The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
05.13.2021 | Rowing
The Longhorns will defend their Big 12 Conference title this Sunday on Walter E. Long Lake.
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Rowing received 12 first-place votes and is ranked No. 2 in the latest Pocock USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Division I poll released on Wednesday.
Texas opened the season as No. 2 in the preseason poll and has been ranked second in each poll since.
The rest of the top-five also remained the same, with Washington standing firm at No. 1, receiving 13 of the 25 first-place votes, while Virginia sits at No. 3 and Stanford and Rutgers hold at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.
Texas will host the 20th Big 12 Championship this Sunday on Walter E. Long Lake. The regatta is slated to get underway at 9:00 a.m. CT. Due to health and safety protocols the event will be closed to spectators but will be available to view on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
Pocock USRowing/CRCA Division I Rankings – May 12
1 Washington (13)
2 TEXAS (12)
3 Virginia
4 Stanford
5 Rutgers
6 Michigan
7 Ohio State
8 California
9 Indiana
10 Princeton
11 Syracuse
12 SMU
13 Alabama
14 Tennessee
15 Brown
16 Minnesota
17 Duke
18 Oregon State
19 Washington State
20 Wisconsin
