University of Washington Tops Division I Preseason Pocock CRCA Poll presented by USRowing

The University of Washington earned the top spot in the Division I Preseason 2021 Pocock CRCA Poll presented by USRowing.

The Huskies open 2021 at the top of the preseason rankings, having swept the Division I championships in 2019. Washington received 19 of the 25 first-place votes. The University of Texas ranked second, earning the remaining six, first-place votes. The University of Michigan ranked third, followed by Stanford University in fourth. The University of California, Berkeley rounded out the top five.

Division I Rankings

Team Rank Total Votes

1. University of Washington (19) 494

2. University of Texas (6) 475

3. University of Michigan 435

4. Stanford University 404

5. University of California, Berkeley 382

6. Ohio State University 375

7. University of Virginia 351

8. University of Iowa 279

9. Duke University 273

10. Rutgers University 270

11. Indiana University 268

12. University of Wisconsin 240

13. U.S. Naval Academy 155

14. Syracuse University 154

15. University of Southern California 153

16. University of Alabama 103

17. Oregon State University 102

18. University of California, Los Angeles 82

19. Washington State University 60

20. Southern Methodist University 41

Others Receiving Votes: University of Louisville (35), Northeastern University (24), University of Tennessee (19), University of Central Florida (17), University of Oklahoma (16), Gonzaga University (9), University of Minnesota (9), University of Notre Dame (9), Boston University (6), Michigan State University (4), Drexel University (2), Kansas State University (2), and University of San Diego (2).