rankOar Women's College Rowing Computer Ranking
Week 4 Computer Ranking
April 18, 2024
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | University of Texas – Austin | 543 |
2 | Stanford University | 539 |
3 | University of California – Berkley | 525 |
4 | University of Tennessee | 521 |
5 | Yale University | 514 |
6 | University of Michigan | 511 |
7 | Princeton University | 508 |
8 | University of Washington | 497 |
9 | Syracuse University | 493 |
10 | University of Pennsylvania | 489 |
11 | Brown University | 487 |
12 | Ohio State University | 480 |
13 | Duke University | 479 |
14 | University of Virginia | 473 |
15 | Rutgers University | 464 |
16 | Indiana University | 462 |
17 | Oregon State University | 451 |
18 | Harvard-Radcliffe | 443 |
19 | University of Minnesota | 435 |
20 | Washington State University | 431 |
21 | University of Miami | 412 |
22 | Gonzaga University | 406 |
23 | Columbia University | 402 |
24 | Northeastern University | 394 |
24 | University of Iowa | 394 |
26 | University of Alabama | 386 |
27 | University of Notre Dame | 383 |
28 | Boston University | 379 |
29 | University of Southern California | 378 |
30 | Clemson University | 372 |
31 | University of California – Los Angeles | 367 |
32 | Dartmouth College | 343 |
33 | University of Tulsa | 341 |
34 | University of Central Florida | 333 |
35 | University of California – San Diego | 331 |
36 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 312 |
37 | University of Oklahoma | 308 |
38 | University of Rhode Island | 302 |
39 | George Washington University | 299 |
40 | United States Naval Academy | 295 |
41 | University of Wisconsin | 287 |
42 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 285 |
43 | Boston College | 278 |
44 | Georgetown University | 269 |
44 | University of Louisville | 269 |
46 | Jacksonville University | 264 |
47 | Southern Methodist University | 258 |
48 | Saint Joseph's University | 254 |
49 | Kansas State University | 248 |
50 | University of Delaware | 247 |
51 | University of San Diego | 245 |
51 | University of Kansas | 245 |
53 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst | 233 |
54 | University of Portland | 227 |
55 | California State University – Sacramento | 226 |
56 | Temple University | 215 |
57 | College of the Holy Cross | 209 |
58 | Marist College | 198 |
59 | Loyola Marymount University | 195 |
60 | Fordham University | 187 |
61 | West Virginia University | 182 |
62 | Sacred Heart University | 178 |
63 | Cornell University | 168 |
64 | Bucknell University | 166 |
65 | Old Dominion University | 164 |
66 | Colgate University | 162 |
67 | Michigan State University | 161 |
68 | University of Connecticut | 158 |
69 | Seattle University | 145 |
69 | Creighton University | 145 |
71 | Stetson University | 144 |
72 | Duquesne University | 141 |
73 | La Salle University | 139 |
74 | Eastern Michigan University | 132 |
75 | Villanova University | 130 |
76 | Lehigh University | 127 |
77 | Fairfield University | 115 |
78 | Canisius College | 113 |
79 | Saint Mary’s College of California | 108 |
80 | Drexel University | 100 |
81 | University of Dayton | 74 |
82 | Loyola University Maryland | 65 |
83 | George Mason University | 56 |
84 | Drake University | 54 |
85 | Merrimack College | 52 |
86 | Iona College | 39 |
87 | Robert Morris University – Pennsylvania | 34 |
88 | Santa Clara University | 21 |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | Stanford University | 9,765 |
2 | University of Texas – Austin | 9,736 |
3 | University of California – Berkley | 9,314 |
4 | University of Michigan | 9,089 |
5 | Princeton University | 9,014 |
6 | University of Tennessee | 9,007 |
7 | Yale University | 8,937 |
8 | University of Pennsylvania | 8,800 |
9 | Syracuse University | 8,786 |
10 | Brown University | 8,661 |
11 | University of Virginia | 8,342 |
12 | Rutgers University | 8,249 |
13 | University of Washington | 8,236 |
14 | Ohio State University | 8,201 |
15 | Indiana University | 7,820 |
