IRA/USRowing Collegiate Poll
Washington and Wisconsin Top USRowing Collegiate Polls
May 16, 2012
Washington was the unanimous choice in the men’s varsity eight poll, receiving all 10 first-place votes. Brown ranked second, followed by Harvard, California, and Princeton.
In the lightweight women’s poll, Wisconsin edged into first place, receiving three of six first-place votes. Stanford received the remaining first-place votes. Bucknell, Radcliffe and Georgetown rounded out the top five.
Men’s Varsity Eight
Rank | Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1 | University of Washington (10) | 200 | 1 |
2 | Brown University | 189 | 3 |
3 | Harvard University | 179 | 2 |
4 | University of California | 172 | 4 |
5 | Princeton University | 148 | 10 |
6 | University of Wisconsin | 144 | 6 |
7 | United States Naval Academy | 138 | 5 |
8 | Syracuse University | 126 | 11 |
9 | Stanford University | 123 | 8 |
10 | Boston University | 114 | 13 |
11 | Yale University | 102 | 12 |
12 | Northeastern University | 95 | 9 |
13 | Cornell University | 82 | 7 |
14 | University of Pennsylvania | 69 | 17 |
15 | Dartmouth College | 60 | 15 |
16 | Columbia University | 45 | 14 |
17 | Oregon State University | 34 | 20 |
18 | Georgetown University | 31 | 16 |
19 | George Washington University | 24 | 18 |
20 | University of Michigan | 6 | NR |
(This week’s men’s varsity eight voters: Craig Amerkhanian, Topher Bordeau, Mike Callahan, Chris Clark, Rick Clothier, Paul Cooke, Greg Hughes, Greg Myhr, Todd Pearson, Steve Todd)
Women’s Lightweight Varsity Eight
Rank | Team (1st-Place Votes) | Points | Previous Week |
1 | University of Wisconsin (3) | 117 | 2 |
2 | Stanford University (3) | 116 | 1 |
3 | Bucknell University | 109 | 3 |
4 | Radcliffe | 102 | 4 |
5 | Georgetown University | 95 | 6 |
6 | Princeton University | 91 | 5 |
7 | University of Buffalo | 84 | 7 |
8 | Massachusetts Institute of Techonology | 78 | 8 |
9 | University of Massachusetts | 61 | 11 |
10 | Temple University | 59 | 10 |
11 | University of Tulsa | 47 | 9 |
12 | Lafayette University | 44 | 12 |
13 | Fordham University | 37 | 13 |
14 | Purdue University | 36 | NR |
15t | Stetson University | 27 | 14 |
15t | University of California | 27 | 15 |