Feb 16, 2022
General
Texas, Central Oklahoma, Wellesley Top 2022 Preseason Pocock CRCA Poll presented by USRowing
The University of Texas, University of Central Oklahoma, and Wellesley College earned the top spots in the 2022 Preseason Pocock CRCA Women's Rowing Polls presented by USRowing.
Fresh off their first NCAA women's rowing team title, the Longhorns open 2022 at the top of the preseason rankings, earning 19 of the 25 first-place votes. Stanford University, which finished second in the team standings at the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships, ranked second in the poll and received the other six first-place votes. The University of Washington, University of Michigan, and University of Virginia rounded out the top five.
Having won the last three titles at the Division II level including 2021, Central Oklahoma claimed the top spot in the DII preseason poll. The Bronchos received four first-place votes, with Mercyhurst College receiving one first-place vote to rank second. Florida Institute of Technology ranked third, followed by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and Seattle Pacific University.
In the Division III poll, Wellesley College landed on top of the preseason poll, earning seven first-place votes. Bates College, which has won the last four NCAA titles, ranked second, receiving the remaining three first-place votes. WPI, Ithaca College, and Williams College rounded out the top five.
Division I Rankings
Team Rank Total Votes
1. University of Texas (19) 474
2. Stanford University (6) 470
3. University of Washington 465
4. University of Michigan 385
5. University of Virginia 371
6. Ohio State University 368
7. Brown University 313
8. Rutgers University 300
9. University of California, Berkeley 291
10. Princeton University 258
11. Syracuse University 222
12. Yale University 207
13. Southern Methodist University 192
14. Duke University 174
15. University of Alabama 162
16.
University of Wisconsin 147
17. Washington State University 138
18. University of Tennessee 57
19. Oregon State University 53
20. Indiana University 47
Others Receiving Points: University of Pennsylvania (38), United States Naval Academy (35), University of Southern California (32), Harvard University (13), Gonzaga University (10), Northeastern University (9), University of California, Los Angeles (8), University of Central Florida (5), University of Minnesota (3), Boston University (2), and Clemson University (1).
Division II Rankings
Team Rank Total Votes
1. University of Central Oklahoma (4) 197
2. Mercyhurst University (1) 163
3. Florida Institute of Technology 146
4. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University 120
5. Seattle Pacific University 117
6. Western Washington University 60
7. Barry University 53
8t. Humboldt State University 21
8t. Jefferson College 21
Others Receiving Points: Rollins College (4).
Division III Rankings
Team Rank Total Votes
1. Wellesley College (7) 147
2. Bates College (3) 143
3. WPI 126
4. Ithaca College 117
5. Williams College 81
6. United States Coast Guard Academy 66
7. Smith College 60
8. Hamilton College 59
9. Clark University 56
10. Wesleyan University 50
11. Trinity College 47
12t. Pacific Lutheran University 27
12t. Mount Holyoke College 27
14. Washington College 19
15. Colby College 17
Others Receiving Points: William Smith College (13), Marietta College (9), and Franklin & Marshall College (1).