April 14, 2015

Ohio State University, Barry University and Trinity College claimed the top spots in the fourth regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.

Ohio State earned 22 first-place votes and a total of 476 votes to top the Division I poll for the fifth week in a row. University of California moved into the No. 2 spot with two first-place votes, and 448 total votes followed by  Brown University in the No. 3 spot.  The University of Washington received the last first place-vote.

In the Division II poll, Barry University  earned all five first-place votes and a total of 197 votes to top the Division II poll for the third week in a row.  Humboldt State remained in the No. 2 spot with 159 total votes, and Western Washington University rounded out the top three with 116 votes.

In the Division III poll, Trinity College reclaimed the top spot after a week at No. 2.  Trinity earned five first-place votes, and 145 total votes.  Last week’s number one, Williams College, slipped into the No. 2 spot with four first place votes and 133 total votes.  Bates College moved up to the No. 3 spot with 121 votes. No. 4 Wellesley College earned one first-place vote.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings

Rank Team (First Place Votes) Votes Prior Ranking
1 Ohio State University (22) 476 1
2 University of California, Berkeley (2) 448 3
3 Brown University 430 2
4 University of Virginia 402 4
5 University of Washington (1) 392 5
6 Stanford University 371 6
7 Princeton University 318 8
8 University of Wisconsin 278 18
9 Yale University 276 9
10 Washington State University 256 11
11 University of Michigan 244 7
12 Indiana University 243 15
13 University of Southern California 222 10
14 University of Texas 197 12
15 Harvard-Radcliffe University 187 13
16 University of California, Los Angeles 160 14
17 University of Notre Dame 64 16
18 Oregon State University 63 17
19 Gonzaga University 51 NR
20 University of Minnesota 45 19

Other Receiving Votes: Others Receiving Votes: Syracuse (41), San Diego (39), Louisville (24), Iowa (16), Northeastern (2), Cornell (2),  Michigan State University (1), Central Florida (1), Clemson (1).


Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings

Rank Team (First Place Votes) Votes Prior Ranking
1 Barry University  (5) 197 1
2 Humboldt State University 159 2
3 Western Washington University 116 3
4 Nova Southeastern University 113 4
5 Mercyhurst University 111 5
6 University of California, San Diego 58 8
7 Philadelphia University 43 7
8 Merrimack College 38 NR

Other Receiving Votes: University of Central Oklahoma (37), Rollins (20), Florida Institute of Technology (8).


Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings

Rank Team (First Place Votes) Votes Prior Ranking
1 Trinity College  (5) 145 2
2 Williams College (4) 133 1
3 Bates College 121 4
4 Wellesley College (1) 117 6
5 Hamilton College 112 5
6 Tufts University 110 3
7 Washington College 82 8
8 Wesleyan University 80 7
9 Ithaca College 74 9
10 Marietta College 53 13
11 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 45 15
12 Rochester Institute of Technology 37 14
13 University of Puget Sound 36 12
14 William Smith College 30 10
15 University of Rochester 15 11

Other Receiving Votes: Pacific Lutheran University (9), Smith College (3), Lewis and Clark College (3), US Coast Guard Academy (2).