Today is the release of the first poll of the 2015 spring racing season, the CRCA/USRowing Pre-Season Coaches Poll, presented by Pocock Racing Shells. Defending NCAA Champions Ohio State University, Humboldt State University, and Trinity College sit atop the DI, DII and DIII polls respectively to open the 2015 season. Check back weekly for new polls throughout the season, sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
1 | Ohio State (18) | 479 |
2 | Virginia (5) | 445 |
3 | Brown (1) | 431 |
4 | Cal (1) | 401 |
5 | Stanford | 370 |
6 | Michigan | 359 |
7 | Washington | 341 |
8 | Princeton | 298 |
9 | Yale | 256 |
10 | USC | 255 |
11 | UCLA | 234 |
12t | Harvard | 213 |
12t | Notre Dame | 213 |
14 | Indiana | 189 |
15 | Wisconsin | 161 |
16 | Washington State | 145 |
17 | Syracuse | 127 |
18 | Louisville | 96 |
19 | San Diego | 73 |
20 | Cornell | 45 |
Other Receiving Votes: Northeastern (20), Oklahoma (19), Michigan State (17), Dartmouth (10), Clemson (9), Oregon State (9), Iowa (6), Texas (5), Bucknell (5), Minnesota (4), Gonzaga (4), Duke (3), Pennsylvania (3), San Diego State (2), Boston University (1), University of Massachusetts (1), Columbia (1)
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
1 | Humboldt State University (2) | 162 |
2 | Nova Southeastern (2) | 144 |
3 | Western Washington | 140 |
4 | Barry | 139 |
5 | Mercyhurst | 89 |
6 | University of Central Oklahoma | 85 |
7 | Florida Institute of Technology | 43 |
8 | UC San Diego | 42 |
Other Receiving Votes: Philadelphia University (39), Seattle Pacific University (8), Rollins College (6), University of Charleston (3)
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
1 | Trinity College (6) | 146 |
2 | Bates (4) | 137 |
3 | Wellesley College | 129 |
4 | Williams College | 126 |
5 | Washington College | 92 |
6 | Wesleyan University | 89 |
7 | William Smith College | 86 |
8 | Ithaca College | 81 |
9 | Tufts University | 54 |
10 | Rochester institute of Technology | 51 |
11 | Marietta College | 46 |
12 | University of Puget Sound | 27 |
13 | University of Rochester | 26 |
14 | WPI | 24 |
15 | Hamilton College | 22 |
Other Receiving Votes: Simmons College (21), Colby College (19), Mount Holyoke (17), US Coast Guard Academy (4), Lewis and Clark College (2), Franklin and Marshall (2)