California, Humboldt State and Williams Top USRowing/CRCA Women’s Collegiate Rowing Polls

April 25, 2012

University of California, Humboldt State University and Williams College took the No. 1 spots in this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.

California received 15 of 25 first-place votes to take over the top spot in the Division I rankings. Virginia ranked second, receiving eight first-place votes. Michigan, Ohio State and Southern California rounded out the top five. Michigan and Ohio State each received one first-place vote.

In Division II, Humboldt State took over the top spot, earning three first-place votes. Western Washington received two first-place votes to rank second. Nova Southeastern, 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 United States Coast Guard Academy.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total Votes    Previous Week
1. University of California (15)    442    4
2. University of Virginia (8)    412    1
3. University of Michigan (1)    409    3
4. The Ohio State University (1)    388    8
5. University of Southern California    385    5
6. University of Washington    378    2
7. Princeton University    377    7
8. University of California at Los Angeles    366    6
9. University of Wisconsin    283    9
10. Brown University    248    10
11. Yale University    207    15
12. Stanford University    195    11
13. Michigan State University    194    14
14. Harvard University    188    12
15. University of Notre Dame    177    17
16. Washington State University    159    13
17. Cornell University    158    16
18. Columbia University    66    18
19. Clemson University    57    NR
20. Dartmouth College    43    19

Other Receiving Votes:  University of Tennessee 41, University of Minnesota 35, Duke University 12, Indiana University 11, Oregon State University 6, University of Texas 6, Northeastern University 3, University of Pennsylvania 3 and University of Louisville 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total Votes    Previous Week
1. Humboldt State University (3)    188    3
2. Western Washington University (2)    174    1
3. Nova Southeastern University    163    4
4. Mercyhurst University    121    2
5. University of Central Oklahoma    94    5
6. Barry University    47    6
7. University of California at San Diego    40    7
8. Seattle Pacific University    33    8t

Other Receiving Votes: Florida Institute of Technology 30, Rollins College 4, University of Massachusetts at Lowell 4 and University of Charleston 2.
        
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Total Votes    Previous Week
1. Williams College (10)    150    1
2. Bates College    138    2
3. William Smith College    132    3
4. Wellesley College    112    6
5. United States Coast Guard Academy    107    4
6. Trinity College    106    5
7. Marietta College    89    7
8. Wesleyan University    69    8
9. Washington College    65    11
10. St. Lawrence University    57    13
11. University of Puget Sound    49    10
12. Hamilton College    44    9
13. Simmons College    34    12
14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute    16    14t
15. Smith College    11    NR

Other Receiving Votes:  Lewis & Clark College 7, University of Rochester 7, Willamette University 6 and Pacific Lutheran University 1.

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