Pocock CRCA Poll
California, Western Washington, and Williams top USRowing/CRCA Women’s Collegiate Rowing Polls
May 16, 2012
California received 24 of 25 first-place votes to remain on top of the Division I rankings. Michigan, who received the remaining first-place vote, and Virginia tied for second. Ohio State and Washington rounded out the top five.
In Division II, Western Washington regained the top spot in the rankings, earning three of five first-place votes. Humboldt State ranked second, with Nova Southeastern third. Both schools received one first-place vote. Mercyhurst and Central Oklahoma rounded out the top five.
Williams remained the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division III poll. Williams received all 10 first-place votes. Bates ranked second, followed by William Smith, Wellesley and Trinity.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team | Votes | Previous Week |
1 | University of California, Berkeley (24) | 483 | 1 |
T2 | University of Michigan (1) | 425 | 5 |
T2 | University of Virginia | 425 | 2 |
4 | Ohio State University | 395 | 4 |
5 | University of Washington | 361 | 8 |
6 | Princeton University | 342 | 6 |
7 | Harvard University | 335 | 13 |
8 | University of California, Los Angeles | 318 | 7 |
9 | University of Southern California | 266 | 3 |
10 | Yale University | 264 | 10 |
11 | Stanford University | 258 | 12 |
12 | University of Wisconsin | 252 | 9 |
13 | Brown University | 230 | 11 |
14 | Cornell University | 213 | 16 |
15 | Michigan State University | 140 | 14 |
16 | University of Notre Dame | 131 | 15 |
17 | Washington State University | 128 | 17 |
18 | University of Minnesota | 91 | 18 |
19 | Dartmouth College | 68 | 20 |
20 | Syracuse University | 37 | NR |
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team | Votes | Previous Week |
1 | Western Washington University (3) | 173 | 2 |
2 | Humboldt State University (1) | 159 | 1 |
3 | Nova Southeastern University (1) | 149 | 3 |
4 | Mercyhurst University | 135 | 4 |
5 | University of Central Oklahoma | 107 | 5 |
6 | Seattle Pacific University | 49 | 7 |
7 | Philadelphia University | 45 | NR |
8 | Barry University | 44 | 6 |
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team | Votes | Previous Week |
1 | Williams College (10) | 150 | 1 |
2 | Bates College | 140 | 2 |
3 | William Smith College | 130 | 3 |
4 | Wellesley College | 117 | 4 |
5 | Trinity College | 101 | 8 |
6 | US Coast Guard Academy | 101 | 5 |
7 | Marietta College | 90 | 7 |
8 | Ithaca College | 87 | 15 |
9 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 68 | 14 |
10 | Hamilton College | 54 | 13 |
11 | Wesleyan University | 47 | 6 |
12 | University of Puget Sound | 36 | 9 |
13 | St. Lawrence University | 33 | 12 |
14 | Washington College | 27 | 11 |
15 | Smith College | 11 | NR |