April 11, 2012

April 11, 2012
April 11, 2012
Posted on April 11, 2012 in 2012, Polls

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

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