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Washington and Stanford Remain No. 1 in New USRowing Collegiate Polls

May 09, 2012

Washington continued to top the USRowing men’s varsity eight poll, while Stanford ranked first in the lightweight women’s eight poll.

The top five in the men’s varsity eight poll remained the same. Washington received 10 of 12 first-place votes to take the top spot. Harvard ranked second, receiving the remaining two first-place votes. Brown ranked third, followed by California and Navy.

In the lightweight women’s poll, Stanford earned the No. 1 ranking with five of seven first-place votes. Wisconsin received the other two first-place votes to rank second. Bucknell, Radcliffe and Princeton rounded out the top five.

The lightweight men's eight poll will return next week.

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Men’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Points    Previous Week
1. University of Washington (10)    238    1
2. Harvard University (2)    228    2
3. Brown University    212    3
4. University of California    205    4
5. United States Naval Academy    186    5
6. University of Wisconsin    176    6
7. Cornell University    172    7
8. Stanford University    154    8t
9. Northeastern University    144    8t
10. Princeton University    139    10
11. Syracuse University     119    11
12. Yale University    109    12
13. Boston University     102    13
14. Columbia University    83    14
15. Dartmouth College    60    15
16. Georgetown University    54    17
17. University of Pennsylvania    51    16
18. George Washington University    36    18
19. University of Virginia    23    20
20. Oregon State University    19    19

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: College of the Holy Cross 2, Florida Institute of Technology 2, University of California at San Diego 2, Drexel University 1, Gonzaga University 1 and Grand Valley State University 1.

(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Topher Bordeau, Mike Callahan, Rick Clothier, Paul Cooke, Greg Hughes, Greg Myhr, Todd Pearson, John Pojednic, Dave Reischman, Steve Todd, Mike Zimmer)

Lightweight Women’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Points    Previous Week
1. Stanford University (5)    138    1
2. University of Wisconsin (2)    135    2
3. Bucknell University    125    3
4. Radcliffe    120    4
5. Princeton University    112    5
6. Georgetown University     105    6
7. University of Buffalo     95    7
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology    87    8
9. University of Tulsa    79    9
10. Temple University    70    11
11. University of Massachusetts    69    10
12. Lafayette University     53    12
13. Fordham University    42    13t
14. Stetson University    41    13t
15. University of California    34    15

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Purdue University 20.

(This week’s women’s lightweight eight voters: Al Acosta, Michiel Bartman, Ted Bonanno, Stephen Kish, Claire Martin-Doyle, Erik Miller, Rodney Mott)

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