Princeton Tops Final Men’s Eight Collegiate Rowing Poll

PRINCETON, N.J. –Princeton University earned the No. 1 ranking for the ninth week in a row in the final USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll of the season.

Princeton garnered all 10 first-place votes to earn the top spot. California remained in second place, followed by Harvard, Stanford, and Brown.

The final women’s polls of the season were released last week.

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Men’s Varsity Eights

Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week

1. Princeton University (10) 200 1

2. University of California at Berkeley  187 2

3. Harvard University  179 5

4. Stanford University  166 3

5. Brown University 165 4

6. Northeastern University  145 9

7. University of Wisconsin  135 6

8. University of Washington  127 7

9. Yale University 122 10

10. Syracuse University  115 8

11. United States Naval Academy 95 11

12. Cornell University  91 15

13t. Georgetown University 68 16

13t. Trinity College  68 13

15t. Boston University 57 12

15t. University of Pennsylvania 57 17

17. University of Michigan  43 14

18. Oregon State University  40 18

19. Holy Cross 16 NR

20. Columbia University 9 20

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Rutgers University 7, Marietta College 6, and University of Virginia.

(This week’s men’s poll voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Rob Canavan, Rex Clothier, Greg Hartsuff, Fred Honebein, Curtis Jordan, Harry Parker, John Pescatore, John Pojednic, and Dan Roock)

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