California Golden Bears Athletics
Friday, May 15
Raleigh, NC
California
vs
ACC Championships
Cal will make the trip east to compete for the conference crown.
No. 6 Cal Set For ACC Championship
5/13/2026 10:51 AM | Women's Rowing
Bears Enter Regatta As No. 2 Seed
The No. 6 California women's rowing team will head east for the ACC Rowing Championship this weekend on Lake Wheeler in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Golden Bears enter as the No. 2 seed in each of the five races at the event, as determined by a vote of the league's head coaches.
Last year, Cal placed fourth in its first ACC Championship as members of the conference, en route to being one of four of the league's teams that earned a spot in the NCAA Championship.
The conference championship preliminaries will begin this Friday at 5:05 a.m. PT/8:05 a.m. ET with the third varsity eight heats, followed by the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four and second varsity four races. Each event will have two heats.
Saturday's finals will also start at 5:05 a.m. PT/8:05 a.m. ET, with the Petite Final held prior to the Grand Final of each event. The order of events will mirror the order of the preliminaries.
ACC Network Extra will provide live coverage of the two-day regatta. Day 1 can be streamed here, and Day 2 here. Live results will also be posted here.
The championship field will include 12 ACC schools, seven of which are ranked in the latest Pocock/CRCA Poll: No. 3 Stanford, No. 6 Cal, No. 8 Virginia, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 13 Duke, No. 14 Miami and No. 23 North Carolina. The winner of the ACC crown will be the program with the most points as determined by the structure below.
Cal Schedule of Events
Friday, May 15 – Prelims
Time – Event (All Times PT)
5:15 am – III Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
5:40 am – I Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
6:05 am – II Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
6:30 am – I Varsity Four (Heat 2)
6:55 am – II Varsity Four (Heat 2)
Saturday, May 16 – Finals
Time – Event (All Times PT)
5:05 am – III Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
5:15 am – III Varsity Eight (Grand Final)
5:30 am – II Varsity Four (Petite Final)
5:40 am – II Varsity Four (Grand Final)
5:55 am – I Varsity Four (Petite Final)
6:05 am – I Varsity Four (Grand Final)
6:20 am – II Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
6:30 am – II Varsity Eight (Grand Final)
6:45 am – I Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
6:55 am – I Varsity Eight (Grand Final)
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal women's rowing, follow the Bears on Instagram (@calwrowing) and Facebook (Cal Crew).
Last year, Cal placed fourth in its first ACC Championship as members of the conference, en route to being one of four of the league's teams that earned a spot in the NCAA Championship.
The conference championship preliminaries will begin this Friday at 5:05 a.m. PT/8:05 a.m. ET with the third varsity eight heats, followed by the varsity eight, second varsity eight, varsity four and second varsity four races. Each event will have two heats.
Saturday's finals will also start at 5:05 a.m. PT/8:05 a.m. ET, with the Petite Final held prior to the Grand Final of each event. The order of events will mirror the order of the preliminaries.
ACC Network Extra will provide live coverage of the two-day regatta. Day 1 can be streamed here, and Day 2 here. Live results will also be posted here.
The championship field will include 12 ACC schools, seven of which are ranked in the latest Pocock/CRCA Poll: No. 3 Stanford, No. 6 Cal, No. 8 Virginia, No. 10 Syracuse, No. 13 Duke, No. 14 Miami and No. 23 North Carolina. The winner of the ACC crown will be the program with the most points as determined by the structure below.
| Place | V8+ | 2V8 | V4+ | 3V8+ | 2V4+ |
| First | 48 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| Second | 44 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Third | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Fourth | 36 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Fifth | 32 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Sixth | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Seventh | 24 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Eighth | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Ninth | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Tenth | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Eleventh | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Twelfth | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Cal Schedule of Events
Friday, May 15 – Prelims
Time – Event (All Times PT)
5:15 am – III Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
5:40 am – I Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
6:05 am – II Varsity Eight (Heat 2)
6:30 am – I Varsity Four (Heat 2)
6:55 am – II Varsity Four (Heat 2)
Saturday, May 16 – Finals
Time – Event (All Times PT)
5:05 am – III Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
5:15 am – III Varsity Eight (Grand Final)
5:30 am – II Varsity Four (Petite Final)
5:40 am – II Varsity Four (Grand Final)
5:55 am – I Varsity Four (Petite Final)
6:05 am – I Varsity Four (Grand Final)
6:20 am – II Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
6:30 am – II Varsity Eight (Grand Final)
6:45 am – I Varsity Eight (Petite Final)
6:55 am – I Varsity Eight (Grand Final)
STAY POSTED
For further coverage of Cal women's rowing, follow the Bears on Instagram (@calwrowing) and Facebook (Cal Crew).
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