University of Virginia, Western Washington University and Williams College earned the top spots in this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Virginia received 19 of 25 first-place votes to remain atop the Division I rankings. University of California took the second spot in this week’s poll, receiving four first-place votes. University of Michigan, Princeton University and Stanford University rounded out the top five. Stanford received one first-place vote, while sixth-ranked University of Southern California received the other first-place vote.
In Division II, Western Washington University was again a unanimous choice for the top spot, taking all five first-place votes. Mercyhurst University ranked second, followed by Humboldt State University. Nova Southeastern University and Barry University rounded out the top five.
Williams College was also a unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division III poll. Williams received all 10 first-place votes. Bates College ranked second, followed by William Smith College, Wellesley College and Trinity College.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
| Team Rank | Total Votes | Prior Ranking | |
| 1 | University of Virginia (19) | 480 | 1 |
| 2 | University of California, Berkeley (4) | 455 | 2 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 396 | 9 |
| 4 | Princeton University | 385 | 3 |
| 5 | Stanford University (1) | 373 | 5 |
| 6 | University of Southern California (1) | 372 | 6 |
| 7 | Brown University | 307 | 4 |
| 8 | University of Washington | 305 | 8 |
| 9 | Yale University | 294 | 7 |
| 10 | Ohio State University | 278 | 13 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin | 273 | 10 |
| 12 | Michigan State University | 254 | 11 |
| 13 | Harvard University | 232 | 12 |
| 14 | Washington State University | 174 | 14 |
| 15 | Clemson University | 117 | 16 |
| 16 | Cornell University | 104 | 15 |
| 17 | University of Notre Dame | 74 | NR |
| 18 | University of Minnesota | 55 | NR |
| 19 | Columbia University | 54 | NR |
| 20 | Indiana University | 52 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes: University of Tennessee 48, Dartmouth College 42, University of California Los Angeles 40, University of Pennsylvania 22, University of Texas 22, University of Oklahoma 14, University of Iowa 12, Duke University 5, University of Louisville 4, Syracuse University 3, Northeastern University 1, University of North Carolina 1, Boston University 1, Boston College 1
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
| Team Rank | Total Votes | Prior Ranking | |
| 1 | Western Washington University (5) | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Mercyhurst University | 154 | 2 |
| 3 | Humboldt State University | 145 | 3 |
| 4 | Nova Southeastern University | 91 | 5 |
| 5 | Barry University | 88 | 7 |
| 6 | Seattle Pacific University | 74 | 4 |
| 7 | University of California, San Diego | 54 | 8 |
| 8 | Philadelphia University | 38 | 6 |
Other Receiving Votes: Florida Institute of Technology 30, Rollins College 10, University of Central Oklahoma 8, Dowling College 5, University of Massachusetts Lowell 3
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
| Team Rank | Total Votes | Prior Ranking | |
| 1 | Williams College (10) | 150 | 1 |
| 2 | Bates College | 140 | 2 |
| 3 | William Smith College | 124 | 4 |
| 4 | Wellesley College | 119 | 3 |
| 5 | Trinity College | 111 | 5 |
| 6 | Ithaca College | 90 | 7 |
| 7 | US Coast Guard Academy | 85 | 6 |
| 8 | University of Puget Sound | 70 | 9 |
| T9 | Marietta College | 54 | 12 |
| T9 | Wesleyan University | 54 | 8 |
| 11 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 44 | 11 |
| 12 | Mount Holyoke College | 41 | 10 |
| 13 | St. Lawrence University | 35 | 13 |
| 14 | Washington College | 26 | NR |
| 15 | Smith College | 24 | 15 |
Other Receiving Votes: Simmons College 9, Willamete University 9, Colby College 6, Hamilton College 6, University of Rochester 4