16 | Oregon State University | 7,708 |
17 | Washington State University | 7,616 |
18 | University of Minnesota | 7,599 |
19 | Duke University | 7,577 |
20 | Gonzaga University | 7,558 |
21 | Harvard-Radcliffe | 7,450 |
22 | Northeastern University | 7,297 |
23 | Clemson University | 7,184 |
24 | University of Miami | 7,162 |
25 | Columbia University | 7,153 |
26 | University of California – San Diego | 7,100 |
27 | University of Iowa | 7,069 |
28 | University of Tulsa | 6,980 |
29 | University of Southern California | 6,939 |
30 | Boston University | 6,914 |
31 | University of Notre Dame | 6,897 |
32 | Dartmouth College | 6,811 |
33 | University of Oklahoma | 6,785 |
34 | University of Alabama | 6,781 |
35 | Saint Joseph's University | 6,669 |
36 | University of California – Los Angeles | 6,669 |
37 | University of Portland | 6,617 |
38 | George Washington University | 6,612 |
39 | California State University – Sacramento | 6,566 |
40 | University of Louisville | 6,529 |
41 | Boston College | 6,528 |
42 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6,492 |
43 | University of Wisconsin | 6,488 |
44 | College of the Holy Cross | 6,403 |
45 | Loyola Marymount University | 6,386 |
46 | Jacksonville University | 6,266 |
47 | United States Naval Academy | 6,230 |
48 | University of Rhode Island | 6,202 |
49 | University of San Diego | 6,198 |
50 | Georgetown University | 6,163 |
51 | Kansas State University | 6,149 |
52 | Colgate University | 6,128 |
53 | University of Central Florida | 6,120 |
54 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 6,103 |
55 | University of Delaware | 6,085 |
56 | University of Kansas | 6,084 |
57 | Seattle University | 6,028 |
58 | Sacred Heart University | 5,965 |
59 | Temple University | 5,888 |
60 | Cornell University | 5,872 |
61 | Creighton University | 5,834 |
62 | Marist College | 5,772 |
63 | Old Dominion University | 5,706 |
64 | Southern Methodist University | 5,700 |
65 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst | 5,657 |
66 | Bucknell University | 5,653 |
67 | La Salle University | 5,591 |
68 | West Virginia University | 5,507 |
69 | Villanova University | 5,494 |
70 | Duquesne University | 5,346 |
71 | Stetson University | 5,333 |
72 | Fordham University | 5,327 |
73 | University of Connecticut | 5,234 |
74 | Lehigh University | 5,126 |
75 | Fairfield University | 4,914 |
76 | Canisius College | 4,890 |
77 | Saint Mary’s College of California | 4,845 |
78 | Eastern Michigan University | 4,451 |
79 | University of Dayton | 4,311 |
80 | Merrimack College | 4,216 |
81 | Loyola University Maryland | 3,938 |
82 | Drake University | 3,901 |
83 | Robert Morris University – Pennsylvania | 3,699 |
84 | Iona College | 3,663 |
85 | Santa Clara University | 3,014 |
86 | George Mason University | 2,736 |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | University of Texas – Austin | 9,432 |
2 | Stanford University | 9,366 |
3 | Duke University | 9,067 |
4 | Yale University | 8,875 |
5 | University of Tennessee | 8,807 |
6 | University of Washington | 8,783 |
7 | University of Michigan | 8,709 |
8 | University of California – Berkley | 8,621 |
9 | University of Virginia | 8,452 |
10 | Syracuse University | 8,379 |
11 | Ohio State University | 8,327 |
12 | Princeton University | 8,307 |
13 | University of Pennsylvania | 8,130 |
14 | Brown University | 8,091 |
15 | Rutgers University | 7,881 |
16 | Harvard-Radcliffe | 7,746 |
17 | Indiana University | 7,648 |
18 | Oregon State University | 7,364 |
19 | University of Alabama | 7,256 |
20 | Washington State University | 7,168 |
21 | University of Central Florida | 7,100 |
22 | University of Minnesota | 7,076 |
23 | Columbia University | 7,066 |
24 | University of Miami | 7,058 |
25 | Boston University | 6,970 |
26 | University of Iowa | 6,951 |
27 | University of California – Los Angeles | 6,884 |
28 | University of Southern California | 6,800 |
29 | Northeastern University | 6,782 |
30 | University of Notre Dame | 6,767 |
