USC, Western Washington and Williams College Top Women’s Rowing Polls

The University of Southern California claimed the top spot in this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll, while Western Washington University and Williams College topped the Division II and Division III polls, respectively.

In Division I, USC moved into the top position in the poll, earning 19 of 24 first-place votes. Brown University, last week’s top-ranked boat, received the remaining five first-place votes to rank second. Ohio State remained in third position, followed by Yale University and the University of Virginia.

Western Washington was once again a unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division II poll, earning all five first-place votes. Dowling College ranked second, while the University of California at San Diego ranked third.

Williams College received all seven first-place votes to remain on top of the Division III poll. Trinity College ranked second, followed by William Smith College, the United States Coast Guard Academy and Colby College.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week

1. University of Southern California (19), 475, 2

2. Brown University (5), 454, 1

3. The Ohio State University, 420, 3

4. Yale University, 388, 4

5. University of Virginia, 358, 13

6. University of Notre Dame, 346, 16

7. Princeton University, 260, 9

8. University of Minnesota, 239, 10

9. University of Central Florida, 234, 12

10t. University of Tennessee, 211, 15

10t. University of Washington, 211, 19

12. University of Michigan, 209, 11

13. University of California at Berkeley, 207, 5

14. Dartmouth College, 196, NR

15. University of California at Los Angeles, 195, 8

16. Harvard University, 147, 6

17. Stanford University, 146, 7

18. University of Louisville, 124, NR

19. Michigan State University, 100, 20

20. Oregon State University, 68, 17

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Washington State University 39, Northeastern University 7, Gonzaga University 3, Clemson University 2, and University of Wisconsin 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week

1. Western Washington University (5), 25, 1

2. Dowling College, 20, 2

3. University of California at San Diego, 13, 3

4. Nova Southeastern, 12, 4

5. Florida Tech, 5, 5

Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week

1. Williams College (7), 140, 1

2. Trinity College, 133, 2

3. William Smith College, 120, 3

4. United States Coast Guard Academy, 114, 4

5. Smith College, 105, 7

6. Tufts University, 102, 6

7. Colby College, 101, 5

8. Ithaca College, 93, 8

9. University of Puget Sound, 85, 10

10. Bates College, 78, 9

11. Mt. Holyoke College, 61, 11

12. Washington College, 53, 15

13. Wellesley College, 51, NR

14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 31, 12

15. Pacific Lutheran University, 22, 14

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: North Park University 15, University of Mary Washington 13, Vassar College 11, Rochester Institute of Technology 9, Simmons College 8, Lewis & Clark College 7, Skidmore College 7, and Connecticut College 6.

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Washington Remains on Top of Men’s Poll; Princeton and Wisconsin Share Top Spot in Lightweight Women’s Poll

For the fourth week in a row, the University of Washington claimed the top spot in the USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll, while Princeton University and the University of Wisconsin shared the top spot in the USRowing Lightweight Women’s Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll.

Washington earned 11 of 12 first-place votes to take the top spot in the men’s poll. California received the remaining first-place vote to rank second. Harvard University ranked third, followed by Stanford and Brown.

In the lightweight women’s poll, Princeton and Wisconsin each received four of eight first-place votes to tie for the top spot. Stanford ranked third, followed by Georgetown and Radcliffe.

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Men’s Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week

1. University of Washington (11), 238, 1

2. University of California (1), 219, 4

3. Harvard University, 214, 6

4. Stanford University, 204, 2

5. Brown University, 185, 3

6. Yale University, 177, 5

7. Princeton University, 169, 7

8. University of Wisconsin, 157, 8

9. Syracuse University, 140, 11

10. Trinity College, 136, 9

11. United States Naval Academy, 104, 12

12. Boston University, 98, 14

13. Northeastern University, 91, 10

14. University of Michigan, 87, 13

15. Cornell University, 78, 15

16. University of Pennsylvania, 59, 16

17. Georgetown University, 49, 17

18. Oregon State University, 31, 20t

19. Columbia University, 30, 18

20. George Washington University, 19, 20t

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Rutgers University 16, University of Virginia 8, Gonzaga University 5, Temple University 2, and Marist College 1.

(This week’s voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Rob Canavan, Chris Clark, Rex Clothier, Paul Cooke, Greg Hartsuff, Curtis Jordan, Gene Kininmonth, John Pescatore, Dave Reischman, Dan Roock, and Stephen Wagner)

Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week

1t. Princeton University (4), 156, 1

1t. University of Wisconsin (4), 156, 2

3. Stanford University, 142, 7

4. Georgetown University, 138, 3

5. Radcliffe, 126, 4

6. University of Central Florida, 118, 5

7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 101, 8

8. Bucknell University, 96, 6

9. University of Buffalo, 82, 11

10. University of Dayton, 71, 10

11. Lehigh University, 64, 9

12. Loyola Marymount University, 60, 13

13. The Ohio State University, 58, 12

14. University of Massachusetts, 58, NR

15. Duquesne University, 39, NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of California 28, Marist College 20, Temple University 14, Long Beach State 12, Pacific Lutheran University 8, and University of Tulsa 7.

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