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

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)

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

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, 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

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)