Pocock CRCA Poll
Stanford, Mercyhurst and Williams Top USRowing/CRCA Women's Collegiate Rowing Polls
May 6, 2009
Following its victory over previous No. 1-ranked University of California, Stanford moved up to the top spot in the Division I rankings, earning 20 of 25 first-place votes. Cal ranked second, followed by Michigan State University. The Spartans received the remaining five first-place votes. Brown University and Yale University 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. Stanford University (20) | 495 | 4 |
2. University of California | 458 | 1 |
3. Michigan State University (5) | 456 | 3 |
4. Brown University | 419 | 10 |
5. Yale University | 395 | 2 |
6. University of Michigan | 392 | 5 |
7. Princeton University | 340 | 6 |
8. The Ohio State University | 322 | 7 |
9. University of Washington | 288 | 8 |
10. Clemson University | 278 | 9 |
11. University of Virginia | 244 | 11 |
12. University of Southern California | 205 | 13 |
13. Oregon State University | 195 | 12 |
14. University of Wisconsin | 186 | 14 |
15. Washington State University | 144 | 15 |
16. Harvard University | 141 | 16 |
17. University of Iowa | 98 | 17 |
18. University of Louisville | 94 | 18 |
19. University of California at Los Angeles | 38 | 19 |
20. University of Minnesota | 35 | 20 |
Other Receiving Votes: Dartmouth College 23, University of Notre Dame 3 and Bucknell University 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 | 14 | 3 |
4. Philadelphia University | 8 | 4 |
5. Seattle Pacific University | 7 | 5 |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Nova Southeastern 1.
Women's NCAA Division III Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. Williams College (10) | 200 | 1 |
2. Bates College | 187 | 2 |
3. Trinity College | 176 | 3 |
4. Ithaca College | 169 | 4 |
5. University of Puget Sound | 165 | 5 |
6. St. Lawrence University | 142 | 7 |
7. Smith College | 136 | 6 |
8. Willamette University | 126 | 8 |
9. Wesleyan College | 125 | 9 |
10. Skidmore College | 109 | 14 |
11. Mt. Holyoke College | 95 | 12 |
12. William Smith College | 91 | 11 |
13. Wellesley College | 82 | 10 |
14. Washington College | 40 | 15 |
15. Tufts University | 39 | 13 |
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Hamilton College 32, Rochester Institute of Technology 23, University of Mary Washington 7 and Simmons College 6.