31 | Gonzaga University | 6,740 |
32 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6,673 |
33 | University of Rhode Island | 6,656 |
34 | Clemson University | 6,653 |
35 | Southern Methodist University | 6,622 |
36 | United States Naval Academy | 6,586 |
37 | University of Oklahoma | 6,585 |
38 | Michigan State University | 6,573 |
39 | Dartmouth College | 6,522 |
40 | University of Wisconsin | 6,518 |
41 | University of Tulsa | 6,492 |
42 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 6,492 |
43 | University of California – San Diego | 6,480 |
44 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst | 6,460 |
45 | George Washington University | 6,453 |
46 | Georgetown University | 6,411 |
47 | University of Delaware | 6,356 |
48 | Bucknell University | 6,294 |
49 | Fordham University | 6,278 |
50 | University of San Diego | 6,278 |
51 | University of Kansas | 6,267 |
52 | Boston College | 6,222 |
53 | Eastern Michigan University | 6,217 |
54 | Temple University | 6,216 |
55 | University of Louisville | 6,152 |
56 | Jacksonville University | 6,111 |
57 | Marist College | 6,093 |
58 | University of Connecticut | 6,068 |
59 | West Virginia University | 5,956 |
60 | La Salle University | 5,880 |
61 | Duquesne University | 5,832 |
62 | Kansas State University | 5,808 |
63 | Saint Joseph's University | 5,651 |
64 | Lehigh University | 5,640 |
65 | Stetson University | 5,637 |
66 | Villanova University | 5,626 |
67 | Drexel University | 5,494 |
68 | Sacred Heart University | 5,481 |
69 | Canisius College | 5,449 |
70 | Fairfield University | 5,436 |
71 | College of the Holy Cross | 5,427 |
72 | Old Dominion University | 5,383 |
73 | Cornell University | 5,289 |
74 | California State University – Sacramento | 5,102 |
75 | Saint Mary’s College of California | 5,031 |
76 | University of Portland | 4,961 |
77 | Loyola Marymount University | 4,899 |
78 | George Mason University | 4,725 |
79 | Creighton University | 4,700 |
80 | University of Dayton | 4,569 |
81 | Seattle University | 3,932 |
82 | Colgate University | 3,763 |
83 | Loyola University Maryland | 3,132 |
84 | Drake University | 2,673 |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | University of Texas – Austin | 8,403 |
2 | University of California – Berkley | 7,946 |
3 | University of Tennessee | 7,842 |
4 | University of Washington | 7,727 |
5 | Princeton University | 7,449 |
6 | Stanford University | 7,394 |
7 | Brown University | 7,317 |
8 | Ohio State University | 7,261 |
9 | Yale University | 7,209 |
10 | Duke University | 7,117 |
11 | Indiana University | 7,107 |
12 | Syracuse University | 7,058 |
13 | University of Pennsylvania | 7,010 |
14 | Harvard-Radcliffe | 6,961 |
15 | University of Michigan | 6,936 |
16 | University of Notre Dame | 6,927 |
17 | Oregon State University | 6,910 |
18 | University of Central Florida | 6,902 |
19 | University of Minnesota | 6,901 |
20 | University of Miami | 6,820 |
21 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 6,811 |
22 | Rutgers University | 6,789 |
23 | University of California – Los Angeles | 6,748 |
24 | Gonzaga University | 6,688 |
25 | University of Iowa | 6,685 |
26 | University of Alabama | 6,657 |
27 | Kansas State University | 6,646 |
28 | University of Virginia | 6,567 |
29 | Columbia University | 6,455 |
30 | Washington State University | 6,453 |
31 | University of Southern California | 6,433 |
32 | Southern Methodist University | 6,353 |
33 | Boston University | 6,317 |
34 | Northeastern University | 6,303 |
35 | Dartmouth College | 6,298 |
36 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst | 6,116 |
37 | University of Kansas | 6,097 |
38 | Jacksonville University | 5,984 |
39 | Michigan State University | 5,973 |
40 | University of Rhode Island | 5,973 |
41 | Georgetown University | 5,966 |
42 | Drexel University | 5,962 |
43 | Clemson University | 5,928 |
44 | United States Naval Academy | 5,867 |
45 | University of Tulsa | 5,782 |
46 | University of Delaware | 5,769 |
