Stanford wins the 2025 NCAA DI rowing championship, its third in program history. Yale finished as the runner-up, and Texas finished third. The 2025 DI rowing championship kicked off with the selection show on Tuesday, May 20 on NCAA.com. The field was made up of 22 teams, nine earning automatic bids through conference championships and 13 receiving at-large bids.
Here's a look at which teams were selected.
The rowing championship took place from Friday, May 30 to Sunday, June 1 at Lake Mercer in West Windsor, New Jersey (hosted by Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and The Ivy League).
2025 NCAA DI rowing championship schedule of events
All days of competition were be live-streamed on NCAA.com.
- Tuesday, May 20 | Selection show
- Live streamed on NCAA.com
- Friday, May 30 | Day 1 results
- Saturday, May 31 | Day 2 schedule, results
- Sunday, June 1 | Day 3 schedule, results
NCAA DI rowing championship history
Texas won the 2024 DI rowing title with 130 points, beating out the defending champions Stanford. Find the full list of past rowing champions below.
| Year | Champion | Points | Runner-Up | Points | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
