California, Western Washington and Williams Top Final Regular Season USRowing/CRCA Women’s Collegiate Rowing Polls

May 16, 2012

University of California, Western Washington University and Williams College took the No. 1 spots in the final regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.

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.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total Votes    Previous Week
1. University of California (24)    483    1
2t. University of Michigan (1)    425    5
2t. University of Virginia    425    2
4. The 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 at 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

Other Receiving Votes: University of Tennessee 34, Northeastern University 14, Clemson University 12, Oregon State University 7, Columbia University 5, University of Kansas 4, University of Rhode Island 4, University of Texas 3, Indiana University 2, Duke University 1, University of Oklahoma 1 and University of Pennsylvania 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total 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

Other Receiving Votes: University of California at San Diego 30, Florida Institute of Technology 7 and University of Massachusetts at Lowell 2.
        
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total 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. United States 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

Other Receiving Votes: Simmons College 4, University of Rochester 2, Willamette University 2 and Lewis & Clark College 1.

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