IRA/USRowing Collegiate Poll
Washington, Stanford and Harvard Remain No. 1 in USRowing Collegiate Polls
April 25, 2012
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.
Men’s Varsity Eight
Rank | 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 |
(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)
Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eight
Rank | 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 | Massaschusetts 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 |
(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, Jason Read)
Men’s Lightweight Varsity Eight
Rank | 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 |
t7 | United States Naval Academy | 142 | 8 |
t7 | 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 |
t13 | Fordham University | 66 | 15 |
t13 | Marietta College | 66 | 12 |
15 | Mercyhurst College | 57 | 14 |
(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)