Brown University, Nova Southeastern University and Trinity College held onto the top rankings in the fourth regular season USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Collegiate Rowing Polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Brown held the No. 1 spot with 18 first-place votes, while University of California earned three first-place votes to rank second. The Ohio State University followed in the No. 3 spot and earned four first-place votes. Stanford University moved into the No. 4 spot and University of Virginia fell to No. 5 spot in the Division I poll.
In the Division II poll, Nova Southeastern held the first-place spot with all five first-place votes, Western Washington University and Barry University held the No. 2 and 3 spots, respectively. Humboldt State University remained No. 4 and University of California, San Diego, moved up one to round out the top five.
Trinity College had all 10 first-place votes and remained on top of the Division III poll. Wellesley College held the No. 2 spot, while Ithaca College moved up to the No. 3 spot. Bates College and Williams College rounded out the top five.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Brown University (18) | 473 | 1 |
| 2 | University of California (3) | 456 | 2 |
| 3 | The Ohio State University (4) | 446 | 3 |
| 4 | Stanford University | 407 | 5 |
| 5 | University of Virginia | 381 | 4 |
| 6 | Princeton University | 356 | 7 |
| T-7 | University of Washington | 342 | 6 |
| T-7 | University of Michigan | 342 | 10 |
| 9 | University of Southern California | 321 | 8 |
| 10 | University of Notre Dame | 242 | 9 |
| 11 | Yale University | 220 | 11 |
| 12 | University of California, Los Angeles | 207 | 13 |
| 13 | Indiana University | 198 | 20 |
| 14 | Washington State University | 164 | 12 |
| 15 | University of Wisconsin | 163 | 15 |
| 16 | Harvard-Radcliffe University | 151 | 14 |
| 17 | Syracuse University | 81 | T-18 |
| 18 | University of Louisville | 79 | NR |
| 19 | Oregon State University | 64 | NR |
| 20 | University of San Diego | 47 | 17 |
Other Receiving Votes: Cornell University 43, Michigan State University 39, Clemson University 26, Gonzaga University 6, University of Minnesota 3, University of Iowa 2, Dartmouth College 2.
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Nova Southeastern University (5) | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Western Washington University | 164 | 2 |
| 3 | Barry University | 130 | 3 |
| 4 | Humboldt State University | 97 | 4 |
| 5 | University of California, San Diego | 88 | 6 |
| 6 | University of Central Oklahoma | 82 | 5 |
| 7 | Florida Institute of Technology | 61 | 7 |
| 8 | Philadelphia University | 35 | 8 |
Other Receiving Votes: Mercyhurst University 33, Seattle Pacific University 7, Rollins College 3.
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes | Prior Ranking |
| 1 | Trinity College (10) | 150 | 1 |
| 2 | Wellesley College | 140 | 2 |
| 3 | Ithaca College | 119 | 7 |
| 4 | Bates College | 114 | 4 |
| 5 | Williams College | 104 | 5 |
| 6 | William Smith College | 102 | 3 |
| 7 | Wesleyan University | 101 | 6 |
| 8 | Tufts University | 81 | 8 |
| 9 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 63 | 9 |
| 10 | Washington College | 59 | 10 |
| 11 | University of Rochester | 43 | 11 |
| 12 | Marietta College | 35 | 12 |
| 13 | University of Puget Sound | 23 | 13 |
| 14 | Simmons College | 18 | NR |
| 15 | Hamilton College | 14 | NR |
Other Receiving Votes: Colby College 11, Smith College 8, Lewis and Clark College 7, Rochester Institute of Technology 3, Franklin and Marshall 3, St. Lawrence University 2.
