April 25, 2012

April 25, 2012
April 25, 2012
Posted on April 25, 2012 in 2012, Pocock/CRCA Polls

University of California, Humboldt State University and Williams College took the No. 1 spots in this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.

California received 15 of 25 first-place votes to take over the top spot in the Division I rankings. Virginia ranked second, receiving eight first-place votes. Michigan, Ohio State and Southern California rounded out the top five. Michigan and Ohio State each received one first-place vote.

In Division II, Humboldt State took over the top spot, earning three first-place votes. Western Washington received two first-place votes to rank second. Nova Southeastern, Mercyhurst and Central Oklahoma rounded out the top five.

Williams remained 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, Wellesley and United States Coast Guard Academy.

Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings

Rank Team Votes Previous Week
1 University of California, Berkeley (15) 442 4
2 University of Virginia (8) 412 1
3 University of Michigan (1) 409 3
4 Ohio State University (1) 388 8
5 University of Southern California 385 5
6 University of Washington 378 2
7 Princeton University 377 7
8 University of California, Los Angeles 366 6
9 University of Wisconsin 283 9
10 Brown University 248 10
11 Yale University 207 15
12 Stanford University 195 11
13 Michigan State University 194 14
14 Harvard University 188 12
15 University of Notre Dame 177 17
16 Washington State University 159 13
17 Cornell University 158 16
18 Columbia University 66 18
19 Clemson University 57 NR
20 Dartmouth College 43 19

Other Receiving Votes:: University of Tennessee 41, University of Minnesota 35, Duke University 12, Indiana University 11, University of Texas 6, Oregon State University 6, Northeastern University 3, University of Pennsylvania 3, University of Louisville 1

Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings

Rank Team Votes Previous Week
1 Humboldt State University (3) 188 3
2 Western Washington University (2) 174 1
3 Nova Southeastern University 163 4
4 Mercyhurst University 121 2
5 University of Central Oklahoma 94 5
6 Barry University 47 6
7 University of California, San Diego 40 7
8 Seattle Pacific University 33 T8

Other Receiving Votes:: Florida Institute of Technology 30, Rollins College 4, University of Massachusetts Lowell 4, University of Charleston 2

Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings

Rank Team Votes Previous Week
1 Williams College (10) 150 1
2 Bates College 138 2
3 William Smith College 132 3
4 Wellesley College 112 6
5 US Coast Guard Academy 107 4
6 Trinity College 106 5
7 Marietta College 89 7
8 Wesleyan University 69 8
9 Washington College 65 11
10 St. Lawrence University 57 13
11 University of Puget Sound 49 10
12 Hamilton College 44 9
13 Simmons College 34 12
14 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 16 T14
15 Smith College 11 NR

Other Receiving Votes: Lewis & Clark College 7, University of Rochester 7, Willamette University 6, Pacific Lutheran University 1

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