Washington and Wisconsin Top USRowing Collegiate Polls

May 16, 2012

Washington continued to top the USRowing men’s varsity eight poll, while Wisconsin ranked first in the lightweight women’s eight poll. The next lightweight men’s eight poll of the year is scheduled to be released just prior to the IRA Championships.

Washington was the unanimous choice in the men’s varsity eight poll, receiving all 10 first-place votes. Brown ranked second, followed by Harvard, California, and Princeton.

In the lightweight women’s poll, Wisconsin edged into first place, receiving three of six first-place votes. Stanford received the remaining first-place votes. Bucknell, Radcliffe and Georgetown rounded out the top five.

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Men’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Points    Previous Week
1. University of Washington (10)    200    1
2. Brown University    189    3
3. Harvard University    179    2
4. University of California    172    4
5. Princeton University    148    10
6. University of Wisconsin    144    6
7. United States Naval Academy    138    5
8. Syracuse University    126    11
9. Stanford University    123    8
10. Boston University     114    13
11. Yale University    102    12
12. Northeastern University    95    9
13. Cornell University    82    7
14. University of Pennsylvania     69    17
15. Dartmouth College    60    15
16. Columbia University    45    14
17. Oregon State University    34    20
18. Georgetown University    31    16
19. George Washington University    24    18
20. University of Michigan    6    NR

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Trinity College 4, University of Virginia 4, Williams College 3, College of the Holy Cross 2, Drexel University 2, Gonzaga University 2, Florida Institute of Technology 1 and University of California at San Diego 1.

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

Lightweight Women’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Points    Previous Week
1. University of Wisconsin (3)    117    2
2. Stanford University (3)    116    1
3. Bucknell University    109    3
4. Radcliffe    102    4
5. Georgetown University     95    6
6. Princeton University    91    5
7. University of Buffalo     84    7
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology    78    8
9. University of Massachusetts    61    11
10. Temple University    59    10
11. University of Tulsa    47    9
12. Lafayette University     44    12
13. Fordham University    37    13
14. Purdue University     36    NR
15t. Stetson University    27    14
15t. University of California    27    15

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

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