Ties at the Top of the USRowing / CRCA Coaches Poll

University of Washington women’s crew went into the weekend ranked behind both The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan, but defeated both Division I rivals at the Pac-12 Challenge and jumped to the top of the second regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Collegiate Rowing Polls, presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
The Huskies of Washington swept all eight events entered to earn their first place spot in this week’s poll with 24 of the 25 first-place votes. In second place was the University of California, Berkeley falling one place with one first-place vote. The University of Michigan maintained their previous ranking at third place.
Rounding out the top five were the Ohio State University in fourth place and the University of Texas in fifth place.
In the Division II poll, Florida Institute of Technology (three first-place votes) joined last week’s first place-holder, Western Washington University (two first-place votes), to tie for first place. Competing on opposite coasts at the Florida Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships and the San Diego Crew Classic, both Florida and Western Washington had a strong showing bringing home medals in each event entered.
Following close behind in the DII poll was University of Central Oklahoma in the third place position. Humboldt State and Nova Southeastern University completed the top five.
Another tie topped the Division III poll with Wesleyan University and Bates College both matched for first place. Williams College was third, with Wellesley College and Ithaca College in fourth and fifth place respectively.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Team Rankings

Rank	Team	Total Votes	Prior Ranking
1	University of Washington (24)	490	4
2	University of California, Berkeley (1)	456	1
3	University of Michigan	438	3
4	Ohio State University	387	2
5	University of Texas	375	6
6	Stanford University	361	10
7	Yale University	342	5
8	Princeton University	340	8
9	Brown University	306	9
10	University of Virginia	305	7
11	University of Wisconsin	225	12
12	University of Southern California	201	13
13	University of Iowa	197	14
14	Harvard University	194	11

Others Receiving Votes in Alphabetical Order: Gonzaga University, Northeastern University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Central Florida, University of Pennsylvania, University of Tennessee