47 | Boston College | 5,745 |
48 | West Virginia University | 5,713 |
49 | George Washington University | 5,664 |
50 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5,635 |
51 | Fordham University | 5,629 |
52 | Temple University | 5,545 |
53 | University of Louisville | 5,503 |
54 | Marist College | 5,462 |
55 | Old Dominion University | 5,408 |
56 | University of Wisconsin | 5,406 |
57 | University of California – San Diego | 5,363 |
58 | Cornell University | 5,285 |
59 | University of Connecticut | 5,161 |
60 | University of San Diego | 5,159 |
61 | California State University – Sacramento | 5,154 |
62 | University of Portland | 4,989 |
63 | Saint Mary’s College of California | 4,973 |
64 | Sacred Heart University | 4,925 |
65 | Stetson University | 4,924 |
66 | Creighton University | 4,761 |
67 | Saint Joseph's University | 4,760 |
68 | Loyola Marymount University | 4,747 |
69 | College of the Holy Cross | 4,511 |
70 | Colgate University | 4,393 |
71 | University of Oklahoma | 4,317 |
72 | Fairfield University | 4,158 |
73 | Canisius College | 4,107 |
74 | Seattle University | 3,729 |
75 | Lehigh University | 3,633 |
76 | Merrimack College | 3,315 |
77 | Iona College | 3,072 |
78 | Loyola University Maryland | 2,834 |
79 | Duquesne University | 2,707 |
80 | Eastern Michigan University | 2,693 |
81 | University of Dayton | 2,666 |
82 | George Mason University | 1,910 |
83 | Villanova University | 1,697 |
84 | Drake University | 1,597 |
85 | Robert Morris University – Pennsylvania | -526 |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | University of Texas – Austin | 7,969 |
2 | Yale University | 7,719 |
3 | Stanford University | 7,629 |
4 | University of Tennessee | 7,531 |
5 | University of California – Berkley | 7,439 |
6 | Lehigh University | 7,401 |
7 | Princeton University | 7,392 |
8 | University of Michigan | 7,385 |
9 | Harvard-Radcliffe | 7,205 |
10 | University of Virginia | 7,184 |
11 | Oregon State University | 7,117 |
12 | Duke University | 7,005 |
13 | Syracuse University | 6,914 |
14 | University of Iowa | 6,836 |
15 | University of California – Los Angeles | 6,834 |
16 | Ohio State University | 6,760 |
17 | University of Southern California | 6,693 |
18 | Rutgers University | 6,541 |
19 | University of Alabama | 6,528 |
20 | Gonzaga University | 6,515 |
21 | University of Minnesota | 6,469 |
22 | Brown University | 6,335 |
23 | Dartmouth College | 6,304 |
24 | University of Central Florida | 6,287 |
25 | University of Miami | 6,267 |
26 | Michigan State University | 6,157 |
27 | University of California – San Diego | 6,128 |
28 | University of Pennsylvania | 6,118 |
29 | University of Kansas | 6,042 |
30 | Columbia University | 6,008 |
31 | Washington State University | 6,005 |
32 | Indiana University | 5,894 |
33 | Northeastern University | 5,822 |
34 | University of Wisconsin | 5,779 |
35 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 5,700 |
36 | United States Naval Academy | 5,694 |
37 | Cornell University | 5,630 |
38 | Clemson University | 5,609 |
39 | Boston University | 5,308 |
40 | Georgetown University | 5,302 |
41 | University of Oklahoma | 5,176 |
42 | California State University – Sacramento | 5,155 |
43 | University of Notre Dame | 5,055 |
44 | University of San Diego | 5,008 |
45 | West Virginia University | 4,991 |
46 | University of Tulsa | 4,926 |
47 | Jacksonville University | 4,625 |
48 | University of Rhode Island | 4,539 |
49 | George Washington University | 4,327 |
50 | Stetson University | 3,783 |
51 | Marist College | 3,628 |
52 | University of Louisville | 3,502 |
53 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst | 3,398 |
54 | Temple University | 3,364 |
55 | University of Delaware | 3,327 |
56 | Kansas State University | 3,270 |
57 | Fordham University | 3,097 |
58 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2,710 |
59 | Merrimack College | 2,529 |
60 | University of Connecticut | 2,154 |
61 | Duquesne University | 969 |
