University of Washington women’s crew went into the weekend ranked behind both The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan, but defeated both Division I rivals at the Pac-12 Challenge and jumped to the top of the second regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Polls, presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
The Huskies of Washington swept all eight events entered to earn their first place spot in this week’s poll with 24 of the 25 first-place votes. In second place was the University of California, Berkeley falling one place with one first-place vote. The University of Michigan maintained their previous ranking at third place.
Rounding out the top five were the Ohio State University in fourth place and the University of Texas in fifth place.
In the Division II poll, Florida Institute of Technology (three first-place votes) joined last week’s first place-holder, Western Washington University (two first-place votes), to tie for first place. Competing on opposite coasts at the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships and the San Diego Crew Classic, both Florida and Western Washington had a strong showing bringing home medals in each event entered.
Following close behind in the DII poll was University of Central Oklahoma in the third place position. Humboldt State and Nova Southeastern University completed the top five.
Another tie topped the Division III poll with Wesleyan University and Bates College both matched for first place. Williams College was third, with Wellesley College and Ithaca College in fourth and fifth place respectively.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Team Rankings
| Rank | Team | Total Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | University of Washington (24) | 490 | 4 |
| 2 | University of California, Berkeley (1) | 456 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Michigan | 438 | 3 |
| 4 | Ohio State University | 387 | 2 |
| 5 | University of Texas | 375 | 6 |
| 6 | Stanford University | 361 | 10 |
| 7 | Yale University | 342 | 5 |
| 8 | Princeton University | 340 | 8 |
| 9 | Brown University | 306 | 9 |
| 10 | University of Virginia | 305 | 7 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin | 225 | 12 |
| 12 | University of Southern California | 201 | 13 |
| 13 | University of Iowa | 197 | 14 |
| 14 | Harvard University | 194 | 11 |
Others Receiving Votes in Alphabetical Order: Gonzaga University, Northeastern University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Central Florida, University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee
Women’s NCAA Division II Team Rankings
| Rank | Team | Total Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1t | Florida Institute of Technology (3) | 175 | 2 |
| 1t | Western Washington University (2) | 175 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Central Oklahoma | 172 | 4 |
| 4 | Humboldt State University | 128 | 5 |
| 5 | Nova Southeastern University | 77 | 7 |
| 6 | Barry University | 72 | 6 |
| 7 | University of California, San Diego | 65 | 3 |
| 8 | Mercyhurst University | 23 | 8 |
Others Receiving Votes: Philadelphia University (8), Rollins College (5)
Women’s NCAA Division III Team Rankings
| Rank | Team | Total Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1t | Wesleyan University | 145 | 1 |
| 1t | Bates | 145 | 2 |
| 3 | Williams College | 127 | 4 |
| 4 | Wellesley College | 117 | 5 |
| 5 | Ithaca College | 110 | 3 |
| 6 | Tufts University | 92 | 6t |
| 7 | Pacific Lutheran University | 83 | 8 |
| 8 | Rochester institute of Technology | 80 | 6t |
| 9t | WPI | 52 | 9 |
| 9t | William Smith College | 52 | 10 |
| 11 | Hamilton College | 45 | 13 |
| 12 | Washington College | 43 | 11 |
| 13 | Trinity College | 41 | 12 |
| 14 | Colby College | 28 | 14 |
| 15 | Lewis and Clark College | 15 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes: University of Rochester (11), Smith College (7), Franklin & Marshall College (5), US Coast Guard Academy (3), University of Puget Sound (2)
