IRA/USRowing Collegiate Poll
Washington Tops Men’s Poll; Wisconsin Tops Women’s Lightweight Poll
May 5, 2010
Washington earned all 14 first-place votes to take the top spot in this week’s men’s varsity eight poll. The University of California ranked second. Brown University, Harvard University and Yale University rounded out the top five.
Wisconsin remained the unanimous choice for the top spot in the women’s lightweight eight poll, earning all eight first-place votes. Stanford University ranked second, followed by Princeton University. Radcliffe and Georgetown University rounded out the top five.
Men's Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. University of Washington (14) | 280 | 1 |
2. University of California | 265 | 2 |
3. Brown University | 253 | 3 |
4. Harvard University | 237 | 4 |
5. Yale University | 217 | 5 |
6. Syracuse University | 193 | 7 |
7. Princeton University | 190 | 9 |
8. University of Wisconsin | 181 | 8 |
9. Northeastern University | 165 | 6 |
10t. Columbia University | 152 | 11 |
10t. Cornell University | 152 | 10 |
12. Boston University | 119 | 12 |
13. Stanford University | 112 | 13 |
14. United States Naval Academy | 103 | 14 |
15. Dartmouth College | 97 | 15 |
16. George Washington University | 67 | 16 |
17. University of Pennsylvania | 54 | 17 |
18. Oregon State University | 40 | 18 |
19. Temple University | 31 | NR |
20. Georgetown University | 14 | 19 |
(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Topher Bordeau, Michael Callahan, Chris Clark, Rick Clothier, Paul Cooke, Dan Gehn, Greg Hughes, Greg Myhr, Todd Pearson, John Pescatore, John Pojednic, Dave Reischman, Steve Todd, Mike Zimmer)
Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. University of Wisconsin (8) | 160 | 1 |
2. Stanford University | 152 | 2 |
3. Princeton University | 144 | 3 |
4. Radcliffe | 136 | 4 |
5. Georgetown University | 124 | 5 |
6. Bucknell University | 120 | 6 |
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 112 | 7 |
8. University of Tulsa | 106 | 8 |
9. University of Massachusetts | 95 | 12 |
10. University of Buffalo | 91 | 9 |
11. Georgia Tech | 74 | 11 |
12. Willamette University | 62 | 15 |
13. Lafayette University | 54 | 10 |
14. Stetson University | 47 | 13 |
15. University of California at San Diego | 33 | 14 |
(This week’s women’s lightweight eight voters: Al Acosta, Heather Cartwright, Kevin Harris, Steve Kish, Kerri Kanaley, Claire Martin-Doyle, Erik Miller, Paul Rassam)