62 | George Mason University | -26 |
63 | Loyola University Maryland | -1,206 |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | Stanford University | 9,488 |
2 | University of California – Berkley | 9,165 |
3 | Yale University | 9,051 |
4 | University of Texas – Austin | 8,855 |
5 | Duke University | 8,765 |
6 | Washington State University | 8,712 |
7 | University of Tulsa | 8,712 |
8 | University of Virginia | 8,625 |
9 | University of Washington | 8,337 |
10 | University of Michigan | 8,329 |
11 | Ohio State University | 7,998 |
12 | Brown University | 7,980 |
13 | University of Pennsylvania | 7,837 |
14 | Princeton University | 7,808 |
15 | Syracuse University | 7,741 |
16 | Harvard-Radcliffe | 7,432 |
17 | University of Minnesota | 7,400 |
18 | University of Oklahoma | 7,226 |
19 | University of Southern California | 7,131 |
20 | Northeastern University | 7,015 |
21 | California State University – Sacramento | 6,864 |
22 | University of Alabama | 6,736 |
23 | Columbia University | 6,663 |
24 | Rutgers University | 6,660 |
25 | Indiana University | 6,658 |
26 | University of Notre Dame | 6,641 |
27 | Georgetown University | 6,566 |
28 | University of California – Los Angeles | 6,526 |
29 | Cornell University | 6,508 |
30 | University of Central Florida | 6,450 |
31 | University of Iowa | 6,449 |
32 | Dartmouth College | 6,425 |
33 | Clemson University | 6,272 |
34 | Kansas State University | 6,110 |
35 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 6,073 |
36 | Boston College | 6,055 |
37 | Boston University | 6,039 |
38 | University of Portland | 5,939 |
39 | University of Wisconsin | 5,872 |
40 | University of San Diego | 5,809 |
41 | University of Miami | 5,766 |
42 | Michigan State University | 5,755 |
43 | Bucknell University | 5,704 |
44 | University of Kansas | 5,661 |
45 | United States Naval Academy | 5,614 |
46 | Jacksonville University | 5,527 |
47 | College of the Holy Cross | 5,428 |
48 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5,240 |
49 | Oregon State University | 5,216 |
50 | George Washington University | 5,212 |
51 | Saint Joseph's University | 5,200 |
52 | Eastern Michigan University | 5,078 |
53 | Temple University | 5,019 |
54 | University of Delaware | 5,007 |
55 | University of Massachusetts – Amherst | 4,944 |
56 | University of Connecticut | 4,932 |
57 | University of Rhode Island | 4,886 |
58 | Creighton University | 4,748 |
59 | University of California – San Diego | 4,440 |
60 | Marist College | 4,017 |
61 | George Mason University | 3,931 |
62 | Colgate University | 3,790 |
63 | West Virginia University | 3,699 |
64 | Fordham University | 3,353 |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | University of Central Oklahoma | 62 |
2 | Western Washington University | 56 |
3 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 55 |
3 | Cal Poly Humboldt State University | 55 |
3 | Seattle Pacific University | 55 |
6 | Mercyhurst University | 44 |
7 | Barry University | 39 |
8 | Rollins College | 36 |
9 | Nova Southeastern University | 29 |
10 | D'Youville College | 24 |
11 | Assumption University | 22 |
12 | Thomas Jefferson University | 18 |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | University of Central Oklahoma | 7,141 |
2 | Cal Poly Humboldt State University | 6,631 |
3 | Mercyhurst University | 6,217 |
4 | Seattle Pacific University | 6,181 |
5 | Western Washington University | 6,006 |
6 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 5,992 |
7 | Rollins College | 5,950 |
8 | Barry University | 4,937 |
9 | Thomas Jefferson University | 4,737 |
10 | Nova Southeastern University | 4,695 |
11 | Assumption University | 1,726 |
Rank | School Name | Points | |
1 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | 5,794 | |
2 | Western Washington University | 5,645 | |
3 | D'Youville College | 5,621 | |
4 | Seattle Pacific University | 5,437 | |
5 | University of Central Oklahoma | 5,291 | |
6 | Barry University | 5,224 | |
7 | Cal Poly Humboldt State University | 5,180 | |
