Princeton, Western Washington and Ithaca Remain On Top of Women’s Rowing Collegiate Coaches’ Polls
INDIANAPOLIS – For the fifth week in a row, Princeton University claimed the top spot in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Division I Varsity Eight Coaches Poll. Western Washington University and Ithaca College topped the Division II and Division III polls, respectively.
In Division I, Princeton earned 12 of 22 first-place votes to remain atop the poll. The University of California at Berkeley received nine first-place votes to keep the second position, while the University of Michigan earned the remaining first-place vote to stay in third place. The Ohio State University and Harvard University rounded out the top five.
Western Washington University was a unanimous choice for the top spot in the Division II poll, earning all five first-place votes. Nova Southeastern and Mercyhurst College tied for the No. 2 ranking.
In the Division III poll, Ithaca College remained No. 1, earning eight of nine first-place votes. Trinity College earned one first-place vote to stay in the second position, while Smith College ranked third. The University of Puget Sound and the United States Coast Guard Academy rounded out the top five.
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Women’s NCAA Division I Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Princeton University (12), 428, 1
2. University of California at Berkeley (9), 413, 2
3. University of Michigan (1), 393, 3
4. The Ohio State University, 361, 5
5. Harvard University, 345, 4
6. Yale University, 337, 8
7. Michigan State University, 320, 6
8. Brown University, 293, 7
9. Stanford University, 243, 9
10. University of Virginia, 242, 10
11. University of Tennessee, 227, 13
12. University of Washington, 186, 11
13. University of Southern California, 177, 12
14. University of Wisconsin, 133, 15
15. University of Minnesota, 117, 19
16. Boston University, 99, 16
17. Syracuse University, 91, 18
18. Univ. of California at Los Angeles, 85, 14
19. Washington State University, 76, 17
20. University of Iowa, 20, 20
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Columbia University 12, University of Louisville 8, Clemson University 5, Cornell University 4, University of Pennsylvania 3, Duke University 1, and Northeastern University 1.
Women’s NCAA Division II Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Western Washington University (5), 25, 1
2t. Mercyhurst College, 17, 3
2t. Nova Southeastern, 17, 2
4. Florida Tech, 8, 5
5. Dowling College, 5, 4
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Barry University 2 and Humboldt State University 1.
Women’s NCAA Division III Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Ithaca College (8), 177, 1
2. Trinity College (1), 171, 2
3. Smith College, 161, 3
4. University of Puget Sound, 157, 4
5. United States Coast Guard Academy, 138, 8
6. Mt. Holyoke College, 128, 6
7. Williams College, 126, 5
8. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 120, 7
9. Tufts University, 92, 10
10. Washington College, 88, 12
11. Colby College, 84, 9
12. William Smith College, 54, 13
13. Marietta College, 53, NR
14. Bates College, 52, 11
15. Wesleyan University, 50, 14
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Lewis & Clark College 32, Pacific Lutheran University 27, Rochester Institute of Technology 24, and University of Mary Washington 21.
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Harvard Tops Men’s Collegiate Poll; Princeton Tops Women’s Lightweight Poll
INDIANAPOLIS – Harvard University kept the No. 1 ranking in this week’s USRowing Men’s Varsity Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll, while Princeton University topped the first USRowing Women’s Lightweight Eight Collegiate Coaches Poll of the year.
Harvard garnered 14 of 16 first-place votes to solidify its No. 1 ranking. The University of California at Berkeley ranked second, earning the remaining two first-place votes. The University of Washington, Princeton University and Stanford University rounded out the top five.
In the first women’s lightweight eight poll of the year, Princeton University earned six of eight first-place votes to take the top spot. The University of Wisconsin earned two first-place votes to rank second. Radcliffe, Stanford University, and Georgetown University rounded out the top five.
USRowing’s Official Patron is Concept2; its Official Electronics Outfitter is Nielsen Kellerman; its Official Dock is Connect-A-Dock; its Official Suppliers are NIKE, Inc., Filippi Boat Manufacturer/Elite Rowing, Inc., and System Scale Corp., and its Preferred Printer is Sport Graphics Printing. USRowing also receives generous support from the National Rowing Foundation.
Men’s Varsity Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points, Previous Week
1. Harvard University (14), 318, 1
2. University of California at Berkeley (2), 304, 2
3. University of Washington, 281, 3
4. Princeton University, 277, 4
5. Stanford University, 257, 5
6. Northeastern University, 235, 6
7. United States Naval Academy, 223, 7
8. Brown University, 192, 12
9. Cornell University, 191, 11
10. Oregon State University, 173, 9
11. Yale University, 163, 8
12. Dartmouth College, 153, 10
13. Boston University, 117, 13
14. University of Michigan, 102, 14
15. University of Wisconsin, 93, 15
16. University of Pennsylvania, 82, 16
17. Rutgers University, 50, 17
18. Columbia University, 38, 18
19. University of Virginia, 37, 20
20. Trinity College, 27, 19
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Syracuse University 23, Marist College 6, Marietta College 4, Purdue University 4, University of North Carolina 4, University of Minnesota 3, Georgetown University 1, and Temple University 1.
Women’s Lightweight Eights
Team (1st-Place Votes), Points
1. Princeton University (6), 158
2. University of Wisconsin (2), 154
3. Radcliffe, 144
4. Stanford University, 136
5. Georgetown University, 112
6. San Diego State University, 107
7. University of California at Santa Barbara, 104
8. Villanova University, 87
9t. Loyola Marymount University, 77
9t. University of California at Berkeley, 77
11. University of Central Florida, 75
12. Marist College, 71
13. University of Dayton, 66
14. University of Buffalo, 45
15. University of Massachusetts, 36
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Sacred Heart University 28, Duquesne University 14, St. Joseph’s University 12, and Bucknell University 7.
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