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).