Pocock CRCA Poll
Virginia, Western Washington, and Williams top NCAA Coaches Polls
April 11, 2012
Virginia received 20 of 24 first-place votes to remain atop the Division I rankings. Washington ranked second, receiving one first-place vote. Michigan, UCLA and Princeton rounded out the top five. Michigan received the remaining first-place votes.
In Division II, Western Washington was once again the top choice, taking four first-place votes. Mercyhurst ranked second, followed by Humboldt State, Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma. Mercyhurst received the other first-place vote.
Williams was the unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division III poll. Williams received all 10 first-place votes. Bates ranked second, followed by William Smith, United States Coast Guard Academy and Trinity College.
Women’s NCAA Division I Rankings
Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | University of Virginia (20) | 457 | 1 |
2 | University of Washington (1) | 432 | T3 |
3 | University of Michigan (3) | 414 | 2 |
4 | University of California, Los Angeles | 391 | T3 |
5 | Princeton University | 382 | 6 |
6 | Ohio State University (1) | 379 | 7 |
7 | University of Southern California | 378 | 5 |
8 | University of California, Berkeley | 359 | 8 |
9 | Stanford University | 281 | 9 |
10 | Brown University | 258 | 10 |
11 | University of Wisconsin | 242 | 12 |
12 | Harvard University | 222 | 11 |
13 | Washington State University | 209 | 14 |
14 | Cornell University | 129 | T16 |
15 | Michigan State University | 126 | 16 |
16 | Columbia University | 123 | NR |
17 | Yale University | 119 | 13 |
18 | Clemson University | 77 | T16 |
19 | University of Minnesota | 60 | NR |
20 | Dartmouth College | 54 | 19 |
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Rank | Team (1st Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | Western Washington University (4) | 195 | 1 |
2 | Mercyhurst University (1) | 162 | 3 |
3 | Humboldt State University | 155 | 2 |
4 | Nova Southeastern University | 115 | 4 |
5 | University of Central Oklahoma | 96 | 5 |
6 | Barry University | 69 | 6 |
7 | University of California, San Diego | 45 | 7 |
8 | Seattle Pacific University | 23 | 8 |
Other Receiving Votes:: Rollins College 18, Florida Institute of Technology 15, Franklin Pierce College 4, Philadelphia University 3
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
1 | Williams College (10) | 150 | 1 |
2 | Bates College | 139 | 2 |
3 | William Smith College | 131 | 3 |
4 | US Coast Guard Academy | 113 | 6 |
5 | Trinity College | 111 | 4 |
6 | Wellesley College | 103 | 5 |
7 | Marietta College | 78 | 7 |
8 | Wesleyan University | 76 | 9 |
9 | University of Puget Sound | 69 | 8 |
10 | Hamilton College | 47 | 10 |
11 | Simmons College | 40 | 11 |
12 | Washington College | 39 | 14 |
13 | University of Rochester | 32 | NR |
14 | St. Lawrence University | 20 | 13 |
15 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 19 | 15 |
Other Receiving Votes:: Pacific Lutheran University 9, Lewis & Clark College 8, Ithaca College 7, Willamette University 5, Smith College 3, Mount Holyoke College 1