Pocock CRCA Poll
Ohio State, Barry University and Williams College Top the 2016 USRowing/CRCA Preseason Poll
March 9, 2016
Barry University topped the rankings in the DII poll and Williams College led the DIII poll.
Ohio State took 17 first-place votes to top the DI poll, with the University of California following in second (three first-place votes). Brown University finished third (one vote). The University of Virginia, placed fourth (four votes) with University of Washington rounding out the top five.
In the DII poll, Barry University, the defending national champions, received five first-place votes to finish first. Mercyhurst College was second and Humboldt State University was third. The University of Central Oklahoma and Nova Southeastern University held fourth and fifth place
Williams took eight first-place votes to lead the DIII poll with Bates College in second with two first-place votes. Wellesley College was third with Ithaca College and Wesleyan University rounded out the top five.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
1 | Ohio State University (17) | 478 |
2 | University of California, Berkeley (3) | 450 |
3 | Brown University (1) | 438 |
4 | University of Virginia (4) | 431 |
5 | University of Washington | 391 |
6 | Yale University | 336 |
7 | University of Texas | 332 |
8 | Stanford University | 331 |
9 | Washington State University | 305 |
10 | Princeton University | 285 |
11 | University of Michigan | 280 |
12 | Indiana University | 219 |
13 | University of Wisconsin | 191 |
14 | University of Southern California | 143 |
15 | Syracuse University | 127 |
16 | Harvard University | 114 |
17 | University of Notre Dame | 109 |
18 | Gonzaga University | 57 |
19 | University of Iowa | 46 |
20 | University of Louisville | 41 |
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
1 | Barry University (5) | 200 |
2 | Mercyhurst University | 174 |
3 | Humboldt State University | 136 |
4 | University of Central Oklahoma | 126 |
5 | Nova Southeastern University | 90 |
6 | Philadelphia University | 64 |
7 | Western Washington University | 61 |
8 | University of California San Diego | 26 |
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
1 | Williams College (8) | 147 |
2 | Bates College (2) | 142 |
3 | Wellesley College | 131 |
4 | Ithaca College | 116 |
5 | Wesleyan University | 104 |
6 | Tufts University | 96 |
7 | Trinity College | 89 |
8 | Rochester institute of Technology | 78 |
9 | Colby College | 46 |
10 | William Smith College | 43 |
11 | Hamilton College | 36 |
12 | WPI | 29 |
13 | University of Puget Sound | 21 |
14 | Washington College | 20 |
15t | US Coast Guard Academy | 18 |
15t | Pacific Lutheran University | 18 |