The University of Virginia, Western Washington University and Williams College remained atop the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Virginia received 20 of 24 first-place votes to remain atop the Division I rankings. Washington ranked second, receiving one first-place vote. Michigan, UCLA and Princeton rounded out the top five. Michigan received the remaining first-place votes.
In Division II, Western Washington was once again the top choice, taking four first-place votes. Mercyhurst ranked second, followed by Humboldt State, Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma. Mercyhurst received the other first-place vote.
Williams was the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division III poll. Williams received all 10 first-place votes. Bates ranked second, followed by William Smith, United States Coast Guard Academy and Trinity College.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
| Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | University of Virginia (20) | 457 | 1 |
| 2 | University of Washington (1) | 432 | T3 |
| 3 | University of Michigan (3) | 414 | 2 |
| 4 | University of California, Los Angeles | 391 | T3 |
| 5 | Princeton University | 382 | 6 |
| 6 | Ohio State University (1) | 379 | 7 |
| 7 | University of Southern California | 378 | 5 |
| 8 | University of California, Berkeley | 359 | 8 |
| 9 | Stanford University | 281 | 9 |
| 10 | Brown University | 258 | 10 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin | 242 | 12 |
| 12 | Harvard University | 222 | 11 |
| 13 | Washington State University | 209 | 14 |
| 14 | Cornell University | 129 | T16 |
| 15 | Michigan State University | 126 | 16 |
| 16 | Columbia University | 123 | NR |
| 17 | Yale University | 119 | 13 |
| 18 | Clemson University | 77 | T16 |
| 19 | University of Minnesota | 60 | NR |
| 20 | Dartmouth College | 54 | 19 |
Other Receiving Votes:: University of Notre Dame 53, University of Tennessee 45, University of Texas 33, Indiana University 10, University of Oklahoma 7, University 6, Northeastern University 1, Boston University 1, Oregon State University 1, University of San Diego 1
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
| Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Western Washington University (4) | 195 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercyhurst University (1) | 162 | 3 |
| 3 | Humboldt State University | 155 | 2 |
| 4 | Nova Southeastern University | 115 | 4 |
| 5 | University of Central Oklahoma | 96 | 5 |
| 6 | Barry University | 69 | 6 |
| 7 | University of California, San Diego | 45 | 7 |
| 8 | Seattle Pacific University | 23 | 8 |
Other Receiving Votes:: Rollins College 18, Florida Institute of Technology 15, Franklin Pierce College 4, Philadelphia University 3
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
| 1 | Williams College (10) | 150 | 1 |
| 2 | Bates College | 139 | 2 |
| 3 | William Smith College | 131 | 3 |
| 4 | US Coast Guard Academy | 113 | 6 |
| 5 | Trinity College | 111 | 4 |
| 6 | Wellesley College | 103 | 5 |
| 7 | Marietta College | 78 | 7 |
| 8 | Wesleyan University | 76 | 9 |
| 9 | University of Puget Sound | 69 | 8 |
| 10 | Hamilton College | 47 | 10 |
| 11 | Simmons College | 40 | 11 |
| 12 | Washington College | 39 | 14 |
| 13 | University of Rochester | 32 | NR |
| 14 | St. Lawrence University | 20 | 13 |
| 15 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 19 | 15 |
Other Receiving Votes:: Pacific Lutheran University 9, Lewis & Clark College 8, Ithaca College 7, Willamette University 5, Smith College 3, Mount Holyoke College 1