8 | Nova Southeastern University | 5,104 | |
9 | Rollins College | 5,096 | |
10 | Assumption University | 4,421 | |
11 | Mercyhurst University | 2,264 | |
Rank | School Name | Points |
1 | Tufts University | 180 |
2 | Ithaca College | 178 |
3 | Trinity College – Connecticut | 173 |
4 | Williams College | 166 |
4 | Wesleyan University | 166 |
6 | Bates College | 155 |
7 | Hamilton College | 145 |
8 | Wellesley College | 143 |
9 | Smith College | 141 |
10 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 136 |
11 | University of Puget Sound | 123 |
12 | Hobart & William Smith Colleges | 118 |
12 | Vassar College | 118 |
12 | United States Coast Guard Academy | 118 |
15 | Bryn Mawr College | 117 |
16 | Clark University | 114 |
17 | Skidmore College | 113 |
18 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 87 |
18 | Mount Holyoke College | 87 |
20 | University of Rochester | 83 |
20 | Connecticut College | 83 |
22 | Stockton University | 81 |
23 | Catholic University of America | 80 |
24 | Lewis & Clark College | 66 |
24 | Saint Mary's College of Maryland | 66 |
26 | Washington College | 64 |
26 | Union College – New York | 64 |
28 | Franklin & Marshall College | 54 |
29 | Pacific University | 39 |
30 | Marietta College | 36 |
31 | Pacific Lutheran University | 35 |
32 | Colby College | 33 |
33 | Simmons University | 30 |
34 | Saint John Fisher College | 27 |
35 | Adrian College | 24 |
Rank | School Name | Points | |
1 | Tufts University | 6,482 | |
2 | Trinity College – Connecticut | 6,308 | |
3 | Ithaca College | 6,172 | |
4 | University of Puget Sound | 6,156 | |
5 | Wesleyan University | 6,092 | |
6 | Bates College | 6,073 | |
7 | Williams College | 6,046 | |
8 | Wellesley College | 5,701 | |
9 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 5,654 | |
10 | Hamilton College | 5,460 | |
11 | Vassar College | 5,379 | |
12 | Smith College | 5,324 | |
13 | Hobart & William Smith Colleges | 5,197 | |
14 | Skidmore College | 5,085 | |
15 | Clark University | 4,921 | |
16 | Bryn Mawr College | 4,865 | |
17 | United States Coast Guard Academy | 4,783 | |
18 | Mount Holyoke College | 4,702 | |
19 | Lewis & Clark College | 4,690 | |
20 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 4,669 | |
21 | Catholic University of America | 4,486 | |
22 | Connecticut College | 4,420 | |
23 | Franklin & Marshall College | 4,307 | |
24 | Stockton University | 4,154 | |
25 | Washington College | 4,095 | |
26 | University of Rochester | 3,726 | |
27 | Union College – New York | 3,661 | |
28 | Pacific University | 3,310 | |
29 | Marietta College | 3,279 | |
30 | Colby College | 3,231 | |
31 | Simmons University | 3,139 | |
32 | Saint John Fisher College | 2,350 | |
33 | Adrian College | 2,076 | |
34 | Pacific Lutheran University | 1,812 | |
35 | Saint Mary's College of Maryland | 1,349 | |
Rank | School Name | Points | |
1 | Ithaca College | 8,806 | |
1 | Williams College | 8,806 | |
3 | Tufts University | 6,320 | |
4 | Wesleyan University | 5,676 | |
5 | Trinity College – Connecticut | 5,098 | |
6 | Smith College | 5,013 | |
7 | Hamilton College | 4,790 | |
8 | Bates College | 4,434 | |
9 | Saint Mary's College of Maryland | 4,246 | |
10 | United States Coast Guard Academy | 4,073 | |
11 | Wellesley College | 3,903 | |
12 | Bryn Mawr College | 3,859 | |
13 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 3,779 | |
14 | University of Rochester | 3,357 | |
15 | Clark University | 3,161 | |
16 | Hobart & William Smith Colleges | 3,112 | |
17 | Skidmore College | 2,999 | |
18 | Stockton University | 2,703 | |
19 | Vassar College | 2,405 | |
20 | Connecticut College | 2,143 | |
21 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 1,940 | |
22 | Union College – New York | 1,398 | |
23 | Catholic University of America | 1,299 | |
24 | Mount Holyoke College | 1,116 | |
25 | Washington College | 46 | |
26 | Pacific Lutheran University | -891 | |
27 | University of Puget Sound | -1,019 |
What is the RankOAR?
