five first-place votes and a total of 200 votes to top the Division II poll for the seventh week in a row. Humboldt State remained in the No. 2 spot with 150 total votes, and Mercyhurst remained in the No. 3 spot to round out the top three with 141 votes.
In the Division III poll, Bates College claimed the top spot for the second week in a row with all ten first-place votes, and 150 total votes. Williams College remained in the No. 2 spot with 140 total votes. Trinity College moved into the No. 3 spot with 130 votes.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Ohio State University (19) | 461 | 1 |
2 | University of Washington (2) | 434 | 3t |
3 | University of Virginia | 433 | 2 |
4 | University of California, Berkeley (2) | 431 | 3t |
5 | Brown University (1) | 420 | 5 |
6 | Stanford University | 358 | 6 |
7 | Washington State University | 324 | 7 |
8 | University of Wisconsin | 302 | 9 |
9 | Princeton University | 301 | 8 |
10 | Yale University | 275 | 10 |
11 | University of Texas | 239 | 11 |
12 | University of Michigan | 212 | 12 |
13 | Indiana University | 205 | 13 |
14 | University of Southern California | 195 | 14 |
15 | Harvard-Radcliffe University | 164 | 15 |
16 | Syracuse University | 132 | 17 |
17 | University of California, Los Angeles | 131 | 16 |
18 | Cornell University | 52 | 18 |
19 | University of Notre Dame | 46 | 19 |
20 | Gonzaga University | 38 | 20 |
Other Receiving Votes: Oregon State University (30), University of Minnesota (20), University of Louisville (20), University of Iowa (12), University of San Diego (10), University of Central Florida (4).
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Barry University (5) | 200 | 1 |
2 | Humboldt State University | 150 | 2 |
3 | Mercyhurst University | 141 | 3 |
4 | Philadelphia University | 87 | NR |
5 | University of Central Oklahoma | 83 | 7 |
6 | Nova Southeastern University | 81 | 5 |
7 | Western Washington University | 77 | 4 |
8 | University of California, San Diego | 38 | 6 |
Other Receiving Votes: Merrimack College (35), Rollins College (8).
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Bates College (10) | 150 | 1 |
2 | Williams College | 140 | 2 |
3 | Trinity College | 130 | 4 |
4 | Hamilton College | 117 | 5 |
5 | Tufts University | 104 | 6 |
6 | Wellesley College | 100 | 3 |
7 | Ithaca College | 84 | 8 |
8 | Wesleyan University | 71 | 9t |
9t | William Smith College | 54 | 11 |
9t | Rochester Institute of Technology | 53 | 9t |
11 | Marietta College | 49 | 13 |
12 | Washington College | 44 | 7 |
13 | University of Puget Sound | 44 | 12 |
14 | Smith College | 27 | NR |
15 | Pacific Lutheran University | 17 | 15 |
Other Receiving Votes: WPI (10), Lewis and Clark College (3), Colby College (3) .