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Washington, Stanford and Harvard Remain No. 1 in This Week's USRowing Collegiate Polls
May 02, 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.
The top five in the men’s varsity eight poll remained the same. Washington received 11 of 13 first-place votes to once again 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 six of nine first-place votes. Wisconsin received the other three first-place votes to rank second. Bucknell, Radcliffe and Princeton rounded out the top five.
Harvard received nine of 11 first-place votes to rank first in the lightweight men’s eight poll. Dartmouth earned the other two first-place votes to rank second, followed by Georgetown, Princeton and Yale.
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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) 248 2
3. Brown University 227 3
4. University of California 225 4
5. United States Naval Academy 207 5
6. University of Wisconsin 188 7
7. Cornell University 184 6
8t. Northeastern University 161 10
8t. Stanford University 161 9
10. Princeton University 140 8
11. Syracuse University 130 11
12. Yale University 117 12
13. Boston University 102 13
14. Columbia University 94 14
15. Dartmouth College 72 15
16. University of Pennsylvania 60 16
17. Georgetown University 59 17
18. George Washington University 37 18
19. Oregon State University 35 19
20. University of Virginia 9 20
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: University of California at San Diego 6, College of the Holy Cross 3, Grand Valley State University 3, Florida Institute of Technology 2, Drexel University 1 and Gonzaga University 1.
(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Mike Callahan, Rick Clothier, Paul Cooke, Greg Hughes, Tony Johnson, 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) 177 1
2. University of Wisconsin (3) 174 2
3. Bucknell University 161 3
4. Radcliffe 154 4
5. Princeton University 144 5
6. Georgetown University 135 6
7. University of Buffalo 123 7
8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 113 8
9. University of Tulsa 102 9
10. University of Massachusetts 91 11
11. Temple University 81 10
12. Lafayette University 62 12
13t. Fordham University 49 14
13t. Stetson University 49 13
15. University of California 40 15
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, Paul Rassam)
Lightweight Men’s Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes) Points Previous Week
1. Harvard University (9) 199 1
2. Dartmouth College (2) 192 2
3. Georgetown University 179 4
4. Princeton University 170 6
5. Yale University 163 3
6. Cornell University 162 5
7. United States Naval Academy 155 7
8. Columbia University 141 8
9. University of Pennsylvania 125 10
10. University of Delaware 120 9
11. St. Joseph’s University 94 11
12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 84 12
13. Fordham University 72 13
14. Michigan State University 51 NR
15. Purdue University 42 NR
Not Ranked But Receiving Votes: Marietta College 34, Mercyhurst College 28, William & Mary 15, University of Rochester 14 and University of California 10.
(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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