University of Washington, Western Washington University and Bates College topped this season’s first USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I, II and III Polls presented by Pocock Racing Shells.
Washington, which became the first school in the history of the NCAA Rowing Championship to sweep all three boat classes in 2017, earned all 25 first-place votes to take the top spot in the first Division I poll of the year. University of California at Berkeley, the national runner-up in 2017, ranked second, followed by the University of Texas, Princeton University and University of Michigan.
The defending Division II national champions from Western Washington got the nod in the first DII poll of the season, earning three first-place votes. University of California at San Diego ranked second, earning the other two first-place votes. Florida Institute of Technology, Barry University and the University of Central Oklahoma rounded out the top five.
Bates College, which edged out Williams College for the national title in 2017, earned all 10 first-place votes to take the No. 1 spot in the opening Division III poll. Wesleyan University ranked second, followed by Williams College, Ithaca College and Rochester Institute of Technology.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
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University of Washington (25) | 494 |
| 2 | University of California, Berkeley | 478 |
| 3 | University of Texas | 398 |
| 4 | Princeton University | 383 |
| 5 | University of Michigan | 373 |
| 6 | The Ohio State University | 362 |
| 7 | Yale University | 340 |
| 8 | Brown University | 333 |
| 9 | University of Virginia | 316 |
| 10 | Stanford University | 300 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin | 236 |
| 12 | University of Southern California | 192 |
| 13 | Washington State University | 159 |
| 14 | Syracuse University | 156 |
| 15 | Indiana University | 135 |
| 16 | Harvard University | 118 |
| 17 | University of Iowa | 116 |
| 18 | Michigan State University | 79 |
| 19 | University of Oklahoma | 54 |
| 20 | University of Minnesota | 46 |
Other Receiving Votes in Alphabetical Order: University of California at Los Angeles (38), University of Louisville (36), Duke University (35), Northeastern University (20), University of Tennessee (14), Gonzaga University (10), University of Central Florida (7), University of Notre Dame (6), Oregon State University (4), University of San Diego (4), Cornell University (3), University of Pennsylvania (4), and University of Kansas (1)
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
| 1 | Western Washington University (3) | 146 |
| 2 | University of California San Diego (2) | 140 |
| 3 | Florida Institute of Technology | 138 |
| 4 | Barry University | 127 |
| 5 | University of Central Oklahoma | 116 |
| 6 | Humboldt State University | 93 |
| 7 | Seattle Pacific University | 67 |
| 8 | Nova Southeastern University | 40 |
Other Receiving Votes: Mercyhurst University (20), Rollins College (11), and Franklin Pierce University (2)
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
| Rank | Team (First Place Votes) | Votes |
| 1 | Bates College (10) | 150 |
| 2 | Wesleyan University | 137 |
| 3 | Williams College | 131 |
| 4 | Ithaca College | 121 |
| 5 | Rochester institute of Technology | 104 |
| 6 | Hamilton College | 88 |
| 7 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 86 |
| 8 | Tufts University | 68 |
| 9 | Wellesley College | 64 |
| 10 | William Smith College | 55 |
| 11 | Pacific Lutheran University | 53 |
| 12 | Washington College | 50 |
| 13 | University of Puget Sound | 40 |
| 14 | Colby College | 26 |
| 15 | St. Lawrence University | 13 |
Other Receiving Votes: Smith College (11), Lewis and Clark College (1), Mount Holyoke College (1), Trinity College (1)
