Pocock CRCA Poll
Virginia, Western Washington, and Williams top NCAA Coaches Polls
April 18, 2012
Virginia received 18 of 25 first-place votes to remain atop the Division I rankings. Washington ranked second, receiving two first-place votes. Michigan, California and Southern California rounded out the top five. Michigan received four first-place votes, while No. 8 Ohio State received the other first-place vote.
In Division II, Western Washington was once again the top choice, taking all five first-place votes. Mercyhurst ranked second, followed by Humboldt State, Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma.
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
Team Rank | Total Votes | Prior Ranking | |
1 | University of Virginia (18) | 446 | 1 |
2 | University of Washington (2) | 416 | 2 |
3 | University of Michigan (4) | 413 | 3 |
4 | University of California, Berkeley | 392 | 8 |
5 | University of Southern California | 384 | 7 |
6 | University of California, Los Angeles | 380 | 4 |
7 | Princeton University | 374 | 5 |
8 | Ohio State University (1) | 372 | 6 |
9 | University of Wisconsin | 282 | 11 |
10 | Brown University | 251 | 10 |
11 | Stanford University | 250 | 9 |
12 | Harvard University | 218 | 12 |
13 | Washington State University | 180 | 13 |
14 | Michigan State University | 151 | 15 |
15 | Yale University | 150 | 17 |
16 | Cornell University | 146 | 14 |
17 | University of Notre Dame | 119 | NR |
18 | Columbia University | 111 | 16 |
19 | Dartmouth College | 48 | 20 |
20 | University of Tennessee | 46 | NR |
Women’s NCAA Division II Rankings
Team Rank | Total Votes | Prior Ranking | |
1 | Western Washington University (5) | 198 | 1 |
2 | Mercyhurst University | 164 | 3 |
3 | Humboldt State University | 151 | 2 |
4 | Nova Southeastern University | 139 | 4 |
5 | University of Central Oklahoma | 66 | 5 |
6 | Barry University | 64 | 6 |
7 | University of California, San Diego | 38 | 7 |
T8 | Florida Institute of Technology | 34 | NR |
T8 | Seattle Pacific University | 34 | 8 |
Women’s NCAA Division III Rankings
Team Rank | Total Votes | Prior Ranking | |
1 | Williams College (10) | 150 | 1 |
2 | Bates College | 139 | 2 |
3 | William Smith College | 131 | 3 |
4 | US Coast Guard Academy | 110 | 4 |
5 | Trinity College | 106 | 5 |
6 | Wellesley College | 104 | 6 |
7 | Marietta College | 83 | 7 |
8 | Wesleyan University | 70 | 8 |
9 | Hamilton College | 55 | 10 |
10 | University of Puget Sound | 53 | 9 |
11 | Washington College | 48 | 12 |
12 | Simmons College | 44 | 11 |
13 | St. Lawrence University | 25 | 14 |
T14 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 22 | 15 |
T14 | University of Rochester | 22 | 13 |