In Division I, USC took the top spot in the poll for the fourth week in a row, earning 21 of 25 first-place votes. Yale University received the remaining four first-place votes to rank second. University of Notre Dame, Brown University and University of Virginia rounded out the top five.

In the Division II poll, Western Washington once again earned the No. 1 ranking, receiving three of four first-place votes. Dowling College earned the other first-place vote to rank second. Nova Southeastern and the University of California at San Diego tied for third.

Williams College received all seven first-place votes to remain on top of the Division III poll. William Smith College ranked second, followed by Trinity College, Ithaca College, and Bates College.

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Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. University of Southern California (21), 495, 1
2. Yale University (4), 474, 2
3. University of Notre Dame, 440, 3
4. Brown University, 428, 4
5. University of Virginia, 390, 5
6. University of Michigan, 350, 6
7. University of Minnesota, 308, 7
8. University of California at Berkeley, 285, 8
9. Princeton University, 275, 9
10. University of California at Los Angeles, 259, 10
11. University of Central Florida, 241, 11
12. The Ohio State University, 221, 12
13. Michigan State University, 187, 13
14. Harvard University, 176, 14
15. Dartmouth College, 166, 15
16. University of Washington, 145, 16
17. University of Tennessee, 126, 17
18. Stanford University, 121, 18
19. University of Louisville, 111, 19
20. Oregon State University, 39, 20

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Northeastern University 6, Washington State University 5, Gonzaga University 1, and University of Wisconsin 1.

Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Western Washington University (3), 19, 1
2. Dowling College (1), 17, 2
3t. Nova Southeastern, 10, 3
3t. University of California at San Diego, 10, 4
5. Florida Tech, 4, 5


Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Williams College (7), 140, 1
2. William Smith College, 132, 2
3. Trinity College, 122, 6
4. Ithaca College, 120, 3
5. Bates College, 113, 4
6. United States Coast Guard Academy, 103, 5
7. Colby College, 99, 7
8. Smith College, 88, 9
9t. University of Puget Sound, 82, 10
9t. Tufts University, 82, 8
11. University of Mary Washington, 65, 12
12. Washington College, 54, 11
13. Mt. Holyoke College, 51, 13
14. Skidmore College, 49, NR
15. Wellesley College, 20, NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Pacific Lutheran University 18, Worcester Polytechnic Institute 13, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Vassar College 7.