The RankOAR is an approach to computer rankings that simulates each actual rowing race thousands of times. Each simulation is based on what are the likely outcomes if this race happened over and over, with the normal variations that happen in a race, guided by the outcome of the actual races. The mathematical basis is Luce's Choice Axiom, which is an elegant way to deal with uncertainty in comparisons between items. It is the same algorithm that makes your "what else to watch" suggestions on Netflix and that powers the Elo rankings for Chess. Like other ranking systems, these rankings are not intended to replace polls by knowledgeable experts.
Rowing, like all athletic competitions, involves a degree of uncertainty. Athletic performance in elite-level athletes generally varies as much as 1% from day to day. The problem this ranking system solves is how to properly rank broad comparisons with uncertainty about the uncertainty. This problem is simplistically described by the following results:
From a small number of races, it is hard to determine if a single event is the result of a good or a bad day by each crew. In the above example, it is not intuitive which team would likely be faster at week 4. When this problem is scaled to over a hundred teams and three months of races, it should be obvious that any rankings are not an absolute comparison.
The RankOAR makes no attempt to predict time differences in future races, but instead grades the teams with a relative number that generally falls between 0 and 10,000. Teams that are exceptionally fast will be near, or even above, 10,000. While the bottom teams will be near, or even below, 0. The numerical distance between teams signifies how close the teams are predicted to be in next week's events. Small differences generally predict more competitive races.
Methodology:
Luce's Choice Axiom is a well understood method to deal with uncertainty in comparisons. The best current generalized iteration is the Plackett-Luce Choice Axiom, which is accessible through the Choix package in Python. To better match college rowing performance, we add an age element, where older races count for less value than more recent races.
RankOAR does consider margin of victory, but only as far as it goes to determine how likely Team A is to beat Team B if that same race was repeated thousands of times. As a general guide, the simulations expect that in a given race, if Team A beats Team B by a boat length, Team A will win ~70% of the simulated races of that particular race. If the margin is three boat lengths, Team A will be expected to win >98% of the simulated races. While heats are less important than finals, the nature of the simulation generally accounts for teams 'saving themselves' for the finals if their place is secure.
Ranking results get published as soon as there is sufficient data for the model to converge on a solution. Generally, the First Varsity Eight (1V8) in Division 1 has the most early-season data and can produce a ranking before other events or divisions. All rankings points are probabilistic, meaning that there will be small variations each time the model is run, but the scale of the variations is such that only teams which are functionally tied in the rankings might be affected. NCAA Projected Finish uses the same points system that the NCAA championships use, modified for a larger pool of teams.
This is a naive model, as it does not consider underlying aspects that can affect performance, such as how far the teams must travel to the race, how long since their last race, their lane, if things went wrong on race day, what race conditions are, and who is missing from the lineup on race day.
Data:
To produce the best possible results, the model includes all available college results. The vast majority of this data is from Row2K. Standard ranked events include the 1V8, 2V8, 1V4, 2V4, and 3V8/1N8. If there is sufficient data, 3V4 and 4V8/2N8 events are also included. Boats that row in an event different from their normal event are not included, except when they faced a similar boat in that race. While lightweights are included, they are difficult to rank since they are not always entered in the same events. For example, is the lightweight boat entered in the 2V8 event a true 2V8 lightweight boat, or is it the 1V8 lightweight boat entered in the race below that school's 1V8 heavyweight boat? All divisions, including club races, are included. Due to the difficulty in cleaning the data, it is currently limited to only the women's rankings.
RankOAR history:
The rankings were developed by Nate Carmody with support from Curt Hastings. While Nate has a 20-year history in rowing, Curt has a 20-year history in Big Data and Machine Learning and once rowed 500m in 1:50 on a C2 erg. Nate coaches high school rowing out of Sandy Run Boathouse on the Occoquan and is most recognizable by his constant canine companion Teddy.