Princeton University, Western Washington University and Williams College once again claimed the top spots in this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Coaches Polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Four crews earned first-place votes in this week’s Division I rankings, with Princeton keeping the top spot by one point. The Tigers earned nine first-place votes. Stanford University, who received 11 first-place votes, ranked second, followed by the University of California, who earned three first-place votes. University of Southern California (two first-place votes) and University of Virginia rounded out the top five.
Western Washington University remained the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division II rankings, claiming all five first-place votes. Nova Southeastern ranked second, followed by Seattle Pacific University. Mercyhurst College and Humboldt State University rounded out the top five.
Williams College was once again the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division III poll, earning all nine first-place votes. Bates College ranked second, followed by Wellesley College. William Smith College and Trinity College rounded out this week’s top five.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Total Votes | Previous Week |
1. Princeton University (9) | 442 | 1 |
2. Stanford University (11) | 441 | 2 |
3. University of California (3) | 435 | 4 |
4. University of Southern California (2) | 427 | 3 |
5. University of Virginia | 416 | 5 |
6. Brown University | 351 | 6 |
7. University of Washington | 325 | 9 |
8. Michigan State University | 280 | 7 |
9. Yale University | 265 | 8 |
10. The Ohio State University | 234 | 11 |
11. Clemson University | 215 | 14 |
12. Washington State University | 205 | 17t |
13t. Harvard University | 201 | 16 |
13t. University of Wisconsin | 201 | 12 |
15. University of Texas | 176 | 13 |
16. University of Michigan | 174 | 15 |
17. Cornell University | 104 | 10 |
18. University of California at Los Angeles | 101 | 17t |
19. University of Tennessee | 74 | 19 |
20. University of Notre Dame | 52 | 20 |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Dartmouth College 40, University of Minnesota 22, University of Pennsylvania 20, University of Oklahoma 20, Columbia University 20, University of Louisville 3, Northeastern University 3, Indiana University 2, and Oregon State University 1.
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Total Votes | Previous Week |
1. Western Washington University (5) | 200 | 1 |
2. Nova Southeastern | 154 | 2 |
3. Seattle Pacific University | 143 | 5 |
4. Mercyhurst College | 100 | 4 |
5. Humboldt State University | 95 | 3 |
6. Florida Institute of Technology | 82 | 7 |
7. Barry University | 72 | 6 |
8. Philadelphia University | 18 | NR |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Central Oklahoma 15 and University of California at San Diego 13.
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Total Votes | Previous Week |
1. Williams College (9) | 180 | 1 |
2. Bates College | 170 | 2 |
3. Wellesley College | 153 | 3t |
4. William Smith College | 151 | 5 |
5. Trinity College | 148 | 3t |
6. Ithaca College | 136 | 7 |
7. St. Lawrence University | 117 | 9 |
8. United States Coast Guard Academy | 116 | 6 |
9. University of Puget Sound | 108 | 10 |
10. Smith College | 105 | 8 |
11. Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 90 | 11 |
12. Mt. Holyoke College | 80 | 12 |
13. Wesleyan College | 44 | 14 |
14. Lewis & Clark College | 40 | NR |
15. Washington College | 32 | NR |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Tufts University 25, Hamilton College 20, Willamette University 19, Simmons College 15, and Marietta College 6.