Princeton, Western Washington, and Trinity Remain No. 1 in Women’s Rowing Collegiate Coaches’ Polls

INDIANAPOLIS – Princeton University 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 Trinity College topped the Division II and III polls, respectively.

In Division I, Princeton earned 18 of 24 first-place votes to take remain in the top position in the rankings. California, the defending NCAA champions, earned five first-place votes to garner the second spot in the poll. Virginia ranked third, followed by Yale and Brown. No. 8 Southern California earned the remaining first-place vote.

Western Washington earned all five first-place votes to remain atop the Division II poll. Barry University ranked second, while Nova Southeastern ranked third.

Trinity College received all eight first-place votes to remain in the No. 1 position in the Division III poll. Williams College ranked second, while Ithaca College ranked third. Smith College and Colby College tied for the No. 4 ranking this week.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week

1. Princeton University (18), 474, 1

2. University of California at Berkeley (5), 460, 2

3. University of Virginia, 420, 3

4. Yale University, 394, 5

5. Brown University, 347, 6

6. Stanford University, 344, 15

7. The Ohio State University, 321, 4

8. University of Southern California (1), 268, 11

9. University of Wisconsin, 245, 8

10. University of Washington, 236, 10

11. Washington State University, 209, 9

12. University of Michigan, 204, 7

13. Michigan State University, 187, 13

14. University of Tennessee, 160, 12

15. University of California at Los Angeles, 154, 14

16. Oregon State University, 147, NR

17. Harvard University, 142, 17

18. University of Minnesota, 105, 19

19. Boston University, 78, 16

20. Columbia University, 53, 20

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Northeastern University 39, University of Notre Dame 24, University of Louisville 10, University of Texas 9, Duke University 5, University of Central Florida 3, University of Iowa 1, and University of San Diego 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week

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

2. Barry University, 20, 2

3. Nova Southeastern, 13, 3t

4. Mercyhurst College, 7, 3t

5. Dowling College, 6, NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Florida Institute of Technology 2, Seattle Pacific University, and University of California at San Diego 2.

Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week

1. Trinity College (8), 160, 1

2. Williams College, 144, 2

3. Ithaca College, 139, 3

4t. Colby College, 130, 5

4t. Smith College, 130, 4

6. University of Puget Sound, 121, 8

7. Tufts University, 108, 7

8. William Smith College, 107, 6

9. Mt. Holyoke College, 89, 9

10. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 86, 10

11. United States Coast Guard Academy, 85, 11

12. Lewis and Clark, 56, NR

13. Washington College, 35, 14

14. Wesleyan University, 30, 12

15t. Bates College, 26, 13

15t. Vassar College, 26, 15

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Marietta College 22, University of Mary Washington 17, Bryn Mawr College 16, Johns Hopkins University 13, Skidmore College 8, Connecticut College 6, and Mills College 6.

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Princeton Tops Men’s Rowing Poll; Wisconsin Top Choice in Women’s Lightweight Poll

PRINCETON, N.J. – Princeton earned the No. 1 ranking in the first USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll of the year, while Wisconsin took the top spot in this season’s first USRowing Women’s Lightweight Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll.

Princeton garnered eight of 14 first-place votes to earn the top spot in the men’s rankings. The University of California at Berkeley ranked second, earning three first-place votes. Harvard, Stanford, and Washington rounded out the top five. Harvard earned two first-place votes, while Stanford received one first-place vote.

Wisconsin received five of six first-place votes to take the top spot in the lightweight women’s poll. Racliffe, which received the other first-place vote, ranked second, followed by Princeton, Georgetown, and Stanford.

USRowing is a nonprofit organization recognized by the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for the sport of rowing in the United States. USRowing’s Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Dock is Connect-A-Dock; its Official Supplier is NIKE, Inc.; and its Preferred Printer is Sport Graphics Printing. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation.

Men’s Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points

1. Princeton University (8), 273

2. University of California at Berkeley (3), 266

3. Harvard University (2), 255

4. Stanford University (1), 232

5. University of Washington, 222

6. Brown University, 198

7. Northeastern University, 191

8. United States Naval Academy, 178

9. Yale University, 143

10. Boston University, 138

11. University of Wisconsin, 135

12. Cornell University, 104

13. University of Pennsylvania, 101

14. Trinity College, 100

15. Oregon State University, 91

16. Syracuse University, 86

17. University of Michigan, 79

18. Rutgers University, 35

19. Dartmouth College, 32

20. Columbia University, 30

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Georgetown University 19, University of Virginia 17, Temple University 9, College of the Holy Cross 2, Loyola Marymount University 2, and St. Joseph’s University 1.

Women’s Lightweight Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes), Points

1. University of Wisconsin (5), 119

2. Radcliffe (1), 112

3. Princeton University, 111

4. Georgetown University, 99

5. Stanford University, 93

6. University of Central Florida, 92

7. Ohio State University Crew, 69

8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 56

9. Bucknell University, 48

10. Lehigh University, 46

11. Loyola Marymount University, 43

12t. University of Dayton, 39

12t. University of Rhode Island, 39

14t. Villanova University, 34

14t. St. Joseph’s University, 34

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Marist College 31, University of Massachusetts 28, University of California at Berkeley 19, University of California at Santa Barbara 11, San Diego State University 10, University of Buffalo 9, Penn State University 8, and University of Tulsa 7.

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