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
All times ET.
- Selection show | Tuesday, May 19 at 5 p.m. ET on krikya8vip.com | See the selections
- Day one | Friday, May 29 |
- Day two | Sunday, May 31 |
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 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 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. |
