In Division I, USC took the top spot in the poll for the fifth week in a row, earning 19 of 24 first-place votes. Yale University received four first-place votes to rank second, while the University of Virginia received the remaining first-place vote and ranked third. Brown University and The Ohio State University 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. The University of California at San Diego ranked third.

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

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Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. University of Southern California (19), 474, 1
2. Yale University (4), 457, 2
3. University of Virginia (1), 425, 5
4. Brown University, 405, 4
5. The Ohio State University, 374, 12
6. University of Notre Dame, 342, 3
7. Stanford University, 340, 18
8. University of California at Berkeley, 286, 8
9. Princeton University, 284, 9
10. University of Tennessee, 261, 17
11. University of Minnesota, 234, 7
12. Harvard University, 219, 14
13. University of California at Los Angeles, 211, 8
14. University of Central Florida, 163, 11
15. Dartmouth College, 128, 15
16. Oregon State University, 122, 20
17. University of Louisville, 120, 19
18. University of Michigan, 72, 6
19. University of Washington, 59, 16
20. University of Wisconsin, 23, NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Northeastern University 22, Washington State University 10, Michigan State University 5, Gonzaga University 3, and University of Pennsylvania 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), 16, 2
3. University of California at San Diego, 13, 3t
4. Nova Southeastern, 8, 3t
5. Florida Tech, 4, 5

Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Williams College (8), 160, 1
2. Trinity College, 149, 3
3. William Smith College, 147, 2
4. Bates College, 135, 5
5. Ithaca College, 124, 4
6. United States Coast Guard Academy, 111, 6
7. University of Mary Washington, 106, 11
8. Colby College, 103, 7
9. University of Puget Sound, 94, 9t
10. Tufts University, 90, 9t
11. Smith College, 84, 8
12. Washington College, 72, 12
13. Mt. Holyoke College, 56, 13
14. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 29, NR
15. Vassar College, 28, NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Skidmore College 26, Wellesley College 24, Pacific Lutheran University 10, Lewis & Clark College 6, and North Park University 6.