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The University of Washington, University of Central Oklahoma and Bates College continued to top the rankings in this week’s Women’s Division I, II and III Pocock CRCA Polls presented by USRowing.
The DI rankings tightened up at the top, however, with the Huskies retaining the No. 1 spot in the poll by one point, receiving 13 of the 25 first-place votes. The University of Texas continued to rank second, earning the remaining 12, first-place votes. University of Virginia ranked third, with Stanford University moving up to fourth. Rutgers University rounded out the top five.
In DII, the top five remained unchanged with the University of Central Oklahoma ranking first, once again receiving all five, first-place votes. Seattle Pacific ranked second, followed by the Florida Institute of Technology. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Western Washington University rounded out the top five.
Bates College once again took the top spot in the DIII poll, receiving all 10, first-place votes. Hamilton College moved up to second position, followed by Ithaca College. Williams College made the jump from 10th to fourth in this week’s rankings, with Wesleyan University rounding out the top five.
Division I Rankings
Rank
Team
Total Votes
Previous Ranking
1.
University of Washington (13)
488
1
2.
University of Texas (12)
487
2
3.
University of Virginia
424
3
4.
Stanford University
402
6
5.
Rutgers University
394
4
6.
University of Michigan
373
5
7.
University of California, Berkeley
335
7
8.
Ohio State University
333
8
9.
Indiana University
239
10
10.
Syracuse University
229
9
11.
Southern Methodist University
223
11
12.
University of Alabama
211
13
13.
University of Tennessee
202
12
14.
Princeton University
200
NR
15.
University of Minnesota
115
14
16.
Duke University
114
15
17.
Brown University
113
17
18.
Oregon State University
95
19
19.
Washington State University
77
NR
20.
University of Wisconsin
49
20
Others Receiving Votes: University of California, Los Angeles (48), University of Southern California (31), University of Notre Dame (30), Clemson University (17), University of Iowa (13), U.S. Naval Academy (3), California State University, Sacramento (1), Northeastern University (1), University of Louisville (1), University of San Diego (1), University of Tulsa (1).
Division II Rankings
Rank
Team
Total Votes
Previous Ranking
1.
University of Central Oklahoma (5)
200
1
2.
Seattle Pacific University
175
2
3.
Florida Institute of Technology
133
3
4.
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
125
4
5.
Western Washington University
105
5
6.
Mercyhurst University
75
6
7.
Barry University
45
7
8.
Jefferson University
42
8
Others Receiving Votes: None.
Division III Rankings
Rank
Team
Total Votes
Previous Ranking
1.
Bates College (10)
150
1
2.
Hamilton College
135
5
3.
Ithaca College
130
3
4.
Williams College
123
10t
5.
Wesleyan University
102
2
6.
Colby College
90
14
7.
Tufts University
88
4
8.
U.S. Coast Guard Academy
62
7
9.
Washington College
60
8
10.
WPI
58
6
11.
Rochester Institute of Technology
58
12
12.
Pacific Lutheran University
55
9
13.
Trinity College
37
10t
14t.
Marietta College
17
15
14t.
William Smith College
15
13
15.
Stockton University
5
NR
Others Receiving Votes: None
