Rowing Matches Program-High Ranking at No. 14 on Latest CRCA PollRowing Matches Program-High Ranking at No. 14 on Latest CRCA Poll

Rowing Matches Program-High Ranking at No. 14 on Latest CRCA Poll

by Franki Noble

ORLANDO – The UCF Rowing team slots in at No. 14 on this week’s CRCA Coaches Poll, matching a program-high cumulative team ranking.

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The poll position comes following a season-opening sweep against Jacksonville on home waters of Lake Pickett last Friday.

The last time the Knights were ranked as high as No. 14 was the week following the historic Big 12 Championship sweep in Sarasota, Fla. The ranking preceded yet another history-making moment for the Black and Gold as they achieved a team finish of 15th at the NCAA Championships.

In this week’s poll, the Knights are the only representation from the entire Big 12, continuing a trend that began last season.

There are a surplus of future opponents on the 2026 racing schedule that appears in this week’s rankings. From the Orlando Invite alone, there are a total of five programs that file into the top 25 including Penn at No. 16, Duke at No. 17 Miami at No. 19, Alabama at No. 23 and Oklahoma at No. 24. Other opponents the Knights will face this season include Princeton (6) and Ohio State (21).

LOOKING AHEAD

Up next on the Knights’ slate is the Sarasota 2k on March 27-28 where UCF will look to defend it’s Benderson Cup title from the 2025 season.

MARCH 17 RANKINGS

  1. Stanford
  2. Yale
  3. Texas
  4. Tennessee
  5. Washington
  6. Princeton
  7. Brown
  8. Rutgers
  9. Virginia
  10. California
  11. Michigan
  12. Syracuse
  13. Harvard
  14. UCF
  15. Dartmouth
  16. Pennsylvania
  17. Duke
  18. Oregon State
  19. Miami
  20. North Carolina
  21. Ohio State
  22. Southern California
  23. Alabama
  24. Oklahoma
  25. Indiana

About UCF Athletics
UCF is a proud member of the Big 12 Conference. Our mission is to positively transform the lives of our students academically, athletically, and personally through a nationally competitive intercollegiate athletics program that enhances the reputation and visibility of the University. We strive to be Florida's preeminent athletic program representing UCF and our community with distinction on the national stage as "Orlando's Hometown Team". To learn more about UCF and Athletics, please visit our websites at www.ucf.edu and www.ucfknights.com.