Pocock CRCA Poll
California, Mercyhurst and Williams Continue to Top USRowing/CRCA Women's Collegiate Rowing Polls
April 29, 2009
For the second week in a row, California topped the Division I rankings, earning 20 of 25 first-place votes. Yale University received the other five first-place votes to rank second. Michigan State University, Stanford University and University of Michigan rounded out the top five.
Mercyhurst received all five first-place votes to remain atop the Division II poll. Western Washington University ranked second, followed by Dowling College.
Williams College received all 10 first-place votes to top the Division III poll, while Bates College ranked second. Trinity College, Ithaca College and the University of Puget Sound rounded out the top five.
Women's NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. University of California (20) | 495 | 1 |
2. Yale University (5) | 459 | 2 |
3. Michigan State University | 443 | 3 |
4. Stanford University | 421 | 4t |
5. University of Michigan | 415 | 4t |
6. Princeton University | 365 | 6 |
7. The Ohio State University | 336 | 8 |
8. University of Washington | 325 | 7 |
9. Clemson University | 289 | 10 |
10. Brown University | 286 | 9 |
11. University of Virginia | 241 | 15 |
12. Oregon State University | 199 | 12 |
13. University of Southern California | 198 | 11 |
14. University of Wisconsin | 179 | 14 |
15. Washington State University | 170 | 13 |
16. Harvard University | 130 | 16 |
17. University of Iowa | 93 | 17 |
18. University of Louisville | 89 | 19 |
19. University of California at Los Angeles | 70 | 18 |
20. University of Minnesota | 28 | 20 |
Other Receiving Votes: Dartmouth College 16, Bucknell University 2 and University of Notre Dame 1.
Women's NCAA Division II Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. Mercyhurst College (5) | 25 | 1 |
2. Western Washington University | 20 | 2 |
3. Dowling College | 15 | 3 |
4. Philadelphia University | 10 | 4 |
5. Seattle Pacific University | 3 | 5 |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Nova Southeastern 2.
Women's NCAA Division III Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. Williams College (10) | 200 | 1 |
2. Bates College | 188 | 2 |
3. Trinity College | 178 | 3 |
4. Ithaca College | 169 | 4 |
5. University of Puget Sound | 161 | 5 |
6. Smith College | 140 | 7 |
7. St. Lawrence University | 136 | 6 |
8. Willamette University | 129 | 8t |
9. Wesleyan College | 124 | 8t |
10. Wellesley College | 108 | 10 |
11. William Smith College | 103 | 11 |
12. Mt. Holyoke College | 90 | 12 |
13. Tufts University | 84 | 13 |
14. Skidmore College | 60 | 14 |
15. Washington College | 45 | NR |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Simmons College 15, Hamilton College 7, United States Coast Guard Academy 7 and University of Mary Washington 6.