University of California, University of Central Oklahoma and Bates College continued to top their respective USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, Division II and Division III polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
California regained sole possession of the top spot in the Division I poll after sweeping Stanford University at Redwood Shores on Saturday. University of Washington ranked second, followed by the University of Texas, Ohio State University and Stanford.
University of Central Oklahoma topped the Division II poll for the fifth consecutive week after winning its varsity eight race at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association (WIRA) Championships this past weekend. Florida Institute of Technology moved into second position, while Barry University, Western Washington University and University of California at San Diego rounded out the top five.
Bates College continued as the top choice in this week’s Division III poll after sweeping the Bates Invitational on Sunday. Wesleyan University ranked second, followed by Ithaca College, Williams College and Wellesley College.
Division I
Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | Previous Week |
1. | University of California (25) | 487 | 1t |
2. | University of Washington | 485 | 1t |
3. | University of Texas | 397 | 3 |
4. | The Ohio State University | 389 | 4 |
5. | Stanford University | 378 | 5 |
6. | Yale University | 345 | 6 |
7. | University of Virginia | 337 | 9 |
8. | University of Michigan | 334 | 7 |
9. | University of Iowa | 317 | 8 |
10. | Princeton University | 284 | 10 |
11. | Brown University | 268 | 11 |
12. | University of Southern California | 233 | 12 |
13. | University of Wisconsin | 219 | 13 |
14. | Indiana University | 182 | 14 |
15. | Washington State University | 127 | 15 |
16. | Harvard University | 108 | 17 |
17. | University of Notre Dame | 62 | 20 |
18. | University of Pennsylvania | 48 | NR |
19. | Duke University | 47 | 16 |
20. | Syracuse University | 39 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State University (38), University of Louisville (34), University of Oklahoma (32), Oregon State University (19), Dartmouth College (15), University of California at Los Angeles (14), University of Alabama (5), Gonzaga University (3), University of Minnesota (2), Clemson University (1), Rutgers University (1).
Division II
Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | Previous Week |
1. | University of Central Oklahoma (4) | 179 | 1 |
2. | Florida Institute of Technology (1) | 162 | 3 |
3. | Barry University | 155 | 2 |
4. | Western Washington University | 152 | 5 |
5. | University of California at San Diego | 102 | 4 |
6. | Humboldt State University | 51 | 6 |
7. | Seattle Pacific University | 39 | 7 |
8. | Jefferson University | 34 | 8 |
Others Receiving Votes: Mercyhurst University (15), Nova Southeastern University (11).
Division III
Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Total Points | Previous Week |
1. | Bates College (10) | 150 | 1 |
2. | Wesleyan University | 134 | 2 |
3. | Ithaca College | 129 | 5 |
4. | Williams College | 123 | 3 |
5. | Wellesley College | 108 | 6 |
6. | Hamilton College | 99 | 4 |
7. | Pacific Lutheran University | 94 | 7 |
8. | WPI | 79 | 8 |
9. | Tufts University | 62 | 10 |
10. | University of Puget Sound | 61 | 9 |
11. | Rochester institute of Technology | 58 | 11 |
12. | William Smith College | 36 | 12 |
13t. | Washington College | 26 | 13 |
13t. | Smith College | 26 | 14 |
15. | Colby College | 10 | 15 |
Other Receiving Votes: Johnson & Wales University (3), Lewis and Clark College (1), Simmons College (1).