Virginia, Humboldt State and Williams Top Final 2012 USRowing/CRCA Women’s Collegiate Rowing Polls

May 30, 2012

Virginia, Humboldt State and Williams College earned No. 1 rankings in this year’s final USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association poll presented by Pocock Racing Shells.

Virginia received all 25 first-place votes to earn the top spot in the final Division I ranking of the year. Virginia won the team title at last weekend’s 2012 NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championship. Michigan ranked second, followed by California, Princeton and Ohio State.

In Division II, Humboldt State received all five first-place votes after winning the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Rowing Championship at Mercer Lake. Western Washington ranked second, followed by Nova Southeastern, Mercyhurst and Central Oklahoma.

Williams earned all 10 first-place votes in the Division III poll after winning its seventh consecutive NCAA Division III Women’s Rowing Championship. Bates ranked second, followed by William Smith, Wellesley and Marietta.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total Votes    Previous Week
1. University of Virginia (25)    462    2t
2. University of Michigan    441    2t
3. University of California    425    1
4. Princeton University    421    6
5. The Ohio State University    379    4
6. University of Southern California    374    9
7t. University of California at Los Angeles    358    8
7t. University of Washington    358    5
9. Stanford University    264    11
10. Yale University    258    10
11. University of Wisconsin    242    12
12. Harvard University    229    7
13. Cornell University    226    14
14. Brown University    203    13
15. University of Notre Dame    182    16
16. Michigan State University    157    15
17. Washington State University    89    17
18t. University of Minnesota    52    18
18t. Dartmouth College    52    19
20. Clemson University    19    NR

Other Receiving Votes: University of Tennessee 17, Syracuse University 17, Northeastern University 10, Oregon State University 4, University of Texas 4, Indiana University 2, Columbia University 2, University of Kansas 1, University of Rhode Island 1 and Duke University 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total Votes    Previous Week
1. Humboldt State University (5)    200    2
2. Western Washington University    162    1
3. Nova Southeastern University    159    3
4. Mercyhurst University    122    4
5. University of Central Oklahoma    107    5
6. Seattle Pacific University    48    6
7. Barry University    40    8
8. Philadelphia University    27    7

Other Receiving Votes: University of California at San Diego 22, Florida Institute of Technology 10 and University of Massachusetts at Lowell 3.
        
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    120    4
5. Marietta College    110    7
6. Trinity College    100    5
7. United States Coast Guard Academy    87    6
8. Ithaca College    79    8
9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute    61    9
10. Hamilton College    51    10
11. Wesleyan University    47    11
12. University of Puget Sound    43    12
13. Washington College    30    14
14. St. Lawrence University    24    13
15t. Simmons College    12    NR
15t. Smith College    12    15

Other Receiving Votes: Tufts University 3 and University of Rochester 1.

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Brett Johnson

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