Washington, Stanford and Harvard Remain No. 1 in USRowing Collegiate Polls

April 25, 2012

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

Washington received 11 of 13 first-place votes to once again take the top spot in the men’s varsity eight poll. Harvard ranked second, receiving the remaining two first-place votes. Brown ranked third, followed by California and Navy.

The top five remained the same in the lightweight women’s poll, with Stanford earning the No. 1 ranking with six of eight first-place votes. Wisconsin received the other two first-place votes to rank second. Bucknell, Radcliffe and Princeton rounded out the top five.

Harvard received 10 of 11 first-place votes to rank first in the lightweight men’s eight poll. Dartmouth earned the other first-place vote to rank second, followed by Yale, Georgetown and Cornell.

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Men’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Points    Previous Week
1. University of Washington (11)    258    1
2. Harvard University (2)    249    2
3. Brown University    227    4
4. University of California    224    3
5. United States Naval Academy    204    8
6. Cornell University    184    11
7. University of Wisconsin    182    7
8. Princeton University    159    5t
9. Stanford University    155    9
10. Northeastern University    144    10
11. Syracuse University     131    13
12. Yale University    130    5t
13. Boston University     111    12
14. Columbia University    87    14
15. Dartmouth College    70    15
16. University of Pennsylvania    64    16
17. Georgetown University    62    17
18. George Washington University    36    19
19. Oregon State University    31    18
20. University of Virginia    8    20

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: College of the Holy Cross 6, Florida Institute of Technology 2 and Temple University 1.

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

Lightweight Women’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Points    Previous Week
1. Stanford University (6)    158    1
2. University of Wisconsin (2)    154    2
3. Bucknell University    143    3
4. Radcliffe    136    4
5. Princeton University    129    5
6. Georgetown University     120    6
7. University of Buffalo     109    7
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology    98    8
9. University of Tulsa    92    9
10. Temple University    79    11
11. University of Massachusetts    78    10
12. Lafayette University     63    12
13. Stetson University    51    13
14. Fordham University    48    15
15. University of California    42    14

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Purdue University 20.

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

Lightweight Men’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes)    Points    Previous Week
1. Harvard University (10)    200    1
2. Dartmouth College (1)    190    5
3. Yale University     182    2
4. Georgetown University    174    3
5. Cornell University    164    4
6. Princeton University     154    6
7. United States Naval Academy    142    8
8. Columbia University    142    7
9. University of Delaware    131    9
10. University of Pennsylvania    127    10
11. St. Joseph’s University    91    13
12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology    88    11
13. Fordham University    66    15
14. Marietta College    66    12
15. Mercyhurst College     57    14

Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Michigan State University 47, William & Mary 30, University of Rochester 20, Purdue University 13, University of California 13 and Duke University 6.

(This week’s men’s lightweight eight voters: Scott Alwin, Nick Baker, Ted Bonanno, Charley Butt, Andy Card, Marty Crotty, Chris Kerber, Matt Madigan, Will Oliver, Steve Perry, Dan Roock)

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