LA JOLLA, Calif. — UC San Diego men's rowing is ranked No. 23 in the For Stars Network's "Way Too Early" Top 25 Rankings ahead of the 2026 season.
 
The preseason poll is selected by the For Stars Network staff. It is based on fall results, returning scholar-athletes and incoming talent for each program.
 
The Tritons competed in one fall event, racing two varsity eight and two varsity four boats at the San Diego Fall Classic. The varsity eight boats finished second and fourth. The varsity four boats finished first and third.
 
UC San Diego's upcoming 2026 schedule will be released at a later date. This will be the Tritons' second year in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. In 2025, the Tritons qualified two varsity eight boats for the IRA National Championship.
 
FULL FSN RANKINGS
1. California
2. Washington
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Princeton
6. Northeastern
7. Brown
8. Dartmouth
9. Yale
10. Syracuse
11. Pennsylvania
12. Boston
13. Cornell
14. La Salle
15. Georgetown
16. Wisconsin
17. Columbia
18. Holy Cross
19. Navy
20. Oregon State
21. Temple
22. Drexel
23. UC San Diego
24. Gonzaga
25. San Diego
 
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of The Big West in NCAA Division I. The 24-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 39 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in NCAA Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.