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Texas wins the 2026 NCAA DI rowing championship, its fourth in program history. Stanford finished as the runner-up, and Tennessee finished third.
The NCAA Division I Women’s Rowing Championships are comprised of 22 teams and provides three events (I Eights, II Eights and Fours), each covering a 2,000-meter course. Each team is required to field two boats of eight rowers each and one boat of four rowers. Individual rowers are not permitted to double at the championships. Only boats that are participating in the championships are allowed on the water.
The 2026 NCAA DI rowing championships took place from Friday, May 29 to Sunday May 31 at Lake Lanier Olympic Park in Gainesville, Georgia, hosted by Lake Lanier Olympic Park and the University of North Georgia.
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2026 NCAA DI rowing championship schedule
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NCAA DI rowing championship history
Brown holds the most titles with seven, with reigning champions Stanford winning two of the last three. Find the full list of past rowing champions below.
Year
Champion
Points
Runner-Up
Points
Host or Site
2025
Stanford
129
Yale
121
West Windsor, NJ
2024
Texas
130
Stanford
127
Bethel, OH
2023
Stanford
129
Washington
120
Pennsauken, NJ
2022
Texas
124
Stanford
124
Sarasota, Fla.
2021
Texas
126
Stanford
126
Sarasota, Fla.
2020
Canceled due to Covid-19
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2019
Washington
132
Texas
125
Indianapolis
2018
California
130
Washington
128
Sarasota, Fla.
2017
Washington
132
California
123
West Windsor, N.J.
2016
California
129
Ohio State
126
Gold River, Calif.
2015
Ohio State
126
California
114
Gold River, Calif.
2014
Ohio State
126
California
118
Indianapolis
2013
Ohio State
126
California
124
Indianapolis
2012
Virginia
87
Michigan
82
West Windsor, N.J.
2011
Brown
85
Stanford
85
Gold River, Calif.
2010
Virginia
87
California
82
Lake Natoma, Calif.
2009
Stanford
88
California
85
Cherry Hill, N.J.
2008
Brown
67
Washington
59
Sacramento, Calif.
2007
Brown
58
Virginia
54
Knoxville, Tenn.
2006
California
66
Brown
66
West Windsor, N.J.
2005
California
67
Virginia
63
Sacramento, Calif.
2004
Brown
70
Yale
58
Sacramento, Calif.
2003
Harvard
59
Brown
57
Indianapolis, Ind.
2002
Brown
67
Washington
63
Indianapolis, Ind.
2001
Washington
58
Michigan
53
Gainesville, Ga.
2000
Brown
59
Washington
55
Cherry Hill, N.J.
1999
Brown
56
Virginia
56
Sacramento, Calif.
1998
Washington
91
Brown
85
Gainesville, Ga.
1997
Washington
201
Princeton
184
Sacramento, Calif.
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