IRA/USRowing Collegiate Poll
Washington Tops Men’s Poll; Wisconsin and Princeton Top Lightweight Polls
May 19, 2010
Washington earned all 14 first-place votes to take the top spot in this week’s men’s varsity eight poll. University of California ranked second. Harvard University, Princeton and Brown University rounded out the top five.
Wisconsin remained the unanimous choice for the top spot in the women’s lightweight eight poll, earning all seven first-place votes. Stanford University ranked second, followed by Princeton. Radcliffe and Georgetown University rounded out the top five.
Princeton took the top spot in the men’s lightweight poll, receiving 11 of 12 first-place votes. Harvard ranked second, earning one first-place vote. Yale University, Dartmouth College and the United States Naval Academy 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 | 260 | 2 |
3. Harvard University | 256 | 4 |
4. Princeton University | 236 | 7 |
5. Brown University | 226 | 3 |
6. University of Wisconsin | 194 | 8 |
7. Dartmouth College | 192 | 15 |
8. Cornell University | 165 | 11 |
9. Columbia University | 160 | 10 |
10. Syracuse University | 155 | 6 |
11. Northeastern University | 137 | 9 |
12. Stanford University | 124 | 12 |
13. United States Naval Academy | 122 | 14 |
14. Yale University | 119 | 5 |
15. Boston University | 90 | 13 |
16. University of Pennsylvania | 64 | 17 |
17. George Washington University | 50 | 16 |
18. Oregon State University | 48 | 18 |
19. Georgetown University | 19 | NR |
20. Temple University | 17 | NR |
(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Topher Bordeau, Michael Callahan, Chris Clark, Rick Clothier, Brooks Dagman, Greg Hughes, Greg Myhr, Todd Pearson, John Pescatore, Dave Reischman, Mike Teti, Steve Todd, Mike Zimmer)
Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. University of Wisconsin (7) | 140 | 1 |
2. Stanford University | 133 | 2 |
3. Princeton University | 126 | 3 |
4. Radcliffe | 119 | 4 |
5. Georgetown University | 112 | 5 |
6. Bucknell University | 105 | 6 |
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 95 | 7 |
8. University of Tulsa | 90 | 8 |
9. University of Massachusetts | 87 | 9 |
10t. University of Buffalo | 73 | 10 |
10t. Georgia Tech | 73 | 11 |
12. Lehigh University | 54 | 15 |
13. Willamette University | 48 | 12 |
14. Stetson University | 35 | 13 |
15. Lafayette University | 27 | 14 |
(This week’s women’s lightweight eight voters: Al Acosta, Heather Cartwright, Kevin Harris, Steve Kish, Kerri Kanaley, Claire Martin-Doyle, Erik Miller)
Men’s Lightweight Varsity Eight
Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1. Princeton University (11) | 220 | 1 |
2. Harvard University (1) | 210 | 2 |
3. Yale University | 200 | 5 |
4. Dartmouth College | 188 | 7 |
5. United States Naval Academy | 182 | 3 |
6. University of Pennsylvania | 170 | 8 |
7. Georgetown University | 159 | 4 |
8. Columbia University | 149 | 9 |
9. Cornell University | 137 | 6 |
10. Mercyhurst College | 127 | 14 |
11. University of Delaware | 121 | 11 |
12. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 111 | 10 |
13. St. Joseph’s University | 102 | 12 |
14. Marietta College | 89 | 13 |
15. Michigan State University | 77 | NR |
(This week’s men’s lightweight eight voters: Scott Alwin, Nick Baker, Ted Benford, Charley Butt, Rob Canavan, John Fife, Andy Card, Marty Crotty, Chris Kerber, Evans Liolin, Steve Perry, Dan Roock)