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Yet again, the University of Washington, University of Central Oklahoma, and Bates College topped the rankings in this week’s Women’s Division I, II, and III Pocock CRCA Poll presented by USRowing, respectively.
On the Division I side, the gap between first-place Washington and second-place University of Texas continued to be slim, as the Huskies took 13 first-place votes and the Longhorns took 12. The University of Virginia held onto third, while Stanford University and Rutgers University rounded out the top five.
The University of Central Oklahoma took the top Division II spot for the fourth week in a row. All following rankings remained unchanged from the previous week, as Seattle Pacific University, Florida Institute of Technology, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and Western Washington University claimed places two through five, respectively.
For Division III, Bates College held onto first place. Ithaca College moved from third to second, while Hamilton College was bumped to third. Williams College and Wesleyan University secured spots four and five, respectively.
Division I Rankings
Team Rank
Total Votes
Prior Ranking
1
University of Washington (13)
489
1
2
University of Texas (12)
486
2
3
University of Virginia
429
3
4
Stanford University
401
4
5
Rutgers University
395
5
6
University of Michigan
372
6
7
Ohio State University
337
8
8
University of California, Berkeley
336
7
9
Indiana University
236
9
10
Princeton University
228
NR
11
Syracuse University
227
10
12
Southern Methodist University
226
11
13
University of Alabama
210
12
14
University of Tennessee
198
13
15
Brown University
114
17
16
University of Minnesota
113
15
17
Duke University
109
16
18
Oregon State University
91
18
19
Washington State University
75
19
20
Unviersity of Wisconsin
47
20
Others Receiving Votes: University of California, Los Angeles (40), University of Notre Dame (30), University of Southern California (29), Clemson University (16), University of Iowa (7), U.S. Naval Academy (3), University of Louisville (1), California State University, Sacramento (1), Northeastern University (1), Drexel University (1), University of San Diego (1).
Division II Rankings
Team Rank
Total Votes
Prior Ranking
1
University of Central Oklahoma (5)
194
1
2
Seattle Pacific University
173
2
3
Florida Institute of Technology
145
3
4
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
128
4
5
Western Washington University
85
5
6
Mercyhurst University
75
6
7
Barry University
55
7
8
Jefferson University
45
8
Others Receiving Votes: N/a
Division III Rankings
Team Rank
Total Votes
Prior Ranking
1
Bates College (10)
225
1
2
Ithaca College
203
3
3
Hamilton College
200
2
4
Williams College
175
3
5
Wesleyan University
160
4
6
Colby College
135
5
7
Tufts University
123
6
8
WPI
120
10
9
Washington College
115
9
10
Pacific Lutheran University
85
11
11
US Coast Guard Academy
70
8
12
Rochester Institute of Technology
70
11
13
Trinity College
47
13
14
Stockton University
25
15
15
Marietta College
22
14t
Others Receiving Votes: William Smith College (20), Lewis & Clark College (5).
