May 18, 2011

Princeton University and Western Washington University took the top spots in the final regular season Division I and Division II USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells. The Division III rankings concluded last week.

In the Division I rankings, Princeton earned 20 first-place votes to take the top spot in the poll. University of California ranked second, garnering the remaining five first-place votes. University of Virginia, Stanford University and University of Southern California rounded out the top five.

Western Washington remained atop the Division II poll, earning all five first-place votes. Mercyhurst College ranked second, followed by Nova Southeastern. Humboldt State University and Seattle Pacific University rounded out the top five.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings

Team (1st-Place Votes) Total Votes Previous Week
1. Princeton University (20) 475 1t
2. University of California (5) 461 1t
3. University of Virginia 416 5
4. Stanford University 400 3
5. University of Southern California 378 4
6. Brown University 370 6
7. Yale University 299 9
8. The Ohio State University 274 10
9. University of Washington 255 7
10. Michigan State University 234 8
11. Washington State University 225 14
12. Dartmouth College 224 NR
13. Clemson University 223 11
14. University of Michigan 202 16
15. University of Wisconsin 190 13
16. University of Texas 170 15
17. Harvard University 123 12
18. Cornell University 63 18
19. University of California at Los Angeles 61 17
20. University of Tennessee 58 N/R

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Notre Dame 52, University of Minnesota 41, University of Pennsylvania 25, Duke University 14, Columbia University 9, Indiana University 3, Oregon State University 3, Northeastern University 1 and University of Oklahoma 1.


Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings

Team (1st-Place Votes) Total Votes Previous Week
1. Western Washington University (5) 200 1
2. Mercyhurst College 170 5
3. Nova Southeastern 133 3
4. Humboldt State University 123 4
5. Seattle Pacific University 121 2
6. Florida Institute of Technology 62 7
7. Barry University 48 6
8. University of Californa at San Diego 15 8

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of Central Oklahoma 10 and Dowling College 3.