Michigan State is ranked No. 20 in the preseason poll released on Wednesday, February 11 by the Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA)/Pocock. MSU ended 2025 at No. 21 in the CRCA coaches’ poll, one of five Big Ten institutions to appear in the final survey. Seven B1G crews are ranked in the preseason CRCA poll: Washington (4), Rutgers (9), Michigan (11), Indiana (14), Ohio State (19), Michigan State (20), and USC (23) – indicating that competition will be highly challenging among the league schools.