March 28, 2012

March 28, 2012
March 28, 2012
Posted on March 28, 2012 in 2012, Polls

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.

The Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association is sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells.

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

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