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.

Men’s Varsity Eight

Rank	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)

Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eight

Rank	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)

Men’s Lightweight Varsity Eight

Rank	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)