NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Rutgers rowing has been ranked No. 14 in the country in the first Pocock Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Poll of the 2024 season.
The Scarlet Knights have been ranked in the CRCA Top 20 poll in each season under seventh-year head coach Justin Price since making its debut in the national rankings for the first time in program history on April 2, 2019.
Rutgers returns 14 of the 23 athletes that competed in the three NCAA Championships boats in 2023, when RU placed 15th in the country with all three boats racing to second-place finishes in the C finals (14th overall).
The NCAA Championships last spring marked the fourth consecutive appearance for the Scarlet Knights at the national regatta. Rutgers entered the national championships with just nine returners from 2022's NCAA boats, with the strong depth of NCAA newcomers keeping the trend of Rutgers outracing its seeding heading into the NCAA Championships. All three 14th-place boats finished ahead of their seed (V8 - 17th, 2V8 - 15th, V4 - 16th).
Rutgers placed fourth at the 2023 Big Ten Championship winning four medals at the conference regatta and claiming Big Ten gold for a second-straight year after the 3rd Varsity 4 won its championship race. The Varsity 8 placed fourth, while the 2nd Varsity 8 and Varsity 4 raced to bronze medals, matching their best results at the Big Ten Championships.
Preseason Pocock CRCA Poll: March 6, 2024
| 1 |
Stanford University |
| 2 |
University of Washington |
| 3 |
Princeton University |
| 4 |
University of Texas |
| 5 |
Yale University |
| 6 |
Brown University |
| 7 |
University of Pennsylvania |
| 8 |
University of California, Berkeley |
| 9 |
University of Michigan |
| 10 |
University of Virginia |
| 11 |
Syracuse University |
| 12 |
The Ohio State University |
| 13 |
Duke University |
| 14 |
Rutgers University |
| 15 |
University of Southern California |
| 16 |
Indiana University |
| 17 |
University of Tennessee |
| 18 |
Southern Methodist University |
| 19 |
Harvard-Radcliffe |
| 20 |
Oregon State University |
Others Receiving Votes:
Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Northeastern University, University of Alabama, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Iowa, University of Notre Dame, University of Tulsa, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington State University
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