INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Committee has selected the teams that will compete in the 2018 NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championships.
The championships will be held May 25-27 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, with the University of Central Florida serving as host.
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The team championship is composed of 22 teams. Eleven conferences were awarded automatic qualification and the remaining 11 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the championship field. Teams qualifying for the championship are required to field two boats of eight rowers and one boat of four rowers. For the I Eights, II Eights and Fours, all 22 boats will be seeded into four heats.
In 2017, Washington claimed its fourth rowing national title at the NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championships at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, New Jersey. For all the latest news, results and a webcast of all races at the NCAA Championships, check back here at NCAA.com.
Heats and lane assignments for the Championships are available at this link.
At-Large Selections:
Brown
California
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Southern California
Stanford
Syracuse
Washington State
Wisconsin
Yale
Seeding and Classification:
| Seed | I Eights | Seed | II Eights | Seed | Fours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | 1 | Washington | 1 | Washington |
| 2 | Stanford | 2 | California | 2 | California |
| 3 | California | 3 | Virginia | 3 | Ohio State |
| 4 | Texas | 4 | Ohio State | 4 | Virginia |
| 5 | Ohio State | 5 | Michigan | 5 | Texas |
| 6 | Michigan | 6 | Texas | 6 | Yale |
| 7 | Iowa | 7 | Stanford | 7 | Michigan |
| 8 | Princeton | 8 | Iowa | 8 | Brown |
| 9 | Yale | 9 | Southern California | 9 | Stanford |
| 10 | Southern California | 10 | Wisconsin | 10 | Wisconsin |
| 11 | Virginia | 11 | Princeton | 11 | Indiana |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 12 | Yale | 12 | Washington State |
| 13 | Brown | 13 | Brown | 13 | Princeton |
| 14 | Indiana | 14 | Indiana | 14 | Iowa |
| 15 | Washington State | 15 | Washington State | 15 | Syracuse |
| 16 | Syracuse | 16 | Syracuse | 16 | Gonzaga |
| 17 | Gonzaga | 17 | Northeastern | 17 | Southern California |
| 18 | Navy | 18 | Gonzaga | 18 | UCF |
| 19 | Northeastern | 19 | Rhode Island | 19 | Navy |
| 20 | UCF | 20 | UCF | 20 | Northeastern |
| 21 | Rhode Island | 21 | Navy | 21 | Rhode Island |
| 22 | Jacksonville | 22 | Jacksonville | 22 | Jacksonville |
