For another week the University of Washington claims the top spot for Division I, and Bates College for Division III. Western Washington University takes over the top spot this week for Division II in the seventh regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Washington holds the lead position for the fifth week in a row, with 21 first-place votes. University of California, Berkeley remains in second place with the final four remaining first place votes. The remainder of the top five also remains the same with the University of Texas in third, the University of Michigan in fourth, and The Ohio State University fifth.
In the DII poll Western Washington University is first this week with four first-place votes. University of Central Oklahoma moves up to second, and Florida Institute of Technology moves to third with the final remaining first place vote. Humboldt State University moves to fourth this week, and Barry University moves to fifth.
Bates College stays in first again this week in the DIII poll, claiming nine first place votes. Wesleyan University holds in second place for the fourth week in a row. Williams College and Ithaca College are tied this week for third, with Pacific Lutheran University rounding out the top five.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | University of Washington (21) | 474 | 1 |
2 | University of California, Berkeley (4) | 461 | 2 |
3 | University of Texas | 433 | 3 |
4 | University of Michigan | 412 | 4 |
5 | Ohio State University | 391 | 5 |
6 | Yale University | 353 | 6 |
7 | Princeton University | 335 | 7 |
8 | Stanford University | 329 | 8 |
9 | Brown University | 298 | 9 |
10 | University of Wisconsin | 291 | 10 |
11 | University of Virginia | 223 | 12 |
12 | University of Iowa | 209 | 11 |
13 | Syracuse University | 181 | 15 |
14 | Washington State University | 167 | 14 |
15 | University of Southern California | 161 | 13 |
16 | Indiana University | 116 | 16 |
17 | Duke University | 91 | 17 |
18 | Harvard University | 85 | 18 |
19 | Michigan State University | 66 | 19 |
20 | University of California, Los Angeles | 41 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes in Alphabetical Order: University of Central Florida, University of Louisville, University of Notre Dame, University of Oklahoma
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Western Washington University (4) | 183 | 2 |
2 | University of Central Oklahoma | 165 | 3 |
3 | Florida Institute of Technology (1) | 158 | 1 |
4 | Humboldt State University | 124 | 5 |
5 | Barry University | 69 | 6 |
6t | University of California San Diego | 56 | 4 |
6t | Nova Southeastern University | 56 | 8 |
8 | Mercyhurst University | 50 | 7 |
Other Receiving Votes: Philadelphia University (27), Rollins (13)
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
1 | Bates College (9) | 143 | 1 |
2 | Wesleyan University | 133 | 2 |
3t | Williams College | 110 | 4 |
3t | Ithaca College | 110 | 5 |
5 | Pacific Lutheran University | 103 | 7 |
6 | Tufts University | 101 | 3 |
7 | Wellesley College | 97 | 6 |
8 | Rochester institute of Technology | 83 | 8 |
9 | WPI | 66 | 9 |
10 | Hamilton College | 60 | 11 |
11 | Washington College | 57 | 13 |
12 | Colby College | 40 | 10 |
13 | Lewis and Clark College | 39 | 14 |
14 | William Smith College | 34 | 12 |
15 | Smith College | 14 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes: Bryn Mawr College (9); Franklin & Marshall Colege (1); University of Puget Sound (1); Mount holyoke College (1)